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LCROSS Mission Supports NASA’s Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
REDONDO BEACH, Calif., Feb. 28, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) — The Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite (LCROSS) successfully completed critical design review, giving Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) the green-light to complete building flight hardware for the mission. As prime contractor,… Continue reading
Bombardier Signs Adria Airways For Two CRJ900 Jets
Toronto, February 28, 2007
Seventh European airline to order the aircraft
Boeing Delivers First Production Cruise Missile Test Instrumentation Kit
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28, 2007 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the first of 60 production Conventional Air-Launched Cruise Missile (CALCM) / Air-Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) Test Instrumentation Kits (CATIK) to the U.S. Air Force under a $38 million contract.… Continue reading
Data Link Solutions to deliver Link 16 terminals for Finnish Air Force
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (February 28, 2007)Â -Â The Finnish Air Force has selected Data Link Solutions (DLS) to supply Link 16 Multifunctional Information Distribution System (MIDS) Low Volume Terminals (LVT) for its fleet of F-18 aircraft. The award was a directed-source… Continue reading
Power8 prepares way for “New Airbus”
Following the unanimous approval by the EADS Board of Directors on Monday, Airbus today presented the details of its Power8 restructuring plan to the Airbus European Works Council and announced the creation of a new industrial and operating structure for… Continue reading
Boeing Delivers C-40C Transport to U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
ST. LOUIS, Feb. 28, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered the first of three C-40C transport aircraft to the U.S. Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) at Scott Air Force Base (AFB), Ill.
The 932nd and 375… Continue reading
LOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED $ 979 MILLION FOR AEGIS BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE
MOORESTOWN, NJ, February 27, 2007 — The U.S. Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) today awarded Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] $ 979,175,217 for continued development and evolution of the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System.
Capability improvements planned… Continue reading
The second Horizontal Tail Plane (HTP) for the A400M ready for structural testing
Madrid, 27 February 2007
Yesterday, the second horizontal tail plane (HTP) for the A400M departed from EADS CASA facilities in Tablada, Seville, to EADS CASA testing facilities in Getafe, Madrid.
This second HTP, produced by EADS CASA in Tablada, will undergo structural… Continue reading
EMBRAER SIGNS M1 TRAVEL FOR UP TO 10 EMBRAER 190 E-JETS
Most of these aircraft will be operated by Switzerland-based Flybaboo São José dos
DENMARK JOINS F-35 PROGRAM’S NEXT PHASE, COMPLETES JSF PARTNER PARTICIPATION
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, February 27, 2007 –
Denmark today became the ninth and final F-35 partner nation to join the production and support phase of the Joint Strike Fighter program.
In signing the F-35 Production, Sustainment and Follow-On Development Memorandum of Understanding,… Continue reading
Boeing, TAM Conclude Order for Four 777-300ERs
SEATTLE, Feb. 26, 2007 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and TAM S.A., Brazil’s largest airline, today announced conclusion of a pending deal for four 777-300ER (Extended Range) jetliners.
TAM, which flies both domestic and international routes, first announced its… Continue reading
UPS pushes back delivery date for A380F
United Parcel Service has pushed back the delivery date for 10 A380 superjumbo jet freighters from Airbus. The cargo carrier also has kept open the option of canceling the order. The planes were originally supposed to be delivered between 2009… Continue reading