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Pratt & Whitney and Boeing Representatives Sign Engine Contract to Power U.S. Air Force’s KC-46 Tanker
Bennett Croswell, president of Pratt & Whitney’s Military Engines division, and Maureen Dougherty, Boeing vice president and program manager, KC-46 Tanker Program, hosted a ceremonial engine contract signing event today at Boeing’s Tanker Program Office in Mukilteo, Wash., for contracts… Continue reading
Russian Air Force ordered 30 Sukhoi Su-30SM
Russia’s Defense Ministry has ordered 30 heavy Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter planes. Given that the same model has been exported to India for more than 10 years, this choice seems both logical and pragmatic.
Thirty 30’s
The Defense Ministry and the… Continue reading
Boeing Wins Contract to Paint Royal Australian Air Force Fleet
BRISBANE, Queensland, March 16, 2012 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] subsidiary Boeing Defence Australia (BDA) has been awarded a three-year contract to perform aircraft surface finishing services for the Royal… Continue reading
Italian Air Force HH-139A Enters Operational Service
The first of ten Italian Air Force’s HH-139A medium twin engine helicopters has entered operational service. A ceremony held today at Cervia Air Base marked this achievement. These helicopters will supplement ageing HH-212 and HH-3F helicopters in the role of… Continue reading
Rolls-Royce and US Air Force launch fuel savings flight tests on C-130 fleet
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, and the United States Air Force will soon begin flight tests of an engine upgrade for the T56 turboprop engine, which powers the C-130H transport aircraft. The Series 3.5 upgrade is designed to deliver… Continue reading
US Air Force Museum offers virtual tour
3/2/2012 – DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) — The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force Virtual Tour is now fully embedded with audio and video hotspots, and touch-screen devices, offering online visitors the opportunity to experience the entire museum.
Located at… Continue reading
Boeing Receives Contract for AC-130U Components
Boeing has received an $11.4 million indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force. The first delivery order under this contract is worth $4.6 million and will provide parts to be used to complete installation of 25mm… Continue reading
Boeing to Feature Enduring Capabilities for US Air Force at AFA Air Warfare Symposium
- F-15 fighter and C-17 Sustainment among highlighted programs
The Boeing Company will focus on the enduring capabilities it provides to support the U.S. Air Force’s ongoing mission of global vigilance, reach and power at this week’s U.S. Air Force Association… Continue reading
Indian Air Force to buy 71 Mil Mi-17 V5 helicopters
The Indian Air Force (IAF) is planning to procure 71 more Mi-17 V5 helicopters, including 12 for the Ministry of Home Affairs, the Business Standard daily reported on Monday.
These would be in addition to the 80 already ordered from… Continue reading
Alenia Aermacchi: second T-346A delivered to the Italian Air Force
The first Airbus Military A400M for the French Air Force is taking shape in Seville, Spain
The final assembly process for this aircraft, known as MSN7, started last November. The nose and fuselage are already integrated and the aircraft was recently moved, on its landing gear, to the workstation in which the structural assembly is carried… Continue reading
Thai Aviation Industries completes final upgrade of Royal Thai Air Force C-130 aircraft with Rockwell Collins Flight2™ avionics system
Company “unmatched” in number of CNS/ATM avionics upgrades for C-130s
Rockwell Collins recently completed the Thailand C-130 Avionics Upgrade Program, led by Thai Aviation Industries (TAI), adding to the company’s extensive record of providing communications, navigation, surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM)… Continue reading