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EADS North America to provide support and service to four CN235 Maritime Patrol Aircraft for Mexican Navy

September 26, 2013

EADS North America will deliver contractor logistics support and service (CLSS) to four CN235-300 Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA) for Mexican Navy. The CLSS contract consists of one base year with four one-year options. The contract includes a field service representative to provide on-site technical support, management of parts and depot maintenance. EADS North America delivered

328 Group hands over 17th Dornier 328 Turboprop to U.S. Military

September 25, 2013

The 328 Group formally handed over the 17th Dornier 328 turboprop to Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) to be used by the United States Military in a ceremony at the 328 Group’s facilities in Operpfaffenhofen, Germany on July 9th, 2013. The ceremony marked the completion of a four-year contract worth more than US$200m, including spare parts

Embraer Defense & Security acquires remaining 50% of Atech´s shares

September 25, 2013

Embraer Defense & Security signed a contract to acquire the remaining 50% of Atech Negócios em Tecnologia S.A. shares, as part of its acquisition strategy. Since the Company had already acquired 50% of Atech, in April 2011, it now becomes the only shareholder of Atech. The conclusion of the deal is subject to meeting certain

Turbomeca signs contract with Royal Netherlands Air Force

September 24, 2013

Turbomeca (Safran) signed a €25m contract with the Royal Netherlands Air Force for the repair, overhaul and inspection of their Makila engines.This contract covers the Makila 1A2 engines, powering today the 17 AS532 Cougar helicopters of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. These helicopters are notably used for missions in for instance Afghanistan, “anti piracy mission”

Boeing to complete production of C-17 Globemaster III in 2015

September 19, 2013

Boeing will complete production of the C-17 Globemaster III and close the C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach, Calif. in 2015. “Ending C-17 production was a very difficult but necessary decision,” said Dennis Muilenburg, president and chief executive officer of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Boeing will continue after-delivery support of the worldwide C-17

Rolls-Royce T56 engine enhancement receives FAA Type Certificate

September 17, 2013

Rolls-Royce has received an FAA Type Certificate for the T56 engine enhancement program, a technology improvement that will significantly reduce fuel consumption, and could save the US Air Force billions of dollars and extend the life of its C-130H transport fleet. The new type certificate for the T56/501D engine confirms the enhancement program has met

Embraer on Schedule with Jacksonville A-29 Super Tucano assembly facility

September 16, 2013

Embraer Defense & Security announced that the company is on schedule with its Jacksonville, Florida, assembly facility to begin deliveries in mid-2014 of A-29 Super Tucano aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for the Light Air Support (LAS) program. On March 26th, a ribbon-cutting ceremony with the presence of government officials and local leaders marked

Rolls-Royce will lead support and integration of Adour Mk951 engine on Hawk AJTS aircraft

September 13, 2013

Rolls-Royce is joining the Hawk Advanced Jet Training System (AJTS) team as an exclusive partner to compete for the U.S. Air Force’s T-X program. As the engine supplier to BAE Systems on this pursuit, Rolls-Royce will lead the support and integration of the Adour Mk951 engine on the Hawk AJTS aircraft. Rolls-Royce joins BAE Systems,

Boeing fulfills US Air Force C-17 production contract with 223rd delivery

September 13, 2013

Boeing delivered the 223rd and last U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III airlifter on September 12th, fulfilling the production contract more than 20 years after the first delivery. The aircraft left Boeing’s Long Beach facility to fly to its assignment at Joint Base Charleston, S.C. The Air Force was the C-17’s launch customer. Since the

Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin team on V-280 Valor

September 9, 2013

Bell Helicopter and Lockheed Martin will work as a team on the Bell V-280 Valor, making Lockheed Martin the first of Bell Helicopter’s V-280 program tier one team members. Additional team members will be announced in the coming months. The Bell V-280 Valor was selected by the U.S. Army to enter into negotiations for the

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