Jiangxi Hongdu Aviation Industry Group of China debuted its indigenously developed advanced jet trainer Falcon L-15 at MAKS 2009 air show. It is introduced that the advanced jet trainer Falcon L-15 has a fine pneumatic platform with a three-axle and four-redundancy fly-by-wire flight control system
Igor Shevchuk, director general of Tupolev design bureau said at the MAKS-2009 air show that The Russian ministry of defense and the Tupolev have signed a contract for the development of a new-generation strategic bomber. "We signed a contract this year on research and development of a future strategic bomber for the Russian strategic aviation
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), India’s state-owned aerospace and defence organization, has announced that it will supply a larger number of components to Russia for its Sukhoi-30 series of multi-role combat jets. The new agreement would see the Asian aerospace giant supplying airframe components for the Su-30MK multi-role jets to Russia, a HAL official said
Russian arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, said that Russia will complete deliveries of eight Su-30MK2 fighters to Vietnam by 2010. Russia and Vietnam had signed a $500 million agreement on the sale of eight Su-30MK2 fighters in January 2009
Russian prime minister said that Russia's Defense Ministry and the Sukhoi aircraft maker signed a 80 billion ruble ($2.5 billion) contract at the MAKS-2009 air show at Zhukovsky outside Moscow
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., was awarded on Aug
The Canada Ministry of defense today awarded a $130 million contract to DEW Engineering and Development ULC for the provision of Special Equipment Vehicle (SEV) Baseline Shelters. The SEV Baseline Shelters are being purchased for use with Militarized Commercial Off-the-Shelf (MilCOTS) Vehicles and Standard Military Pattern (SMP) Vehicles
GE Aviation today announced entering into a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRDA) with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The government-GE Aviation collaboration will provide a variety of operational and technical assessments to support integration of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) into the National Airspace Systems (NAS) including the assessment of Next Generation (NextGen) Trajectory-Based Operations (TBO)
Honeywell International, was awarded a $255,076,495 contract to provide parts and support for the overhaul of 1,000 SAGT (Automotive Gas Turbines) 1500 engines or equivalents per year for Program year 4 (PY4) and the potential Program Year 5 (PY5) of the Total InteGrated Engine Revitalization (TIGER) program in support of Abrams tank production, Abrams derivative vehicles and Army stock spares. The engine equivalents will support the Anniston Army Depot (ANAD) turbine value stream (TVS) AGT 1500 engine overhaul line
GTSI Corp. an enterprise infrastructure solutions and services provider to government, was recently named as one of five awardees on an Army Program Executive office, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO-EIS) $418