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AgustaWestland Forms Portuguese Subsidiary And Signs AW101 Support Contract

AgustaWestland is pleased to announce the setting up of a subsidiary company in Portugal, called AgustaWestland Portugal, to provide complete helicopter support services.

06 August 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

UK MoD - House of Commons Defence Committee report on the contribution of UAVs

UAV's crucial role in operations

05 August 2008: UK MoD

 

Elbit Systems to equip Australia with additional SkylarkŪ I UAVs

Elbit Systems Ltd. has been awarded yet another contract to supply the Australian Army with more SkylarkŪ I UAV systems for an estimated value of several million dollars. This is the Australian Department of Defence's third SkylarkŪ order, following the initial order for the Australian Army in 2005.

03 August 2008: Elbit Systems

 

Lockheed Martin - US Navy's MH-60R helicopter

Lockheed Martin has completed its initial deliveries of aircraft to the U.S. Navy's first operational MH-60R helicopter maritime strike squadron, the HSM-71 Raptors, ensuring the squadron is ready for its deployment with an aircraft carrier strike group. The San Diego-based pilot and crew departed with the aircraft July 24 for the three-day journey home from Owego, NY.

03 August 2008: Lockheed Martin

 

Airbus sells Laupheim site to Diehl and Thales

Diehl and Thales have signed a contract for the purchase of Airbus' site in Laupheim. From October 1st, all operational business and assets of the Laupheim site will be transferred to Diehl/Thales.

02 August 2008: Airbus

 

Saab offers further industrial collaboration to Norway

In conjunction with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) submitting a tender to Norway for 48 Gripen aircraft on the 28th April this year, Saab has also submitted proposals for industrial collaboration. Today, Saab handed over supplementary reports of these industrial collaborations to the Norwegian Ministry of Defence.

02 August 2008: Saab

 

Defense Support Program Satellite Decommissioned

Northrop Grumman-Built Flight 19 Retired Following 9 Years of Service

01 August 2008: Northrop Grumman

 

WestWind Technologies Wins AMCOM Air Warrior Contract

WestWind Technologies, Inc. (WestWind) in Huntsville, Alabama has won a major contract award from the Air Warrior Product Office at the U.S. Army Aviation Missile Command (AMCOM) on Redstone Arsenal.

31 July 2008: WestWind Technologies

 

Dassault Avaition and Infotech Enterprises Ltd Project

Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA) offset program offset

31 July 2008: Dassault Aviation

 

Boeing Begins Final Assembly of 2nd P-8A Poseidon

Boeing began final assembly of the second P-8A Poseidon for the U.S. Navy on July 24 in Renton, Wash. The aircraft, S1, is the program's static test vehicle and will be used to test the airframe's structural strength.

30 July 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing and ATIL - 10th Anniversary of UK Apache AH1

Boeing and Aviation Training International Limited (ATIL) recently celebrated the 10th anniversary of a joint venture that provides Apache AH Mk1 attack helicopter training services to the British Army.

29 July 2008: Boeing

 

AgustaWestland - Qatar Armed Forces Sign Contract for 18 AW139 Helicopters

AgustaWestland has announced that the Qatar Armed Forces has signed a contract for 18 AW139 medium twin helicopters.

28 July 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

Boeing - Ratheon joins EP-X tem

Boeing has announced that Raytheon has joined its EP-X industry team. EP-X is a manned airborne intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and targeting aircraft that will replace the U.S. Navy's EP-3 signals intelligence (SIGINT) platform.

27 July 2008: Boeing

 

Boeing Acquires Insitu to Expand Capabilities in Unmanned Systems

Boeing has announced an agreement to acquire Insitu, Inc., a pioneer in the unmanned air systems (UAS) market and leader in the design, development and manufacture of high-performance, low-cost UAS used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR).

24 July 2008: Boeing

 

ATK - Maritime Patrol Aircraft Intelligence Contract

ATK Awarded $78 Million Contract to Missionize Three Maritime Patrol Aircraft for the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection Division

24 July 2008: ATK

 

AgustaWestland - Agreemant with Boeing for joint manufacture of Italian Chinooks

Boeing and AgustaWestland, a Finmeccanica company, have signed an agreement for the joint manufacture of new CH-47F Chinook helicopters for the Italian Army in a ceremony held at the Farnborough Airshow.

17 July 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

ATK Partnership with Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman

ATK, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Announce Teaming Agreement to Jointly Pursue Future Multi-Role Weapon Programs

17 July 2008: ATK

 

Boeing - First 737 AEW&C for Turkey

Boeing has successfully conducted the first flight test of the first 737 Airborne Early Warning and Control (AEW&C) aircraft modified by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) in Ankara for Turkey's Peace Eagle program.

17 July 2008: Boeing

 

COBHAM TEAMS WITH GA-ASI TO PROVIDE UAV WHOLE LIFE SUPPORT TO UK MOD

Cobham plc (Cobham) and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) are pleased to announce the creation of a Teaming Agreement to cover whole life support arrangements for UK Government GA-ASI products

17 July 2008: Cobham plc

 

GA-ASI DEMONSTRATES LYNX II RADAR AT U.S. ARMY YUMA PROVING GROUNDS

Contractor Testing Validates Exceptional Radar Performance

17 July 2008: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc

 

GKN Aerospace to supply complete engine modules

Two strategic developments at GKN Aerospace have been central in bringing the Company's core propulsion systems operation to the position where it can offer aero-engine primes the capability to manufacture and supply complete, assembled jet engine fan, turbine exhaust or compressor case modules.

16 July 2008: GKN Aerospace

 

AgustaWestland Focuses R&D on Helicopter Effectiveness

AgustaWestland invested approximately 11% of its revenues in research and development activities in all areas of vertical-lift technology in 2007 to expand the capabilities of its existing product range and to install in its future rotorcraft programmes.

16 July 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

AgustaWestland - BERP IV Rotor Technology

AgustaWestland as a result of its technology investment strategy is now delivering BERP IV rotor technology to its customers to give improved operational capabilities and is also investing in active rotor technology research, where it sees the promise of significant performance and environmental benefits over current technology rotors.

15 July 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

AugstaWestland - First Grand Delivery To Russia

AgustaWestland has announced that the first Grand light twin helicopter sold in Russia has been delivered to its private owner.

15 July 2008: AgustaWestland Helicopters Ltd

 

DRS Technologies - Mast Mounted Sights for Kiowa Warrior helicopters

DRS Technologies, Inc. has received $56 million in follow-on contracts from the U.S. Army's Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM) at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama, for support of Mast-Mounted Sights (MMS) on OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance helicopters.

15 July 2008: DRS Technologies

 
 
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