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IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Corp., Tactical Defense Systems, St. Paul, Minn., is being awarded a over USD 5m contract by the Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., for the full-rate production of 11... more
IndustryJOINT STRIKE FIGHTER ENGINE AGREEMENT SIGNED
USA, Officials from Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and GE Aircraft Engines (GEAE) signed an agreement to work together on the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) engines program. Signing on behalf of P&W was Steve Finger,... more
IndustryHARRIS WINS USD300M CONTRACT
USA, Harris Corp., Palm Bay, Florida, is being awarded a $300,000,000 contract to provide for development and production satellite multi-band terminals. These modular terminals will provide dual hub... more
IndustryEXXON WINS CONTRACT WORTH OVER 28 USDM
USA, Exxon Mobil Fuels Marketing Co., Fairfax, Va., is being awarded a USD 28,114,014 contract for delivery of 26,240,000 U.S. gallons of JP5-grade turbine fuel. This delivery will be to the Sicily,... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A 1USDBN CONTRACT FOR C-130 AVIONIC UPGRADE
USA, Boeing Co. St. Louis, is being selected to receive a USD1,000,000,000 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contracts contingent upon approval by the Defense Acquisition Board. to support the... more
IndustryAIRBUS: 62 ORDINI FOR A380 AIRCRAFT
TOULOUSE, Airbus Industrie said it has collected 62 orders for the superjumbo A380. Qantas Airways ordered 12 aircrafts, Air France 10, Singapore Airlines 10, Fedex Corp 10, Virgin Atlantic 6, Emirates... more
IndustryADAM AIRCRAFT SELLS FIRST TWENTY AIRPLANES
ENGLEWOOD, USA, Adam Aircraft Industries has sold 20 M-309 aircraft since the first of the year. Vice President of sales Tom Wiesner said, "We have built an excellent team of engineers and technicians... more
IndustryAIRBUS THINKS TO A NEW CARGO SEAPLANE
TOULOSE, FRANCE, The Airbus A-380 superjetliner project has been just started that Airbus engineers are thinking to a new air giant, a seaplane never seen, devoted to cargo transport. According to Airbus... more
Industry17 USDM CONTRACT FOR COMANCHE ENGINES
USA, Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co., Indianapolis, Ind., is being awarded a $17,000,000 contract for the efforts necessary to extend the current T800 contract that will lead to the Pre-Production... more
IndustryBOEING AWARDED A USD 7BN AWACS MODERNIZATION CONTRACT
USA, Boeing Co., Information and Surveillance Systems, Seattle, Wash., is being awarded a USD 7bn contract by the Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base for the Airborne Warning and Control... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED OF A OVER 5 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Aircraft Co., Wichita, Kansas., is being awarded a USD 5,468,445 contract by Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio to provide for support of the Joint Primary... more
IndustryBFGOODRICH RECEIVES CONTRACT FROM JAPAN DEFENSE MINISTER
USA, Sumitomo Corporation, Japanese representative of The BFGoodrich Company, received an order from the Japanese Marine Self Defense Force (JMSDF) to provide Long Range Optical Cameras to be installed... more
IndustryRAYTHEON TO MAINTAIN AIRBORNE RADAR SYSTEM
USA, Raytheon Systems Co., Defense Systems Segment, Naval & Maritime Systems, Sudbury, Mass., is exercising a $5,429,484 option under previously awarded contract by the Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington,... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A NEAR 8 USDM CONTRACT
USA, BAE Systems Applied Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded a USD 7,818,429 modification to previously awarded contract by Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md.,... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDER OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Raytheon Co., El Segundo, California, is being awarded a USD 9,271,508 contract by the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, California, to provide engineering services in the support... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGIES AWARDED A OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, BAE Systems Technologies, Inc., Rockville, Md., is being awarded an USD 11,507,744 services contract by The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, St. Inigoes, Md., for engineering and technical... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN AWARDED A NEAR 75 USDM CONTRACTS
USA, Lockheed Martin Naval Electronics and Surveillance System-Surface Systems, Moorestown, N.J., is being awarded a $74,791,712 cost-plus-award-fee contract by The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren... more
