by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 10, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Embraer’s first KC-390 prototype has temporarily stopped flying after stall tests conducted last month pushed the military transporter beyond its operational limits. While no work is needed on the “primary aircraft structure,” the firm does need to...
by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 9, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy has awarded a $22.4 million contract to BAE Systems to exercise options for post-shakedown availabilities (PSA) for the USS Little Rock and USS Sioux City littoral combat ships (LCS). Work will be carried out onboard USS Little Rock LCS-9 and...
by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 8, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * General Electric will conduct the overhaul and recapitalization of the T700 series of engine in support of US Army Blackhawk and Apache helicopters. Valued at $84 million, the contract follows the $1 billion December 2016 award that called for 2,500 T700...
by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 7, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy has placed fresh orders with Raytheon for 196 Tomahawk Block IV all-up-round vertical launch system missiles and spares. Worth up to $260.3 million, the contract modification also includes the procurement of spare parts and support for the...
by Padraig McCarrick | Nov 6, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A search through unclassified budget documents has revealed that the Pentagon has been secretly developing a long-range engagement weapon (LREW) that could replace or surpass the capabilities of the Raytheon AIM-120D AMRAAM. The discovery by Flight Global...
