Today during the Paris Air Show, Beechcraft Defense Company said that it expects the growth in international defensebudgets to lead to demand for its trainer and light attack aircraft. Although most Western nations saw defense cuts in 2012, military spending rose by 7
Embraer and Boeing are partnering on the sales and marketing of Embraer's KC-390 a multi-mission mobility and aerial refueling aircraft with advanced capabilities in the medium-sized airlift market.Under the agreement, Boeing is the lead for KC-390 sales, sustainment and training opportunities in the U
ATK and Alenia Aermacchi successfully completed the first phase of ground and flight tests of their MC-27J multi-mission aircraft. A Roll-On/Roll-Off (RORO) Gun System pallet was installed and tested on the Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartan airlifter
Eurocopter announced that it will continue maintaining the United Kingdoms military helicopter capabilities after winning a three-year support contract for the fleet of 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters being upgraded by the company to extend their life, enhance performance, mission capability and operational safety. The contract is valued at approximately 60 million euros, according to the companys statement
The U.S Navy recently awarded two contracts for DDG 51 Arleigh Burke-class destroyers for 2013-2017 fiscal years
The Indian Air Force today inducted the first Pilatus PC 7 Mk II at Hyderabad. “The induction of PC-7Mk II as Basic Trainer Aircraft in Indian Air Force is a very important landmark in our nations quest to modernise its Armed Forces,” Raksha Rajya Mantri, Jitendra Singh said
With Seoul expected to pick a winning bidder for its fighter aircraft program, Boeing says that it will provide the customized version of the F-15 to South Korea at a reasonable prices in an effort to sway the contract its way. Boeing will offer "a highly capable, yet low-risk, affordable Silent Eagle on a schedule that meets the ROK (Republic of Korea) requirements," Bob Ciesla, the vice president of the F-15 and F-22 program was quoted as saying
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Sikorskys has offered its S-92 helicopter to the U.S Navy which today released the final Request for Proposals for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement Program (VXX)
Lockheed Martin intends to provide long-term maintenance support for the F-35 Lightning II with a new Autonomic Logistics Information System (ALIS), cited as a risk in a recent study, in line with the evolving aircraft. Known as the F-35s information technology backbone for data collection, data analysis and decision support, the ALIS receives aircraft health and maintenance information from F-35s in flight via radio-frequency downlink