Swedish defence and security company Saab has awarded RUAG a contract for the series production of payload mountings for the Gripen E/F fighter aircraft to Sweden and Brazil. The contract is worth more than CHF80m in total. This further strengthens the solid industrial partnership between Saab and Swiss company RUAG and secures their long-term collaboration.
Fokker Technologies, a division of GKN Aerospace, signed an agreement with Northrop Grumman Corporation for the delivery of the in-flight opening doors for the F-35 Lightning II (JSF). The contract is valued at approximately €100m. Under this agreement, Fokker will be responsible for the manufacture of the in-flight opening doors for the next batch of
Spirit AeroSystems has begun production of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) first production P-8A aircraft. Spirit started production on the 737 military derivative in October. With major assembly now underway, the first unit is scheduled to deliver to Boeing in early 2016. The P-8A program is using a first-in-industry production process and its existing
GE Aviation successfully completed its first transfer of avionics manufacture and support capability to the Advanced Electronics Company (AEC) in Saudi Arabia for the T-165 Hawk. Mission critical avionics assemblies are being produced locally in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by AEC for use on BAE Systems Hawk T-165 Advanced Jet Trainer aircraft. The production
Lockheed Martin received a US$262.8m contract from the U.S. Air Force for sustainment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s F-15 sensor suite. The sensor suite includes Sniper Advanced Targeting Pods (ATP), LANTIRN Extended Range (ER) navigation pods and Infrared Search and Track (IRST) systems. Under the contract, Lockheed Martin will collaborate with Advanced Electronics Company
The Republic of Lebanon confirmed the acquisition of six A-29 Super Tucano turboprop aircraft from Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation. The contract includes logistics support for aircraft operation as well as a complete training system for Lebanese Air Force pilots and mechanics. The sale was approved in June by the U.S. State
Jeppesen, a part of Boeing Commercial Aviation Services, and the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command signed an agreement to provide iPad-based electronic flight bag (EFB) services for approximately 1,160 Mobility Air Force aircraft, and more than 16,000 related Air Force iPad users. The Mobility Air Force aircraft will be equipped with Jeppesen FliteDeck Pro,
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation has successfully completed the VH-92A Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program Preliminary Design Review (PDR), completion of the integration and performance testing of mission communications system (MCS) components, and Sikorsky’s acceptance of the second S-92A aircraft for the program. On May 7th, 2014, the Navy awarded a US$1,244,677,064 fixed-price incentive engineering and manufacturing development
Pratt & Whitney has awarded a contract to Multicut A/S to manufacture F135 engine components. The F135 engine is the propulsion system for the fifth generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft. Multicut A/S, a precision component manufacturer located in Vildjberg, Denmark, has received this award for F135 engine components. This 10-year long term procurement agreement signals
AAR released that Military Sealift Command (MSC) has exercised a one-year renewal option for its Airlift division to perform vertical replenishment (VERTREP) services for the U.S. Navy’s 5th and 7th Fleets in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. The one-year renewal is valued at approximately US$14m. The contract was awarded to AAR Airlift Group in