IndustryEUROFIGHTER BELIEVES GREECE TO SIGN WITHIN A YEAR
THE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS, Eurofighter consortium is hopeful that Greece will sign the deal for 60 aircraft within a year. "The Greeks have initialled the contract... They have recently said they are going... more
IndustryRAYTHEON ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS
LEXINGTON, USA, Raytheon Company announced that Hansel E. Tookes, 53, has been named president of Raytheon International Inc. In this role, Tookes will be responsible for efforts to expand Raytheon's... more
IndustryP&WC CELEBRATES 40 YEARS OF SUCCESS FOR ITS PT6 TURBOPROP ENGINE
LONGUEUIL, QUEBEC, CANADA, Today marks the 40th anniversary of Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.’s (P&WC) PT6 engine’s maiden flight. The PT6, Canada’s first small turbine engine, took to the sky on May 30, 1... more
Industry4USDM AGREEMENT BETWEEN CESSNA AND ASTRONICS
BUFFALO, USA, A long-term agreement has been signed between Cessna Aircraft Company and Astronics Corporation's subsidiary, Luminescent Systems, Inc, to provide, for 4 years certain cockpit lighting components... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER WILL''FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE'' AGAINST EMBRAER
OTTAWA. CANADA, Prime Minister Jean Chretien declared on an interview that Canada will "fight fire with fire" for a share of the market for regional aircraft of its Bombardier national aeronautical industry... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS OVER 11 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Lockheed Martin Tactical Systems, Eagan, Minnesota, is being awarded an over 11USDm contract by The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., to exercise an option for the procurement of one... more
IndustrySMITHS INDUSTRIES ACQUISISCE CONTRATTO DA OLTRE 10 MILIONI DI DOLLARI
USA, Smith's Industries, Product Support North America, Clearwater, Fla., is being awarded by The Naval Inventory Control Point, Philadelphia, Pa, of a order Agreement in the amount of $10,953,341 for... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN TO MODIFY A CONTRACT TO REDUCE F-22 PRODUCTION COSTS
USA, The Air Force is modifying a contract with Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Systems Co., Marietta, Ga. This action provides for Investment in Producibility Improvement Program... more
IndustryALCATEL-LUCENT MERGING COULD ENDANGER 30.000 JOBS
PARIS, FRANCE, Agreements for a merger between French telecommunication and defense group Alcatel and the U.S. homologue Lucent would be terminated for today, as reported by a spokesman. Unions, however... more
IndustryUS AIR FORCE REQUIRES MODS TO GPS IIF SYSTEM
USA, The Air Force is modifying a contract with the Boeing Corporation, Information and Communications Systems, Anaheim, California to design and develop modifications to incorporate new military and... more
IndustryBOEING WILL CUT 600 JOBS IN CALIFORNIA
LONG BEACH, Boeing siad it will be forced to cut 600 jobs in its commercial aircraft division in Long Beach, California, due to the reduced demamd for the 717 aircraft. American Airlines, after the acquisition... more
IndustryOVER 20% LOSSES IN U.S. DEFENCE INDUSTRIES ORDERS
USA, Noticeable losses in the aerospace and defense industrial sectors in the month of April, in which aerospace losses raised to over 10% and defense sector losses amounted to 20,4% more
IndustryINSECTICIDES (2): BOEING CONCERNED FOR POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO AIRPLANES
SEATTLE, USA, After passengers health concerns for practice to spray insecticides in aircraft's cabins to avoid import in New Zealand of nocive insects, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing has warned... more
IndustryALENIA AEROSPAZIO AND EADS TO MERGE UNDER ATR INTEGRATED
ROME, Alenia Aerospazio, a unit of Finmeccanica, and Eads are to merge their regional aircraft operations under a company called "Atr Integrated", both the companies said in a joint statement. The merger... more
IndustryTURKEY CUTS PROVISIONAL ORDER FOR AIRBUS A400 PLANES
TOULOUSE, "Turkey still wants to continue with the programme, but with the number of planes reduced by six compared with the 26 initial forecast," said David Jennings, director of marketing for the Airbus... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER PROFIT RISES ON HIGHER JET SALES
MONTREAL, "First-quarter profit at Bombardier Inc. rose 24 percent, the company said on Tuesday, as it revealed talks were under way with Northwest Airlines Corp. on a $1.5 billion contract to supply up... more
IndustryAIRBUS TRIES TO SELL SIX AIRCRAFT TO CROATIA
