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IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A $21,000,000 CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Littleton, Colorado., is being awarded a $21,000,000 contract to provide for research and development for the XSS-11 Experimental Satellite System Microsatellite Program.... more
IndustryLITTON AWARDED A NEAR 20 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Litton Systems Inc., Guidance and Control Systems Division, Woodland Hills, California, awarded a near 20 usdm contract for maintenance of the AN/ASN-92(V) Carrier Inertial Navigation System (CAINS)... more
IndustryTHALES SIGNS DEAL WITH AIRBUS OVER AVIONICS SUPPLY FOR A380 AIRCRAFT
TOULOUSE, Thales Avionics has won an order over 20 years to supply avionics systems for the A380 aircraft. Francois Lureau, Thales Avionics managing director, said the orders could be worth 1,4 bln USD... more
IndustryAGUSTA AND CAE FORMS ROTORSIM CONSORTIUM
CASCINA COSTA. VARESE, ITALY, Agusta SpA, an AgustaWestland Company, of Italy and CAE today announced the companies have finalised the formation of ROTORSIM, a consortium company that will pursue global... more
IndustryPGSUS LIMITED AWARDED A NEAR 31 USDM CONTRACT
USA, PGSUS Limited Liability Co., Orlando, Fla., is being awarded a $30,839,000 contract to provide for 33 AFB-142F-1 and seven AGM-142F-2 Have Nap Standoff Attack Missiles, 40 shortwings/fins/canards,... more
IndustryEUROCOPTER TO CREATE HELICOPTER JOINT VENTURE WITH ROMANIA'S IAR
BUCHAREST, Eurocpter and aeronautical group IAR Brasov of Romania are to form a joint venture that will be called Eurocopter Romania, officials reported. The new company plans to start production by the... more
IndustryAIRBUS SEEMS TO BE IN ADVANTAGE ON BOEING FOR AIRCRAFTS ORDERS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, In the battle between the two world's leader in aircrafts manufacturing, seems that French Airbus have surpassed U.S. Boeing in collecting orders. According to the last evaluations,... more
IndustryNEW CEO FOR MICROTURBO
BORDES, FRANCE, The engine French industry Microturbo has a new CEO and Chairman, Henri Sala. 53, appinted by Board of Director. He replaces Jean Bernard Cocheteaux and continues with his current responsibilities... more
IndustryAGUSTA-WESTLAND WINS £100 MLN STG BOWMAN SUB-SCONTRACT
LONDRA, Westland Helicopters of Agusta-Wstland's Gkn and Finmeccanica joint-venture, has secured a £100 mln contract stg as a part of a Defence Ministry digital communication system project. Westland... more
IndustryNORTHROP GRUMMAN AWARDED A OVER 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Northrop Grumman Corp., Linthicum Heights, Md., is being awarded a USD 7,158,392 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for upgrade of United Kingdom radar software, enhancing interoperability of the... more
IndustryDYNCORP TECHNICAL SERVICES AWARDED A OVER 12,5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Dyncorp Technical Services, Fort Worth, Texas, is being awarded a $12,570,900 contract for C-12/RC-12 UC-36 aircraft life-cycle support. Work completion is expected by Jan. 31, 2002. The U.S. Army... more
IndustryBRITISH PROGRAM BOWMAN WILL BE NOT REALIZED BY THALES
PARIS, FRANCE, THe British military telecommunication project Bowman will be not realized by Thales, which has been excluded by British Defense Ministry. In the press release, Thales informs that the resources... more
Industry2ND POSITIVE QUARTER FOR RAYTHEON: +23%
USA, The U.S. electronic and defense industry Raytheon announced yesterday that in the second quarter of 2001 has been registered an increment of 23% in its business, with 117 USDm, compared with 68 USDm... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 23USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., awarded a $23,360,000 contract to provide for a four-month extension of aircraft operations and maintenance support for the F-15 aircraft provided by 614 direct manning... more
IndustryCARGOLIFTER SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH BAE SYSTEMS
BERLIN, GERMANY, THe German industry Cargolifter, which built the new transport airships, has signed an agreement with the U.S. industry Bae Systems, which will be its partner in the development and realization... more
IndustryNEAR 7,5 USDBN CONTRACTS FOR AIR FORCE SUPPORT INDUSTRIES
USA, The Boeing Co., Midwest City, Oklahoma,Lockheed Martin Inc., Bethesda, Modern Technologies Corp., Dayton, Ohio, Science Applications International Corp., San Diego, California, Support Systems... more
IndustryAIRBUS: 250 ORDERS IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2001
