Rockwell Collins selected for KC-135 Block 45 upgrade program
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (October 08, 2009)Â -Â The U.S. Air Force has selected Rockwell Collins for the Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) phase of the KC-135 Block…
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Boeing’s Laser JDAM Draws International Interest
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 8, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has signed Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts with the U.S. government to provide Laser…
Two dead as Russian fighter jet crashes in Libya: witnesses
TRIPOLI, Oct 7, 2009 (AFP) – A Russian MiG-23 fighter jet crashed into a house in a suburb of Libyan capital Tripoli on Wednesday, killing…
Fire Scout departs for first deployment
AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. –The MQ-8B Fire Scout made naval aviation history when the fleet deployed this revolutionary rotary wing unmanned aircraft system…
Boeing AH-6i Light Attack/Reconnaissance Helicopter Makes 1st Flight
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] today announced that the AH-6i light attack/reconnaissance helicopter successfully completed its first flight on Sept. 16, seven…
3rd Boeing C-17 Joins 12-Nation Strategic Airlift Capability Initiative
LONG BEACH, Calif., Oct. 7, 2009Â — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] today delivered a third C-17 Globemaster III to the NATO Airlift Management Organization (NAMO)…
Stork Fokker wins important JSF order for production of flaperons
Complex combination of composite and titanium in wing component increases strength and saves weight  The Dutch aerospace industry has won another important order in relation…
DEVELOPMENT TYPHOON JOINS FRONT LINE FLEET
After five years of developing capabilities for the RAF’s frontline Typhoons, BT005, a development aircraft based at BAE Systems Warton, will now transfer to RAF…
USAF Eglin AFB wing transitions to become first F-35 training unit
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS)Â –Â Members of the 33rd Fighter Wing here transitioned from an operational F-15 Eagle unit to the first F-35 Lightning II…
AgustaWestland Awarded Apache Integrated Operational Support Contract – Delivering Cost and Capability Benefits
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company is pleased to announce the award of the Apache Integrated Operational Support (IOS) contract by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD)…
Boeing Receives Australian Industry Award for F-111 Support
BRISBANE, Queensland, Oct. 5, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] on Oct. 2 in Brisbane received an Engineering Excellence Award, Resource Development category, from the Queensland…
U.S. AIR FORCE AWARDS ALENIA NORTH AMERICA APPROXIMATELY $7 MILLION LOGISTICS SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR AFGHAN C-27/G.222
Washington, D.C. – 5 October, 2009 — Alenia North America, a subsidiary of Alenia Aeronautica and part of the Finmeccanica Group has been awarded a…
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