IndustryBell Helicopter awarded of a near 24 USDm contract

USA

Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded a $23,914,290 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract for 15 TH-67A+ training helicopters. Work will be performed in Quebec, Canada (73%),... more

IndustryHologic awarded of a over 7 USDm contract

USA

Hologic Inc., Bedford, Mass., is being awarded a $7,500,000 fixed-price with economic price adjustment with indefinite-quantity and -delivery type contract for imaging systems, subsystems or components... more

IndustryRefinery awarded of a over 93 USDm contract

USA

Refinery Associates of Texas, New Braunfels, Texas, is being awarded a $93,644,266 fixed-price with economic price adjustment type contract for 164,532, 000 U.S. gallons of aviation grade JP8 turbine fuel... more

IndustryChina working on development of new aircraft

Peking. China

China has been financing a research project that might help develop a new type of aircraft capable of unrestricted take-offs and landings, as well as flying in outer space. Beijing Youth Daily quoted... more

IndustryCzech Senate says no to the acquisition of 24 fighter Jas-39 Gripen

Prague, Czech Republic - With 32 votes for and 45 against

Last May 31 Czech Republic Senate, with 32 votes for and 45 against, said no the acquisition of 24 fighters Jas-39 Gripen manufactured by the British-Swedish joint venture BAE Systems/Saab for the Czech... more

IndustryJ3S awarded of a near 10 USDm contract

USA

J3S Inc., Georgetown, Texas, is being awarded an estimated $9,900,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee, indefinite-delivery and indefinite-quantity contract for engineering services associated with support of the Fleet... more

IndustryBAE Systems awarded of a near 18 USDm contract

USA

BAE Systems, Information and Electronic Warfare Systems Integration Corp., Nashua, N.H., is being awarded a $17,723,916 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-00-C-0417)... more

IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 8 USDm contract

USA

Raytheon Co., McKinney, Texas, is being awarded a $8,179,374 cost-plus-incentive-fee and cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for development, delivery and testing of four prototype Improved Thermal Sight Systems,... more

IndustryKaman awarded of a over 10 USDm contract

USA

Kaman Aerospace Inc., Bloomfield, Conn., was awarded on May 20, 2002, a $10,480,241 firm-fixed-price contract for 174 unit maintenance aerial kits. Work will be performed in Bloomfield, Conn., and is... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a near 52 USDm contract

USA

McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Co., Mesa, Ariz., was awarded on May 29, 2002, a $51,822,912 modification to a firm-fixed-price contract (DAAH23-00-C-0124) for delivery of eight Longbow AH-64D, government... more

IndustryHamilton awarded of a over 72 USDm contract

USA

Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Windsor Locks, Conn., is being awarded a $72,416,196 fixed-price with economic price adjustment and indefinite-quantity/delivery type contract for 1,199 national stock numbers... more

IndustryHawker De Havilland joins Sonic Cruiser team

Melbourne, Australia

Boeing Company has selected Hawker de Havilland(HdH) to join its technology development team for the "Sonic Cruiser" project. Although Australia-based HdH is a Boeing subsidiary, it won selection on the... more

IndustryBoeing gets contract for F-15 weapons maintenance work

Chicago, USA

The Boeing Co., second-largest U.S. defense contractor, won a $9.3 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for weapons support work on F-15fighter jets. The contract includes work at various U.S. bases... more

IndustryEmbraer interested to open China plant

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The world's fourth largest commercial aircraft manufacturer, Brazilian Embraer, will build a factory in China, the company's president confirmed in an interview published on Sunday. Botelho said that at... more

IndustryAIL Systems awarded of a over 6 USDm contract

USA

AIL Systems Inc. Long Island, N.Y., is being awarded a $6,133,615 contract to provide for the repair of various components applicable to the AN/ALQ-161A Electronic Countermeasures System for the B-1B aircraft.... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 6 USDm contract

USA

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,090,053 contract modification to provide for Engineering Change Proposal (ECP) 2479 C1 which will incorporate Link-16 Joint Helmet... more

IndustryBoeing awarded of a over 5 USDm contract

USA

Boeing Satellite Systems Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., is being awarded a $5,062,966 contract modification to provide for modifications to the Conical Microwave Imager Sensor required to enable it to interface... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 6 USDm contract

