Military & Defense

Rolls-Royce has opened its first-ever US Defence Operations Centre in Indianapolis, to enhance service and technical support for US defence customers. The Defence Operations Centre will provide round-the-clock response for customers in the field to speed support and technical assistance for engine-related issues. The Operations Centre, located in the new Rolls-Royce Meridian Centre, represents a […]

GE Aviation began testing its engine core for the ADaptive Versatile ENgine Technology (ADVENT) program with the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory. The core test demonstrates GE’s most advanced core propulsion technologies including lightweight, heat-resistant ceramic matrix composite (CMC) materials. These core technologies, along with an adaptive low pressure spool, will result in a 25%

Boeing will continue assuring the worldwide availability of C-17 aircraft, which provide vital military and humanitarian airlift capability, through a $2 bn follow-on contract it recently received from the U.S. Department of Defense. The C-17 Globemaster III Integrated Sustainment Program (GISP) provides support services such as forecasting, purchasing and material management for the C-17 and

Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $103.3m MissionCare contract by the US Department of Defense to provide support for the F405 (Adour) engines that power the US Navy’s T-45 training aircraft. The contract reflects the continued success of MissionCare support for the US Navy and exercises the fourth option year to provide guaranteed engine availability. This

Embraer Defense and Security selected two Brazilian companies as suppliers to the KC-390 military transport jet program. Aerotron, headquartered in Itajubá, Minas Gerais, will provide ballistics protection and LH Colus, from São José dos Campos, São Paulo, seats and stretchers. Aerotron will develop the aircraft’s entire ballistics protection following Embraer requirements, whose initial components for

The U.S. Navy on Sept. 21st awarded Boeing a $1.9bn contract for 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, which will take the total fleet to 24 and bolster the service’s anti-submarine, anti-surface warfare and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance capabilities. This third low-rate initial production award follows two last year that totaled 13 aircraft. Boeing has delivered three

The United States Air Force (USAF) has selected GE Aviation for negotiations to mature a suite of technologies to include variable cycle technology for the Adaptive Engine Technology Development (AETD) program. AETD will enable GE to address the USAF’s propulsion needs for improved fuel burn to provide combat aircraft in the beyond-2020 timeframe with significantly

Eurocopter’s Tiger support helicopter program has reached a significant milestone, following the delivery of the first four helicopters to be upgraded for deployment to Afghanistan. This now leaves the German Army in possession of a complete batch of ASGARD helicopters – a vital prerequisite if the Tiger is to be deployed in theater by the