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Lockheed Martin F-35 Program Exceeds 2011 Flight Test Goals
FORT WORTH, January 12th, 2012 — The Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35 System Development and Demonstration 2011 flight test program resulted in the completion of more test flights and test points than in any year.
The 2011 flight test plan… Continue reading
Embraer A-29 Super Tucano wins defense contract in U.S.
Embraer Defense and Security and partner Sierra Nevada Corporation will provide the US Air Force with the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the LAS program
BRAZIL AND PORTUGAL SIGN DEFENSE PARTNERSHIP FOR KC-390 PROGRAM
Portuguese companies will supply structural parts for the military airlifter and aerial refueling jet developed by Embraer Defense and Security
Embraer Defense and Security signed a partnership contract with OGMA – Indústria Aeronáutica de Portugal and EEA – Empresa de… Continue reading
Sukhoi Company adds the third PAK FA prototype to flight tests program
November 22, 2011 Moscow — Today the first flight of the3-rdprototype of the fifth generation aviation complex (PAK FA) took place in Sukhoi’s KnAAPO aircraft plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur. The plane was piloted by distinguished test pilot of the Russian… Continue reading
EMBRAER AND AEROLÍNEAS ARGENTINAS SIGN 6-YEAR FLIGHT HOUR POOL PROGRAM
Embraer and Aerolíneas Argentinas have recently reached a six-year Flight Hour Pool Program agreement, by which Embraer will provide component support for the carrier’s entire fleet of 20 EMBRAER 190 jets through 2017. Aerolíneas Argentinas and Austral now become one… Continue reading
Rotorsim inaugurates Joint NH90 Training Program for Netherlands and other NH90 customers
Rotorsim, the consortium owned equally by CAE and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, today announced its continued expansion into the military training market by officially inaugurating the launch of the Joint NH90 Training Program (JNTP) for the Netherlands Ministry of Defence.… Continue reading
Bell Boeing Team Congratulates Joint V-22 Program on DOD Cost Reduction Award
The Bell Boeing V-22 Program, a strategic alliance between The Boeing Company and Bell Helicopter — Textron, today congratulated the Naval Air Systems Command Joint V-22 Program (NAVAIR PMA-275) on receiving the U.S. Department of Defense 2011 Packard Award for… Continue reading
Boeing, Embraer and Sao Paulo Research Foundation to Lead Aviation Biofuels Program in Brazil
Embraer and the Sao Paulo State Research Foundation today announced plans to collaborate on long-term aviation biofuels-related research and development, a move that represents another major step toward the creation of a sustainable aviation biofuels industry in Brazil. Azul, GOL,… Continue reading
WORKSHOP SEEKS MORE BRAZILIAN COMPANIES FOR KC-390 PROGRAM
Around 80 Brazilian companies from the Brazilian aerospace cluster participated in the KC-390 Workshop, held yesterday by the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Embraer Defense and Security presented short and medium-range opportunities to potential suppliers of the military transport and refueling… Continue reading
Eurocopter stands ready to provide the appropriate platforms for future defense needs of the Republic of Korea
In a strong signal of its capacity and capability to provide for South Korea’s defense needs, Eurocopter indicates its interest in participating in the two Request for Proposals (RFPs) likely to be issued in 2012, proposing the Panther platform for… Continue reading
Boeing QF-16 Aerial Target Program Demonstrates Software for US Air Force
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 26, 2011 – The Boeing [NYSE: BA] QF-16 Full Scale Aerial Target program in August became the first target program to conduct software tests… Continue reading
Cessna Skycatcher Program Update
HARTFORD, Conn., Sept. 22, 2011 — Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, said today at the AOPA Aviation Summit in Hartford that it has surpassed 100 deliveries of the Model 162 Skycatcher light sport aircraft.
The milestone… Continue reading