Boeing-IAI Missile Defense Interceptor Shoots Down Target in Test
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 29, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] built part of the Arrow II interceptor that successfully shot down a ballistic missile…
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Boeing, Danish Aerotech Sign MOU for Super Hornet Support
KARUP, Denmark, April 28, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] and civil defense and aerospace company Danish Aerotech today signed a Memorandum of Understanding…
Final “Increment 1†VH-71 US Presidential Helicopter Delivered
The ninth and final VH-71 to be built under “Increment 1†of the US Presidential Helicopter Replacement Programme departed AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility today on its…
Boeing P-8A Poseidon Successfully Completes 1st Flight
SEATTLE, April 27, 2009 — Boeing [NYSE: BA] P-8A Poseidon test aircraft T-1 successfully completed its first flight April 25, taking off from Renton Field…
F-35 ARRIVES IN THE UK FOR STATIC TESTING
After a three-week ocean voyage, the first structural test airframe for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter, has…
AgustaWestland Unveils The TUHP 149 Helicopter To Meet The Turkish Utility Helicopter Programme
AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, unveiled a full scale mock-up of the TUHP 149 helicopter at IDEF 2009 in Istanbul today. The TUHP 149 is the…
PILATUS PC-12 NG FOR FINNISH AIR FORCE
Pilatus Aircraft Ltd has been awarded a contract by the Air Force Command Finland for the delivery of 6 PC-12 NG aircraft to the Finnish…
AUSTRALIA – CH-47F CHINOOK HELICOPTERS
WASHINGTON, April 23, 2009 – On April 13 the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government…
Future Lynx Is Now The AW159!
During a ceremony at AgustaWestland’s Yeovil facility today it was announced that the Future Lynx has been renamed the AW159, bringing it in line with…
Boeing Airborne Laser Team Begins Weapon System Flight Tests
EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif., April 24, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA], industry teammates and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency have begun Airborne…
New contract provides support to Harriers
A new contract worth £574m has been awarded to supply the repair and maintenance work for RAF and Royal Navy Harriers during the remainder of…
Lockheed Martin F-35B Exceeds STOVL Thrust Requirement
Hover–Pit Ground Tests Validate Propulsion System and Aircraft Response The F-35B Lightning II short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) variant has demonstrated during testing that it produces…
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