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Military Aviation News January 27, 2009

Bell Boeing Team Awarded Joint Performance Based Logistics Contract for V-22 Osprey Support

AMARILLO, TEXAS, Jan. 27, 2009 — The Bell Boeing Program Office has announced that it was awarded Phase I of a two-phase Joint Performance Based…

General Aviation News January 27, 2009

Boeing Sees Additional Industrial Participation Opportunities in Canada

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA, Jan. 27, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] generates approximately US$1 billion in business annually in Canada, but significant opportunities remain…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2009

Elbit Systems Awarded Israeli Ministry of Defense Contract Valued at $40 Million to Supply SkylarkÂ® I LE Mini-UAV

Haifa, Israel, January 26, 2009 â€“ Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ:ESLT) announced, further to its announcement dated December 16, 2008, that it was awarded an approximately…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2009

Boeing Laser Avenger Shoots Down Unmanned Aerial Vehicle in Tests

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan. 26, 2009 — The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has successfully demonstrated that a laser system mounted on an Avenger combat vehicle can…

Civilian aviation news January 26, 2009

The Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department Orders Two AW139s

AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, is pleased to announce that the Malaysian Fire and Rescue Department (Bomba) has ordered two AW139 medium twin engine helicopters. These…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2009

Raytheon Awarded $154 Million for Taiwan Patriot Upgrade

TEWKSBURY, Mass., Jan. 26, 2009 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company has received a $154 million Foreign Military Sales contract award to upgrade Taiwan’s Patriot Air and…

Military Aviation News January 26, 2009

Lockheed Martin Successful in First Test of U.S. Armyâ€™s ATACMS Missile On British Army Launcher

DALLAS, TX, January 26th, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully proved the interoperability of the U.S. Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missile with British…

Military Aviation News January 24, 2009

EADS not envisaging to withdraw from A400M programme

There is no discussion within EADS about a scenario to withdraw from the A400M programme, contrarily to what has been circulated in the press. Over…

General Aviation News January 24, 2009

ATR registers Record Turnover in 2008 with US $ 1.3 billion

On the occasion of the ATR annual press conference, which took place today in Paris, StÃ©phane Mayer, ATR CEO, announced a record turnover of US…

Military Aviation News January 24, 2009

First Avionics-Equipped F-35 Rolls Out

FORT WORTH, Texas, January 23rd, 2009 — Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] has completed the first F-35 Lightning II equipped with mission systems, a milestone that…

Civilian aviation news, General Aviation News January 23, 2009

Bombardier Delivers First Bombardier 415MP Amphibious Aircraft to Malaysia

Today, Bombardier Aerospace announced that Malaysiaâ€™s coast guard agency, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA), has taken delivery of the first of two Bombardier 415MP…

Military Aviation News January 22, 2009

Gripen Supercruises

During a test flight today the Gripen Demo aircraft proved its ability to â€œSupercruiseâ€, the ability to fly supersonic without the use of afterburner which…

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