ZAGREB, CROATIA, During a visit in French companies, Croatia's economy Minister espressed that Airbus attempts currently to sell Croatia six own aircrafts worth around USD300m. The Croatia government... more
IndustryBOEING CO AWARDED OF AN OVER 26 USDM CONTRACT
USA, The Boeing Corporation, Military Aircraft & Missile Systems Group, Philadelphia, was awarded by The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., on May 18, 2001, a over 26 USDm... more
IndustryAIR FRANCE CONFIRMS ORDER FOR TWO B747-400F
SEATTLE, USA, U.S. aeronautical industry Boeing received confirmation by French flag airline Air France, for tha acquisition of two B747-400F freighter aircraft. This order makes the European carrier the... more
IndustryAIRBUS LAUNCHES UNIT IN JAPAN
JAPAN, Airbus Industrie has launched on May 11 a japanese subsidiary trying to strenghten its operations in the country. Airbus Japan will help the company to "speed up providing services to Japanese... more
IndustrySIKORSKY SIGNS A OVER 9 USDM CONTRACT
USA, Sikorsky Aircraft Corpotration, Stratford, Connecticut, awarded a over USD 9m delivery order amount, by The U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, as part of an estimated... more
IndustryBELL BOEING JOINT VENTURE AWARDED OF NEW FUNDS FOR OSPREY PRODUCTION
USA, Bell-Boeing Joint Program Office, Patuxent River, Md., awarded an USD 18,900,000 modification to previously awarded advance acquisition contract to provide additional funding for the manufacture and... more
IndustryROCKWELL COLLINS AWARDED A OVER 17USDM FOR MILITARY RADIO SETS PRODUCTION
USA, Rockwell Collins Government Systems, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, awarded by The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., an over USD17m modification to previously awarded contract to exercise an option... more
IndustryLOCKHEED MARTIN SIGNS OVER 30 USDM CONTRACT FOR AEGIS UPGRADE
USA, Lockheed Martin, Government Electronics Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, awarded by The Naval Sea Systems Command, Arlington, Virginia, of a over USD30m contract to perform Aegis Combat System Baseline upgrades... more
IndustryLINA, FINMECCANICA (2): GREAT INTEREST FOR BOEING'S SONIC CRUISER
ROME, ITALY, In a meeting held yesterday in Rome, Italy's industrial group Finmeccanica managing director, Alberto Lina, anbnounced a remarkable interest for Boeing Sonic Cruiser project, on which Seattle-based... more
IndustryLINA, FINMECCANICA: READY FOR SUMMER THE AGREEMENT WITH EADS FOR EMAC
ROME, ITALY, Italian group Finmeccanica managing director, Alberto Lina, in a meeting held in Rome, announced that the agreement between Finmeccanica and Eads will be signed for the summer, thus creating... more
IndustryAIL SYSTEMS AWARDED A OVER USD5M CONTRACT FOR B-1B ECM
USA, AIL Systems Incorporated, Long Island, N.Y., awarded by Robins Air Force Base, Ga, an over USD 5m contract to provide for repair of various components applicable to the AN/ALQ-161A Electronic Countermeasures... more
IndustryROLLS-ROYCE SIGNS EUR180M CONTRACT WITH BRITANNIA
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Rolls-Royce, the aerospace engines group, signed a Eur 180m contract with UK Britannia Airways charter operator to maintain its fleet of Boeing 757 aircraft for 10 years. more
IndustryAIRBUS TO HELP CHINA DEVELOP ITS AVIATION INDUSTRY
BEIJING, CHINA, Airbus chief executive officer Noel Forgeard, speaking at Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, said Airbus is ready to form a partnership with China to help it develop its... more
IndustryEMBRAER NET INCOME GOES UP IN 1Q
BRAZIL, Brazilian Embraer closed the first quarter of 2001 with a backlog for $23,7 billion. Accumulated net sales increased by 47,7%, reaching $756.4 million. Net income for the quarter went up by 124.2%... more
IndustryBOMBARDIER SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH LONDON AIR SERVICES FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE NEW CHALLENGER 604
LONDON, GREAT BRITAIN, Bombardier is going to sign an agreement with LAS, London Air Services, for the purchase of the new aircraft Challeger 604, a business jet capable of flying for 4,100 nautical miles,... more
IndustryBAE SYSTEMS COMPLETES TESTS ON ATIRCM/CMWS
USA, BAe Systems communicated yesterday the results of the twenty-days tests carried out on the Advanced Threat Infrared Countermeasures/Common Missile Warning System (ATIRCM/CMWS), conducted at White... more
IndustryRAYTHEON AWARDED A OVER 53 USDM CONTRACT FOR PATRIOT UPGRADE
USA, Raytheon Corporation, Electronic Systems, Bedford, Massachusetts, awarded a over 53 USDm contract by U.S. Army Aviation & Missile Command, Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, for Patriot classification,... more