In a ceremony held at Lockheed Martin’s Greenville facility, delegates from the Republic of Slovakia have taken delivery of the country’s first two F-16 Block 70 aircraft. The delivery marks a new era in European air defence, underscoring the deepening partnership between the two allied nations. F-16 Block 70 fighter jets will help the Slovak
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a US$3.4 billion contract to begin manufacturing 17 P-8A Poseidon aircraft, 14 for the Royal Canadian Air Force and three additional P-8s for the German Navy. In November 2023, Canada announced its decision to acquire the P-8A Poseidon to replace its current fleet of CP-140 Auroras. The first P-8A for Canada
Honeywell will supply 105 T55-GA-714A engines to support Germany’s procurement of new CH-47F aircraft, the country’s first fleet of Chinook helicopters. This sale supports Honeywell’s alignment with the compelling megatrend of the future of aviation. “The German army’s selection of the CH-47F Chinook helicopter is a testament to the reputation of not just the CH-47F, but also the
Pratt & Whitney has been awarded an F100 engine performance-based logistics (PBL) sustainment contract by South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Programme Administration (DAPA). This contract, with a base value of US$355 million (£282 million), is the third consecutive PBL contract Pratt & Whitney and DAPA have signed since 2012, offering on-going maintenance support for the Republic of Korea Air
Pratt & Whitney has completed a critical assessment of its next-generation adaptive propulsion (NGAP) offering with the U.S. Air Force, moving the programme closer to completing its detailed design review. The team is now working towards ground testing of its NGAP prototype, referred to as XA103, which is expected to occur in the late 2020s.
On February 8, the first C-390 Millennium of the Hungarian Air Force successfully completed its maiden flight in Gavião Peixoto. Embraer Defense & Security team flew the aircraft for approximately four hours, carrying out a complete assessment of the aircraft, which will now undergo a test campaign ahead of the entry into service with the
Embraer Defense & Security and Mahindra have signed an MoU with the objective of jointly fulfilling the acquisition of the C-390 Millennium multi-mission aircraft by the Indian Air Force in its upcoming medium transport aircraft (MTA) procurement project. The MoU was signed at the Embassy of Brazil in New Delhi. Embraer and Mahindra will engage
Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, has recently finished testing the integrated mission systems and sensors on three MH-60R SEAHAWK® helicopters procured by the Hellenic Navy. The comprehensive tests, completed in early December 2023, confirm that each MH-60R aircraft is a proficient and potent air weapon system capable of executing anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare missions both
Lockheed Martin and MilDef Group (MilDef) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to strengthen aerospace collaboration through Lockheed Martin’s C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter offering for the Swedish Air Force (SwAF). Through this partnership, the two organisations will identify partnership opportunities where MilDef solutions and expertise can be integrated into Lockheed Martin’s global aerospace
It has been 40 years since the creation of the first 3-D printed part, and the industry has made its mark on the manufacturing world and become an essential part of the defence industrial supply chain. 3-D printing, or additive manufacturing, will be a US$36 billion industry by 2025 and US$70.8 billion by 2030, registering
