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Boeing Nets $1.7B Contract for P-8A Poseidon Submarine Hunters

WIL BALDWIN March 31, 2021

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 31, 2021 — The U.S. Navy today awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.6 billion production contract for the next 11 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Nine aircraft will join the U.S. Navy fleet and two…

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Dassault Aviation Presents 2020 Annual Results

WIL BALDWIN March 5, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System Soars In Flight Test

WIL BALDWIN March 4, 2021

Dallas, Texas March 4, 2021 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) successfully tested its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) munition in an 80-kilometer flight demonstration at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. During the flight test,…

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Boeing Loyal Wingman Uncrewed Aircraft Completes First Flight

WIL BALDWIN March 2, 2021

AUSTRALIA, March 1, 2021 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] Australia and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have successfully completed the first test flight of the Loyal Wingman uncrewed aircraft. The flight of the first military aircraft…

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Boeing Begins T-7A Red Hawk Advanced Trainer Production

WIL BALDWIN February 23, 2021

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 23, 2021 — A new era in aircraft design and build has begun as the first U.S. portion of the T-7A Red Hawk advanced trainer has officially entered the Boeing [NYSE: BA] jet’s…

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Embraer Delivers 71 Jets in 4Q20 and 130 Total in 2020

WIL BALDWIN February 12, 2021

Embraer (NYSE: ERJ) delivered 71 jets in the fourth quarter of 2020, of which 28 were commercial aircraft and 43 were executive jets (23 light and 20 large), which represents a decrease of 10 aircraft…

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Sikorsky Continues Legacy With Latest Contract to Build Presidential Helicopters

WIL BALDWIN February 10, 2021

STRATFORD, Conn. Feb. 10 – Continuing its 63-year legacy of providing safe and reliable transportation for the president of the United States, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), is under contract to manufacture a total…

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Large-Scale 3D Printing Goes to Space on Airbus’ Eurostar Neo Satellites

WIL BALDWIN February 9, 2021

Radio frequency components are at the heart of every telecommunications satellite, and such parts are now being produced by Airbus (AIR.PA) in large volumes with innovative Additive Layer Manufacturing (ALM) technology – also known as…

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Boeing’s First KC-46 Tanker for Japan Takes Flight

WIL BALDWIN February 9, 2021

EVERETT, Wash., Feb. 9, 2021 – The first Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46 tanker destined for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) took to the skies on its maiden flight yesterday. This successful flight highlights an…

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Leonardo Celebrates 20th Anniversary of AW139 Helicopter First Flight

WIL BALDWIN February 6, 2021

Leonardo celebrates today the 20th anniversary of the AW139 helicopter’s maiden flight. The first aircraft took to the skies from the Company’s facility in Cascina Costa di Samarate, Italy on 3 February 2001. The helicopter…