SEATTLE, "With our cancellations at the end of the month (June) we are at 250", said Airbus' top salesman John Leahy, in a telephone interview. The cancellations included 45 narrow-body aircrafts ordered... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Fort Worth, Texas, awarded a $6,747,000 contract modification to provide for Electronic Warfare Displays in support of the F-16D aircraft. This effort supports foreign military... more
IndustryMAC AWARDED A 12USDM CONTRACT FOR C-5 MAINTENANCE
USA, The U.S. industry Marianna Airmotive Corp., Cantonment, Fla., is being awarded a $12,000,000 contract modification to provide for an eight-month extension of repair/overhaul support for structural... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A OVER 8 USDM CONTRACT FOR TRAINING
USA, Boeing Aerospace Operations Inc., Midwest City, Okla., is being awarded an $8,224,986 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for courseware development and aircrew training in support of the F-15/16... more
IndustryBOEING NAMES TOBY BRIGHT VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS STRATEGY AND MARKETING
SEATTLE, "The Boeing Company has appointed Toby Bright vice president of Business Strategy and Marketing for Boeing Commercial Airplanes, reporting to Alan Mulally, president and chief executive officer... more
IndustryMCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED A OVER 12 USDM CONTRACT
USA, McDonnell Douglas Corp., Long Beach, Calif., is being awarded a USD12,294,000 contract to provide for spares in support of Block 13 engineering changes to the C-17 aircraft. the contract will be... more
IndustryUNITED TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, United Technologies Corp., Pratt and Whitney, Government Products Division, East Hartford, Conn., is being awarded a $9,094,558 firm-fixed-price delivery order against a previously awarded basic ordering... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A OVER 15 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, General Electric Co., Lynn, Mass., is being awarded a $15,521,000 advance acquisition contract to provide long lead funding for the procurement of long lead hardware... more
IndustryLAWRENCE BOSSIDY NEW CEO AT HONEYWELL
USA, Honeywell International named Lawrence Bossidy new chairman and CEO He replces Michael Bonsignore who quitted earlier this week after EU Commission's rejection of the General Electric/Honeywel... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 21 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Co., Marietta, Ga., is being awarded a $20,810,652 contract by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, to provide for trade preliminary engineering... more
IndustryBOEING REPORTS SECOND QUARTER DELIVERIES
SEATTLE, The Boeing Company today announced second quarter and six months deliveries across its commercial, military and space operations. The company reported delivering 141 commercial jet transports... more
IndustryBOEING -ALENIA ALLIANCE (2) ITALY ENTERS IN TANKER WORLD MARKET
ROME, ITALY, With the agreement between U.S. Boeing industry and Italian Finmeccanica Group industry Alenia, opens for Italy interesting propsect in order at the world's tanker market. After the Italian... more
IndustryJOINT VENTURE BETWEEN BOEING AND ALENIA BEATS AIRBUS FOR AMI TANKERS
ROME, ITALY, Boeing won: with its alliance with Italian aerospace industry Alenia, of Finmecanica Group, it have beaten its French rival Airbus for supply of four air tanker to Italian Air Force, which,... more
IndustryRUSSIA COULD MAKE A DEAL WITH AIRBUS
MOSCOW, Philippe Camus, president of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS), yesterday announced in a meeting in Moscow that Russia may become major partnership of Airbus, in the production... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A NEAR 7 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, Conn., was awarded a $6,900,000 contract for a digital map for the UH60L Black Hawk helicopter. Work is expected to be completed by October 2003. The U.S. Army... more
IndustryEUROPEAN COMMISSION BLOCKS GE-HONEYWELL MERGER
BRUSSELS, “The merger between GE and Honeywell, as it was notified, would have severely reduced competition in the aerospace industry and resulted ultimately in higher prices for customers, particularly a... more
IndustryBELL-BOEING AWARDED OF A 69 USDMCONTRACT FOR MV22 MANUFACTURE
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., is being awarded a $69,000,000 contract to provide additional funding to continue the manufacture of 16 MV-22s. Work is expected to be completed... more
IndustryA COMMON POINT OF CONTACT FOR BOEING AND AIRBUS
