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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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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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Airbus Signs Maintenance Digital Services Contract With Royal Australian Air Force

WIL BALDWIN January 29, 2021

Airbus (Paris: AIR.PA) has signed a contract to provide a digital services focus for the maintenance of the Air Refueling Boom System (ARBS) on the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) KC-30A Multi-Role Tanker Transport (A330…

Triton’s Pacific Arrival to Deliver US Navy Better Situational Awareness

WIL BALDWIN January 29, 2020

The Northrop Grumman unmanned aircraft system MQ-4C Triton has been deployed to the Pacific for the first time. The deployment of the platform will give the US Navy greater maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance data…

Australia Receives First Falcon 7X VIP Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN May 8, 2019May 8, 2019

The Commonwealth of Australia has taken delivery of the first of three very long range Falcon 7X trijets it has acquired for government VIP service. The other two aircraft, to be operated by the Royal…