The U.S. Army has announced that the Advanced Turbine Engine Company (ATEC), a joint venture of Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney, has been awarded a contract for preliminary design review of a new engine for the Army’s fleet of Black Hawk and Apache helicopters. The two-year contract, part of the Army’s Improved Turbine Engine (ITE)
Boeing has delivered to the Republic of Korea an Apache Longbow Crew Trainer that the country’s Army air crews will use to prepare for the AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters that Boeing begins delivering later this year.The system uses the Apache’s flight software and matured flight and avionics simulation models to create an accurate training environment
The U.S. Air Force awarded Boeing US$2.8bn for KC-46A tanker low-rate initial production. The award includes the first two “production lots” of 7 and 12 planes respectively, as well as spare parts. Including future options, Boeing plans to build a total of 179 of the 767-based refueling aircraft for the Air Force to replace their
Airbus Helicopters has signed a contract with the Kuwait Ministry of Defence for the purchase of 30 H225M Caracal multirole utility helicopters as well as an associated support and services package. Kuwait’s fleet of H225M Caracal will be used for a wide variety of missions such as combat search-and-rescue, naval operations, medical evacuation and military
The jointly-owned company Hanwha Thales was created in 2000 by Samsung and Thales to develop the defence electronics in Korea. In June 2015, Samsung sold its defence related businesses to Hanwha. In this context, Hanwha and Thales negotiated a put/call option on Thales’ shares in their jointly owned company. Considering Hanwha and Thales respective ambitions
The Netherlands Ministry of Defence has notified Parliament of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with Luxembourg to proceed with the acquisition of a pooled fleet of Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (A330 MRTT) aircraft, and the signing of a contract paving the way for the delivery of two aircraft with options for
The first prototype of the KC-390, next generation multi-mission aircraft by Embraer, returned to Brazil after successfully completing its first international mission, lasting 23 days and flying more than 48 hours. Currently, two KC-390 prototypes accumulated more than 400 flight hours. Besides participating in the Farnborough Airshow in England, where the aircraft made its international
Astronics Corporation, a leading supplier of technological solutions to the global aerospace, defense, and semiconductor industries, has been awarded a contract to provide night vision compatible lighting systems for an undisclosed country’s fleet of F-16 aircraft. The award covers both design and development as well as product production. The contract is being administered through the
Crane Aerospace & Electronics has appointed AAR, a leader in aftermarket inventory support, as their parts distributor and repair provider for Crane Foreign Military Sales, exclusive of Japan and Israel. The distribution and sales agreement covers engine and fuel, brake control, and secondary power systems that support military aircraft platforms including F-15, F-16, F/A-18, C-130
Lockheed Martin and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) marked the delivery of the 10th F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Outer Wing ship-set by IAI to Lockheed Martin. IAI has produced and delivered to Lockheed Martin 10 Outer Wing sets so far, and plans to deliver a total of 18 sets by the end of 2016. IAI is
