Military & Defense

Rolls-Royce has received a contract for $315m from Pratt & Whitney to supply the Rolls-Royce LiftSystem for 17 F-35B Lightning II aircraft. Rolls-Royce is the only company to produce the advanced technology that enables F-35B aircraft to perform Short Take Off and Vertical Landings (STOVL), and that provides increased mission flexibility. The LiftSystem comprises a […]

Lockheed Martin completed delivery of the 79th and final C-5 Galaxy aircraft of the current Avionics Modernization Program, on April 27th. Aircraft 70-448 will be assigned to the Air Force Reserve 433rd Airlift Wing at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas. The AMP program is the first part of a two-step modernization process. AMP began

The Boeing Company and its Dutch partner the Rotary Wing Training Center (RWTC) officially opened a state-of-the-art CH-47 Chinook helicopter maintenance training facility near Royal Netherlands Air Force base Gilze-Rijen on April 25. The RWTC is a subsidiary of the Netherlands’ World Class Aviation Academy (WCAA). The training, which began at the Center in March

Rolls-Royce has signed a $598m contract with the US Department of Defense for 268 AE 1107C engines for US Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 aircraft. In the first year, Rolls-Royce will deliver 70 engines valued at $151m. The contract includes four additional option years, with deliveries expected to total 268, including spare engines. Rolls-Royce

Defence and security company Saab has received an order amounting to 128m Kronor, approximately €14m, from FMV (the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration) for system maintenance regarding Gripen. In accordance with the order from FMV, Saab will undertake continual maintenance and updates for the Gripen C/D in compliance with the Swedish Armed Forces’ long-term planning for

Rolls-Royce has received recent contracts exceeding $275 million to provide support services for the US Armed Services. Rolls-Royce will provide Mission Care service support for AE 1107C, AE 2100 and T56 engines which power a variety of US aircraft, including the V-22, C-130, P-3 and C-2 in operation with the US Air Force, Navy and

Embraer Defense and Security, based in São José dos Campos, Brazil, has selected Liebherr-Aerospace to provide the bleed controller and bleed valves for the KC-390 military transport aircraft. Liebherr-Aerospace Toulouse SAS, France, will develop and manufacture the system that will feature integrated control architecture together with high-reliability, high-performance, lightweight pneumatic and mechanical components.