TOULOSE, FRANCE, According to an Airbus industries spokesman, between French industry and U.S. Boeing there is almost a common point of interest, the part identification through unique bar code permanent... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A NEAR 40 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $39,250,000 contract for supplies and services required to manufacture 26 AN/APG-73 Phase I Radar Upgrade Kits used on F/A-18 Hornet aircraft.... more
IndustryGENENRAL ELECTRIC AWARDED A OVER 45 USDM CONTRACT
USA, General Electric Aircraft Engines, Cincinnati, Ohio, is being awarded a $45,000,006 contract to provide for spare parts for the TF39, TF34 and J85 engine and 245 line items, various estimated quantities.... more
IndustrySIKORSKY AWARDED A OVER 203 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Co., Stratford, Conn., is being awarded a $203,239,894 contract, for sustaining engineering for conversion of 14 Army UH-60L aircraft to Navy MH-60S aircraft and logistics support... more
Industry194 ORDERS LESS FOR BOEING
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing Co received 194 fewer jet orders in the first half of 2001 than it did during the same period last year. In the 175 orders for the first half of the year... more
IndustryOVER 320 USDM FOR FIRST THREE MONTHS OF F22 PRODUCTION
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Marietta, Ga. is being awarded a $320,327,922 firm-fixed-price modification to a firm-fixed-price contract to provide for three months (July-September) advance procurement in... more
IndustryALLISON AWARDED A OVER 1,4 USDBN FOR C-130 ENGINE SPARES
USA, Allison Engine Co./Rolls Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Ind. is being awarded a $1,402,316,400 requirements contract by Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center, Tinker Air Force Base to provide for various... more
IndustryGRIPEN OFFSET PROGRAM BRINGS NEW MAGNESIUM RECYCLING PLANT IN CZECH REPUBLIC
LITVINOV, NORD BOHEMIA, A new US$6.5 million magnesium recycling facility in Litvinov, north Bohemia, is being established by United Kingdom company Magnesium Elektron as part of the Gripen new-generation... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICS AWARDED A OVER 21USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, was awarded by the Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, a $21,565,840 contract to provide for several components... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED OF A NEAR 6USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Electronic Systems, El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $5,809,196 contract by Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Mdto perform a demonstration of a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)... more
IndustryGENERAL ELECTRIC ALLOCATE 1 USDBN FOR NEW NEAR SUPERSONIC BOEING AIRCRAFT
NEW YORK, USA, According to reliable sources from U.S. industry General Electric, it would allocate 1 USDbn for the development of the engines for the new Boeing Sonic Cruiser aircraft, which would fly... more
IndustryUNITED INDUSTRIAL CORP WINS A OVER 25 USDM UAV CONTRACT
LE BOURGET, PARIS, United Industrial Corp. won contracts worth over USD25m to build unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for an international reconnaissance program; it declined to specify who the customer... more
IndustryPRATT&WHITNEY AWARDED A OVER 6 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Pratt & Whitney, East Hartford Conn., is being awarded a $6,153,732 firm-fixed-price contract to provide for purchasing of spare parts, for the F100-200/220E engine of the F-15/F-16 aircraft. The... more
IndustryGAMESA IN TALKS WITH EADS TO PARTICIPATE IN A380 PROJECT
SPAIN, Grupo Auxiliar Metalurgico SA has begun talks with Eads to join the A380 prohìject by building some of the super jumbo's parts, reported Expansion. So far, Gamesa has only participated in the construction... more
IndustryTAT GROUP OPENS NEW MAINTENANCE POLE
LE BOURGET, PARIS, TAT group, which was present at Le Bourget Air Show, which has been ended yesterday, announced the creation of a new maintenance pole from merger of former AOM Industries, maintenance... more
IndustryQANTAS CHOSE THALES FLIGHT SIMULATORS
LE BOURGET, PARIS, Australian airline Qantas decided to buy two ICAO approved Level-D flight simulators built by French industry Thales (former Thomson csf). The two systems, one for Airbus A330-200 and... more
IndustryGOOD RESULTS FOR RAYTHEON
LE BOURGET, PARIS, U.S. based Raytheon Aircraft industry diffused that at the Le Bourget Paris AirShow, it has received orders for aircrafts for about 300 USDm. Yesterday, a non-specified customer, placed... more