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Saab Receives Order for Two Additional Firefighting Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN January 31, 2021

The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) has exercised an option in their contract with Saab regarding aerial firefighting capability in Sweden. Saab will provide two additional aircraft with associated crew. The order from March 2020…

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U.S. Air Force Awards Boeing Additional $2.1 Billion Contract for 15 More KC-46A Tankers

WIL BALDWIN January 21, 2021

The U.S. Air Force on Wednesday awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $2.1 billion contract for 15 KC-46A tankers, expanding its fleet of aircraft that will not only set the standard for aerial refueling but will…

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Embraer Delivers Fourth C-390 Millennium Airlifter to Brazilian Air Force

WIL BALDWIN December 20, 2020

Embraer delivered the fourth C-390 Millennium multi-mission medium airlifter of a total of 28 units to the Brazilian Air Force (FAB). Like the three units already in operation, the fourth airlifter will be operated by…

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Embraer Delivers First Modernized E-99 Jet to Brazilian Air Force

WIL BALDWIN November 28, 2020

From Embraer press release In a ceremony held today at the Embraer facility in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo, Brazil), Embraer delivered the first modernized EMB 145 AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control), designated E-99, to…

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Happy 100th Birthday, Qantas Airlines!

WIL BALDWIN November 15, 2020

Queensland and Northern Territory Aerial Services (QANTAS) today marks 100 years since it was founded in the Australian outback. On 16 November 1920, two veterans of the Australian Flying Corps, Hudson Fysh and Paul McGinness,…

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Boeing Wins Contract for Two More KC-46 Tankers for Japan

WIL BALDWIN November 1, 2020

The U.S. Air Force has exercised the option for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s (JASDF) third and fourth Boeing [NYSE: BA] KC-46 tanker through the Foreign Military Sale (FMS) process. “Japan’s new tankers will play…

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EmbraerX to Spin-Off Eve, Launch the Future of Urban Air Mobility

WIL BALDWIN October 16, 2020

Eve Urban Air Mobility Solutions, Inc. (Eve) has been launched as a new, independent company dedicated to accelerating the Urban Air Mobility (UAM) ecosystem. Eve is developing a full portfolio of solutions to enable the…

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Defence Ministers of Germany and France visit Airbus in Manching

WIL BALDWIN September 17, 2020

During a visit of the Airbus premises in Manching, Europe’s largest military aviation development centre, the Defence Ministers of Germany and France, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer and Florence Parly, expressed their nations’ support for key European defence…

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The Helicopter Company Purchases 10 Airbus H125 Helicopters

WIL BALDWIN August 20, 2020

The Helicopter Company (THC), which is fully owned by the Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement with Airbus Helicopters to purchase 10 H125 helicopters. The…

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Swiss Army Chooses Lockheed Martin’s Indago 3 UAS For Tactical Reconnaissance And Surveillance

WIL BALDWIN August 4, 2020

Armasuisse contracted Lockheed Martin (LMT) for a fleet of Indago 3 small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), with options for spares, training and tech support and additional systems for the Swiss Army. Indago provides aerial reconnaissance in environments…