Military & Defense

Aerosonic receives new orders related to M346 international trainer aircraft

Aerosonic Corporation, a leading supplier of precision flight products for commercial, business and military aircraft, has received new purchase orders in support of the M-346 Master jet trainer sale to Israel. The orders are to supply air data systems that include its Integrated Multifunction Probe (“IMFP”) and related equipment for the production of the jet […]

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Rolls-Royce awarded $97.3m US Air Force services contract

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $97.3m contract from the US Air Force to support its C-130J transport fleet in 2013. The MissionCare contract covers sustainment services for the Rolls-Royce AE 2100 engines as well as the nacelles and propellers on the US Air Force C-130J fleet. The work includes logistics and program management support, engineering

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Airbus Military delivers first A330 MRTT to United Arab Emirates

Airbus Military has delivered the first of three new generation A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The handover of the air-to-air tanker means that the type has now been delivered to all four current customers – Australia, Saudi Arabia, UAE and the United Kingdom. Converted from an Airbus

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Pratt & Whitney delivers first 10 engines to Boeing for India's C-17 aircraft

Pratt & Whitney has delivered the first 10 F117 engines to Boeing to power a fleet of C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force. India’s Ministry of Defence signed a Letter of Offer and Acceptance with the U.S. government in 2011 to acquire 10 C-17s. The first of these C-17 aircraft is

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Embraer Defense and Security delivers first three A-29 Super Tucano to the National Air Force of Angola

Embraer Defense and Security delivered the first three light attack and advanced training A-29 Super Tucano turboprops to the National Air Force of Angola, as part of a total order for six aircraft. Upon this delivery Angola becomes the third operator of the Super Tucano in the African continent. The airplane will be used for

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Bombardier expands business aircraft support network in Nigeria

Bombardier Aerospace increased its aftermarket service network for business aircraft customers with the addition of a Line Maintenance Facility (LMF) in Nigeria. ExecuJet Nigeria in Lagos has been named an LMF for Challenger 300, Challenger 604, Challenger 605, Global 5000, Global 6000, Global Express and Global Express XRS business jets. The facility will complement ExecuJet’s

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Rolls-Royce wins new engine support contract in Saudi Arabia

Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, under the Saudi British Defence Co-operation Programme, Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has signed a contract to provide support for engines powering the Royal Saudi Air Force fleet of Tornado combat aircraft. The four-year agreement provides the repair of

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Pratt & Whitney delivers final production F119 engine to U.S. Air Force

Pratt & Whitney Military Engines delivered the 507th and last production F119 engine to the U.S. Air Force for its F-22 Raptor fleet. The F119 Final Engine Delivery ceremony at the Middletown, Conn. Engine Center was held with representatives from the Air Force, Lockheed Martin and Boeing in attendance. “This is a bittersweet occasion for

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ST Engineering’s Aerospace arm secures C130 contract from Royal Air Force of Oman

Singapore Technologies Aerospace (ST Aerospace) has secured a contract to provide the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) with a full scale maintenance and modernisation solution for three of its C130 Hercules aircraft. ST Aerospace will undertake both modernisation and maintenance work at its facility in Paya Lebar, Singapore. The contract includes major servicing of

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