Military & Defense

Northrop Grumman has been awarded a contract to supply the hybrid global positioning system (GPS) and inertial reference system for the Embraer Defense and Security KC-390 medium-lift military transport aircraft. Under the contract, the company’s German navigation systems subsidiary, Northrop Grumman LITEF, will provide the fibre-optic, gyro-compass LCR-100 Attitude and Heading Reference System. The system […]

Bombardier Aerospace delivered a Global 6000 aircraft to the US Air Force on August 30th, in a ceremony conducted at a Bombardier facility in Connecticut. This aircraft is the fourth Bombardier Global aircraft to be added to the existing US Air Force inventory with E-11A Military Designation. The intention is to equip this new addition

Honeywell, as part of the International Turbine Engine Company, has signed a contract to supply its F124-GA-200 turbofan engines for the Israel Ministry of Defense’s (IMOD) new 30-strong Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master advanced jet trainer fleet. The contract is worth approximately $735m and includes engine supply and aftermarket support. The purchase of the F124-powered M-346

Boeing has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Korean province of Gyeongsangbuk-do and the city of Yeongcheon to establish an avionics Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility in the region that will service avionics components for the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) fleet of F-15K Slam Eagles. The facility, which will be located

Turbomeca (Safran group) has signed a contract with defense and security company Saab AB for the repair and overhaul of Arrius 2K2 modules and engines installed on A109 LUH helicopters of the Swedish Air Force. The contract signed with Saab is a customized Global Support Package (GSP) for the Swedish Air Force A109 LUHS helicopters

The Korean Government will deliver a Letter of Request (LOR) for BAE Systems’ U.S.-based Support Solutions business to be the sole source systems integration contractor for upgrading more than 130 F-16s. The work will be contracted through the U.S. Department of Defense’s Foreign Military Sales program. The total estimated addressable market for F-16 avionics upgrades

CPI Aerostructures has received a $9.6m modification to a previously announced purchase order from Northrop Grumman Corporation (NOC) authorizing the start of production of additional Outer Wing Panel (OWP) kits. The kits are for use in the manufacture of complete wings for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye. This modification supports the E-2D program full-rate production lot

Cirrus Aircraft reported that Cirrus SR20s and SR22s have been selected by Cassidian Aviation Training Services (CATS) in a public tender for the French Air Force and Navy. A fleet of 13 Cirrus SR20s will be dedicated for training pilots at the French air force base of Salon de Provence. An additional fleet of seven

EDAC Technologies Corporation (EDAC), a diversified designer, manufacturer and servicer of precision components for aerospace and industrial applications, has been awarded a long-term agreement (LTA) by an OEM customer to produce a major case assembly for a military engine program with U.S. and export applications. Components produced under the LTA, which extends from 2013 to

Embraer Defense and Security delivered the first EMB 145 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) class of aircraft to the Government of India, in a ceremony held at Embraer’s headquarters in São José dos Campos, Brazil. The delivery follows successful completion of ground and flight tests of the aircraft which met operational targets established by