Tag: Boeing
The Burning Question
Etienne-Lacroix has announced it has commenced deliveries of its first serial production batch of LIR-120-A400M and LIR-121-A400M flares. These which will equip the Armée...
Boeing Pitches T-X at Le Bourget
David Oliver - The first of two prototypes of the tandem-seat single-engine Boeing T-X powered by a General Electric F404 afterburning turbofan, BTX-1 flew...
Boeing Receives Second U.S. Navy Contract for F/A-18 Service Life Modification
Boeing has received a one-year contract, which also includes a one-year option for 2020, to continue modernizing the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18 fleet under the...
Sabena technics and Elbit Systems Partner on Promoting DIRCM Self-Protection Systems
Sabena technics and Elbit Systems join forces on the marketing and delivery of DIRCM self-protection solutions for military and VIP aircraft.
This joint effort...
MBDA Sees Strong Year Ahead
David Oliver - MBDA held its annual UK press conference in London on 20 March when CEO Antoine Bouvier, chief financial officer Peter Bols...
Winds of change in the Fighter market
Andrew Hunter - Very little stirs the blood in defence quite like a good fighter competition. Fighters are glamorous, eye-catching, and expensive. They are...
Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ Helicopter Achieves First Flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 DEFIANT™ helicopter achieved first flight 21 March at Sikorsky’s West Palm Beach, Fla., site. This revolutionary aircraft, developed by Sikorsky, a...
U.S. Government approves release of Boeing EA-18G Growler to Finland
Boeing and the U.S. Navy have received U.S. Department of Defense approval to offer the EA-18G Growler to Finland. Previously only Australia had been...
Boeing Delivers First KC-46A Tanker to Altus Air Force Base
Boeing delivered its fifth KC-46A Pegasus tanker to the U.S. Air Force, the first that will be based at Altus Air Force Base, Okla....
U.S. Navy orders next group of P-8A aircraft; 19 jets support world-wide customers
The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a $2.4 billion production contract for the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft. The contract includes 10 aircraft to...
