EMBRAER held the opening ceremony of the final assembly line of the KC-390 military transport on May 20th. The event occurred at Embraer’s plant in Gaviao Peixoto, Sao Paulo. Embraer and the Brazilian Air Force signed the series production contract of the KC-390, thus marking the beginning of a new phase of the project, which
The Airbus A400M new generation airlifter landed for the first time in Mexico on May 15th, where the aircraft will show its performance in a series of demonstration flights. The aircraft landed at Mexico D.F. International Airport at 13.50 (local time) and will stay in Mexico until the 23rd of May.
Airbus Group delivered to the U.S. Army the service’s 300th UH-72A Lakota helicopter. Every Lakota has been delivered – on time and on budget – by an American workforce that is more than 50% U.S. military veterans. The Lakota is manufactured at the company’s Airbus Helicopters facility in Columbus, Miss.
BAE Systems completed the manufacture of the 150th F-35 rear fuselage and tail set at its military aircraft factory in Samlesbury, Lancashire. The 150th aircraft set, known as AF070, is a Conventional Take Off and Landing variant destined for the US Air Force. AF070 will be married up with the rest of the aircraft at
Triumph Group has signed a three year contract with Boeing to provide overhaul and maintenance services for the auxiliary power units, fan thrust reversers, pitch trim actuators, landing gear manifold and ramp actuators for the United States Air Force fleet of Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft. The work will be performed at several of the
The Merex Group has completed the acquisition of Florida based Kellstrom Defense Aerospace. The acquisition of Kellstrom Defense creates a combined business with an expanded bundle of capabilities for legacy aircraft sustainment and unmatched channel access to serve the needs of global defense customers. Kellstrom Defense is a leader in providing distribution, life extension, maintenance
Alenia Aermacchi, a Finmeccanica company, in partnership with ATK, announced that the demonstrator of a fully configured MC-27J multi-mission tactical transport aircraft completed its first flight from the company’s Turin Test Flight Centre. The demonstrator aircraft was modified with an L-3 Wescam MX-15Di Electro-Optical and Infrared Turret that was mounted under the nose of the
Aircrew Training Systems (“ATS”), a division of Environmental Tectonics Corporation, has signed a contract with the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (“AFLCMC”) to provide up to four spatial disorientation flight simulators following a competitive bidding process. The AFLCMC selected ETC’s GYRO IPT II (Integrated Physiological Trainer) to fulfill the requirements of their new Spatial
Saab, acting through its Business Area Support and Services, and Mxi Technologies, announced the signing of a Teaming Agreement in the provision of Military Fleet Management to armed forces worldwide. This cooperation combines Saab´s experience in integrated technical and logistic support solutions for complex systems and Mxi Technologies state-of-the-art Maintenix software, to deliver a comprehensive
Gama Engineering, the Fairoaks Airport, UK based EASA Part 21J and UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Design Approved Organisation Status company, has been awarded a contract to supply the design solution and major parts for a Traffic Alerting System, GPS and 8.33kHz VHF Comms upgrade to a number of Airbus Helicopters’ Gazelle helicopters for the
