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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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Boeing Teams with Canadian Industry to Offer P-8A Poseidon

WIL BALDWIN June 1, 2022

Ottawa, Ontario, June 1, 2022 – Boeing [NYSE: BA] and several Canadian industry partners announced today their intent to collaborate to provide the capability and sustainability of the proven P-8A Poseidon for the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft…

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Honeywell Technology For Drones Increases Range With Hydrogen Fuel Cells

WIL BALDWIN August 18, 2021

PHOENIX, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell (NASDAQ: HON) is developing a new technology suite for light drones that allows them to fly three times longer and with less human intervention. Compared with traditional drones using batteries…

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Germany Signs Up for Five Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft

WIL BALDWIN June 30, 2021

BERLIN, Germany June 30, 2021 — The German Ministry of Defense today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing (NYSE: BA) P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign Military Sales (FMS) process.…

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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 Awarded U.S. Navy Contract for New Zealand P-8 Training

WIL BALDWIN December 15, 2020

The U.S. Navy recently awarded Boeing [NYSA: BA] a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract, valued at $109 million, to provide P-8A Poseidon training for the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF). A suite of training…

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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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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…

First Nigerian A-29 Super Tucano Completes Inaugural Flight

WIL BALDWIN April 18, 2020

Jacksonville, EUA, April 17, 2020 – Embraer Defense & Security and Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) announced the first of 12 A-29 Super Tucano light attack, combat and reconnaissance aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF)…

Boeing Receives $1.5 Billion P-8A Poseidon U.S. Navy Contract

WIL BALDWIN March 31, 2020March 31, 2020

The U.S. Navy awarded Boeing [NYSE: BA] a $1.5 billion production contract for the next 18 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes eight aircraft for the U.S. Navy, six aircraft for the Republic of Korea…