USA

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,404,844 contract modification to provide for the Wing Weapon Pylon I for Belgium, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands and the Air National... more

IndustryAirbus project envisions hydrogen-fueled jet

Brussels, Belgium

A project led by Airbus to develop aircraft that run on hydrogen has gotten off to a flying start, the European Union Commission said yesterday. The project "shows use of liquid hydrogen is technically... more

IndustryBoeing awarded of a over 23 USDm contract

USA

Boeing Co., Anaheim, Calif., is being awarded a $23,540,522 contract modification to provide for the Mod-7 instrument wafer, conduit support set, cable assembly set, interval timer set, command receiver... more

IndustryMcDonnell Douglas awarded of a over 9 USDbn contract

USA

McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $9,200,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to provide for a 15-year ordering period to acquire F-15 weapon system acquisition... more

IndustrySerge Dassault keen to maintain total independence

Paris, France

By purchasing 40,000 shares of Dassault Aviation, the French aeronautics and defence group, an increasing his stake to a majority of 50.01 per cent, French businessman Serge Dassault has confirmed his... more

IndustryRaytheon awarded USD165M for AMRAAM production

Tucson, Arizona

Raytheon Company has received a $165 million contract for continued production of the AIM-120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to-Air Missile five additional annual options that bring the potential contract... more

IndustryPratt & Whitney PW6000 powered-by A318s will not take off before 2005

Paris, France - Because of fuel burn shortfalls

According to Gerhard Puttfarcken, vice president at Airbus Single Aisle Program, Pratt & Whitney PW6000 powered-by A318s will not be in service before 2005. For Puttfarcken in fact the reason must be looked... more

IndustryDarpa (3): also Lockheed Martin receives award for UCAR

Owego, New Jersey

Lockheed Martin has been selected as a prime contractor by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and U.S. Army for the Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) program. The award, worth... more

IndustryDarpa (2): also Northrop Grumman receives contract for UCAR

San Diego, California

Northrop Grumman Corporation will study an unmanned combat armed rotorcraft (UCAR) program that will provide enhanced reconnaissance and attack capabilities for U.S. Army aviation. The study constitutes... more

IndustryBae Systems awarded of a over 12 USDm contract

USA

BAE Systems Applied Technologies Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a $12,217,342 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-fixed-fee term contract (N00421-01-C-0169) to exercise an option for... more

IndustryRaytheon awarded of a over 16 USDm contract

USA

Raytheon Co., Electromagnetic Systems Division, Goleta, Calif., is being awarded a $16,129,953 modification to previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-99-C-1051) to exercise an option to provide... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 12 USDm contract

USA

Northrop Grumman, Fairfax, Va., was awarded a $12,322,148 increment as part of a $72,534,719 cost-plus award-fee contract for services to support the Defense Threat Reduction Agency chief of staff, counter-terrorism... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a near 17 USDm contract

USA

Lockheed Martin Corp., Grand Prairie, Texas was awarded a $16,895,000 modification to a firm-fixed price contract (DAAH01-98-C-0093), for 44 block IA Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS) variant (Unitary)... more

IndustryBoeing receives DARPA-Army UCAR contract

Washington, USA

The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA, has selected Boeing to receive a $3 million award to conduct a concept development study for the DARPA-U.S. Army Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft,... more

IndustryRolls-Royce takes majority stake in EMA

Rome, Italy - Finmeccanica passes from 66.66% to 49% stake

Rolls-Royce and Finmeccanica, the Italian aerospace and advanced technology industrial group, decided last May 28 to change their stakes in EMA - Europea Microfusioni Aerospaziali -, their joint venture... more

IndustryAetna selling airplane, helicopter

Hartford, Connecticut

Aetna Corp. is cutting costs by cutting its airborne fleet with the sale of a corporate jet and a helicopter. Aetna said Tuesday it has hired a contractor to fly management... more

IndustrySikorsky and Raytheon together for UCAR development

Hartford, Connecticut

Sikorsky Aircraft Co. and Raytheon Company have teamed to develop an Unmanned Combat Armed Rotorcraft (UCAR) concept for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The Sikorsky-Raytheon team... more

