Military & Defense

Sabena technics, a Lockheed Martin service center for over 35 years, was chosen by the DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement) for a study to modernize the 14 C-130 of the French Air Force. As part of this assignment, Sabena technics will work in the coming months on this study, which includes pre-studying the aeromechanical integration […]

GA Telesis has entered into several agreements with Boeing Defense Services for inventory management for the A-10, C-130 and B-1B platforms. These new agreements with Boeing will optimize distribution and supply-chain for platform customers, while enhancing visible cost savings. GA Telesis has been a provider of solution-based services to the airline industry for over a

Boeing completed the first flight of the newest CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter for the United Kingdom’s Royal Air Force. The March 15th flight, at the Boeing helicopter facility near Philadelphia, happened ahead of schedule and confirmed initial airworthiness for the Mk6 Chinook.

Pratt & Whitney has received a contract from the Republic of Singapore for the purchase of seven advanced F100-PW-229 EEP engines to power the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters. Under the terms of this purchase, the RSAF will receive deliveries in 2013 and 2014.

Embraer Defense & Security and the Brazilian Air Force (FAB) signed a contract for providing logistical support and services for the fleet of 92 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft operated by the FAB. The Integrated Logistical Support Program (Programa de Suporte Logistico Integrado – PSLI) covers the provision of supplies for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance, repairs,

Sikorsky Aerospace Services announced the opening of a new UH-60 BLACK HAWK Helicopter Flight Simulator Training Center at the Colombian Air Force Base in Melgar. The first of its kind in South America, the center provides pilot and flight crew training for the Colombian Armed Services and Sikorsky military customers throughout the region. Sikorsky Aerospace

Boeing handed over the seventh production P-8A Poseidon to the U.S. Navy on schedule March 29th, marking the first delivery from the second low-rate initial production contract awarded in November 2011. The maritime patrol aircraft departed Boeing Field in Seattle for Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., where it joined six P-8As currently being used to

Embraer Aircraft Holding has signed a 10-year lease on a 40,000 ft² hangar in which the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the U.S. Air Force Light Air Support (LAS) program will be assembled. Preparation of the facility is currently underway. The LAS aircraft are urgently needed to support the successful withdrawal of U.S. troops from