For Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE’ largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator, EADS EFW will convert three Airbus A300-600 from passenger to freighter configuration (P2F). The aircraft are expected to leave EADS EFW’s conversion line in Dresden (Germany) in the second half of 2011
CAE today announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts for the defence forces of more than 12 countries valued at more than C$140 million. Among the contracts are: the design and manufacture of a C-130J weapon systems trainer and other training devices for Lockheed Martin; a contract from Boeing Training Systems and Services to build two M-346 full-mission simulators; an agreement with IGTEC to design and manufacture a C-130H full-mission simulator; a contract from Airbus Military to develop A400M maintenance trainers; a contract from Boeing to provide CAE's magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) system for the Indian...
Rockwell Collins has been awarded a program to develop components for the COMAC C919 aircraft simulator program by Xian Aviation Science and Technology Company (XASC), an AVIC subsidiary. The simulator will be used by COMAC to support the C919 aircraft development
A solution to the vexed issue of third party suppliers within the offset obligations of bidders of India’s estimated $10 billion MMRCA fighter contract appears to be near with the bidders and the MoD reportedly agreeing to the draft of a contract between the prime integrators (the six bidders-Lockheed Martin, Boeing, MiG, Saab, Eurofighter and Dassault), their major sub-contractors and the MoD. Earlier, the MoD and the prime integrators had serious differences over what industry sources called as “ third party contracts”
CAE today announced it has been awarded a series of military contracts valued at more than C$85 million, including a program to provide its CAE Medallion-6000 image generator for Turkish Air Force fighter and trainer aircraft simulators, a program to continue providing training services to the U.S
ATK has received a $67-million Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S
Eurocopter, a unit of European aerospace giant EADS, Wednesday unveiled an Indian subsidiary that will aim for contracts in the local market worth 138 million dollars over the next five years. Eurocopter India Pvt Ltd
Navistar Defense, LLC today announced that it has received an award for $18.9 million from the Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) for 38 International 5000-MV heavy truck tractors (HTTs)
CAE today announced the sale of four CAE 7000 Series full-flight simulators and related CAE Simfinity™ training devices valued at approximately C$65 million: an Airbus A380 FFS and a Boeing 777-300ER (extended range) FFS to Korean Air, the national flag carrier of the Republic of Korea, as well as an Airbus A330 FFS and a Boeing 737-800 FFS to Air China, the national flag carrier of The People's Republic of China. These contracts bring the total FFS sales that CAE has announced so far during fiscal year 2011 to 13
The Boeing Company has been awarded a new multi-year procurement (MYP) contract from the U.S