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Airbus signs 1.2 billion Euro contracts for support of France’s A330 MRTT fleet

WIL BALDWIN October 24, 2023

Getafe, Spain - 23 October 2023 – Airbus Group SE (Paris: AIR) Defence and Space has signed two contracts valued at 1.2 billion euros in total with France’s Direction generale de l'armement (DGA) and Direction de…

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BAE Systems & L3Harris deliver first EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force

WIL BALDWIN September 12, 2023

BAE Systems PLC (London: BAES) and L3Harris Technologies Inc. (NYSE: LXH) delivered the first of 10 EC-37B Compass Call aircraft to the U.S. Air Force for formal combined developmental and operational testing. The next-generation system…

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PHASA-35 completes first successful stratospheric flight

WIL BALDWIN July 15, 2023

Over a 24-hour period, PHASA-35 soared to more than 66,000 feet, reaching the stratosphere, before landing successfully. The trial, completed last month in New Mexico in the USA, allowed engineers to assess the performance of…

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Saab receives order for Carl-Gustaf M4 from Australia

WIL BALDWIN July 4, 2023

Saab (OTC: SAABF) has received an order from the Australian Department of Defence for the supply of additional Carl-Gustaf® M4 weapons. The order value is SEK 400 million with deliveries during 2024-2025. The Carl-Gustaf M4…

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Boeing to Deliver Additional Chinook Helicopters to U.S. Army Special Operations

WIL BALDWIN November 25, 2021

Boeing [NYSE: BA] will build six more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command as part of a $246.48 million contract. Delivery of these aircraft are scheduled to start in…

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U.S. Navy and Boeing Score Another MQ-25 First with E-2D Refueling

WIL BALDWIN August 19, 2021

The U.S. Navy and Boeing [NYSE: BA] have completed a second carrier-based aircraft unmanned refueling mission with the Boeing-owned MQ-25TM T1 test asset, this time refueling a Navy E-2D Hawkeye command and control aircraft. During a…

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MD Helicopters Secures $43.9 Million in Army Contracts

WIL BALDWIN June 23, 2021

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announces two independent contract awards worth $43.9 million from Army Contracting Command-Redstone supporting the Afghan Air Force’s MD 530F Cayuse Warrior light attack helicopters. The first contract, a six-month extension worth…

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Boeing Awarded Contract to Deliver 14 Chinook Helicopters to the Royal Air Force

WIL BALDWIN June 22, 2021

U.S. Special Operations Command awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $578 million Foreign Military Sales contract approved by the U.S. Department of State to deliver 14 extended-range Chinook helicopters to the UK Royal Air Force (RAF).…

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U.S. Marine Corps Awards BAE Systems $184 Million for Additional ACV’s

WIL BALDWIN February 14, 2021

BAE Systems (OTC: BAESY) has received a $184 million contract option from the U.S. Marine Corps for more Amphibious Combat Vehicles (ACV) under full-rate production. The order demonstrates the Marine Corps’ confidence in a program…

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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…