IndustryCargolifter postpones airship plans

Berlin, Germany

Cargolifter, the German big airship manufacturer, has decided to postpone development of its biggest airship. Instead, it will concentrate on marketing unmanned transport balloons. The company has announced... more

IndustryRussia and India will produce a MTA plane

Moscow, Russia

The Irkutsk Aviation Building Association (IAPO), the Ilyushin Aviation Complex, and Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL, India) intend to produce a new multifunctional transport aircraft (MTA), patterned... more

IndustryOuimet appointed Chairman, Bellemare named President at Pratt & Whitney Canada

Canada

Gilles Ouimet has been appointed chairman of Pratt & Whitney Canada and Alain Bellemare has been named president, the company announced today. As chairman, Ouimet will continue providing strategic direction... more

IndustryMicrovision awarded additional USD3.3M contract from U.S. Army

Bothell, Washington

Microvision, Inc. has announced that it has received a contract modification for an additional $3.3 million from the U.S. Army Aircrew Integrated Systems Product Office awarded through the Aviation Applied... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a over 16 USDm contract

USA

Northrop Grumman Corp., St. Augustine, Fla., is being awarded a $16,605,510 ceiling-price contract for 42 canopy assemblies used on EA-6B aircraft. Work will be performed in St. Augustine and is to be... more

IndustryAirbus to supply 'Swiss' fleet

Paris, France - With 13 new A340-300s

European aeronautical manufacturer Airbus signed an agreement with the new born airline 'Swiss' to supply 13 new long-haul A340-300s. The aircraft, which are supposed to be delivered between June 2003... more

IndustryBombardier Global Express obtains type approval from JCAB

Geneva, Switzerland,

The Bombardier Global Express has received type approval from the Japan Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB), clearing the way for the ultra long-range business jet to be based in Japan. "This latest regulatory... more

IndustryEclipse Aviation Corporation and Aviace AG signed an agreement for 112 Eclipse 500 jet

Albuquerque, Usa - First aircraft deliveries scheduled for 2004

Eclipse Aviation Corporation and Aviace AG announced that Aviace AG has signed an agreement for the purchase of 112 Eclipse 500 jet. Aviace AG intends to use the Eclipse 500 to bring jet clubs to every... more

IndustryBoeing to deliver 8 fewer widebody aircraft next year than foreseen

Seattle, Usa - Because of the market weakness

Because of the weakness affecting the big-planes sector, the Seattle-based aeronautical giant Boeing foresees to deliver 8 fewer widebody jets next year than previously forecast. Anyway, according to Alan... more

IndustryBoeing tested its new X-45

California, Usa - An unmanned combat aircraft

Last Wednesday the Us aeronautical manufacturer Boeing tested succesfully its new unmanned combat aircraft, the X-45. The aircraft with a 36 feet wingspan and a weight of 8000 lb can carry up to 3000 lb... more

IndustryLockheed Martin awarded of a over 6 USDm contract

USA

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Ft. Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $6,404,844 contract modification to provide for Wing Weapon Pylon I for Belgium, Denmark, Norway, The Netherlands, and U.S. Air Force... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman awarded of a near 8 USDm contract

USA

Northrop Grumman Corp., Melbourne, Fla., is being awarded a $7,938,000 undefinitized-contract modification for one Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System Lot XI aircraft (P17) advance procurement... more

IndustryUnited Technologies awarded of a over 8 USDm contract

USA

United Technologies Corp., East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded an $8,514,951 undefinitized-contract to provide for Diffuser Cases, 87 each, for the F-100PW 100, 200, and 220E engine which power the... more

IndustryNorthrop Grumman Team will study new generation, small launch vehicle

Military and commercial users would be able to launch payloads more rapidly and at lesser cost under a study project being undertaken by Northrop Grumman Corporation for a new generation, rapid response,... more

IndustrySikorsky Aircraft awarded of a over 7 USDm contract

USA

On May 22, 2002, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a delivery order amount of $7,071,132.18 as part of a $14,430,882 (cumulative total) firm-fixed- price contract for overhaul of an... more