KAI, or Korea Aerospace Industries, Ltd. has signed the contract with Iraq for exporting its T-50 aircraft, total of over $1.1 billion. Government of Iraq and KAI announced in Baghdad, Iraq at 4:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. local time) on the 12th December that the contract is signed for exporting its indigenous 24 T-50 aircrafts to … Dowiedz się więcej
Airbus Military has completed a second round of tests of its prototype C295 firefighting aircraft which will provide detailed data on the performance of its water dropping system. Following earlier testing of the system, the company conducted seven water drops at a special range near Cordoba, Spain using ground equipment designed to measure the dispersal … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] has delivered the 13th production P-8A Poseidon ahead of schedule to the U.S. Navy, marking a perfect on-time record for the year. The aircraft’s arrival at Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Fla., on Dec. 4 follows the Navy’s announcement of initial operational capability and first P-8A deployment last week. The versatile maritime patrol … Dowiedz się więcej
An MC-130J Commando II designated for Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M., was ferried today from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] plant here. This MC-130J has the distinction of being the 200th C-130J Super Hercules delivered to the U.S. Government, which is the largest Super Hercules operator. This aircraft is assigned to Air Force Special Operations … Dowiedz się więcej
The 61st Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., received another C-130J Super Hercules, which was ferried today from the Lockheed Martin [NYSE:LMT] plant here. Maj. Gen. Timothy Zadalis, commander, 618th Air and Space Operations Center (Tanker Airlift Control Center), Scott Air Force Base, Ill., flew the Super Hercules (Lockheed Martin aircraft serial … Dowiedz się więcej
Boeing [NYSE: BA] and Saab AB [Stockholm: SAABB] have signed a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to jointly develop and build a new advanced, cost-efficient T-X Family of Systems training solution for the upcoming competition to replace the U.S. Air Force’s aging T-38 aircrew training system. The JDA, with Boeing as the prime contractor and Saab … Dowiedz się więcej