by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 20, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Canadian defense contractor Discovery Air Defense is to enter the United States Air Force’s (USAF) Adversary Air (ADAIR) competition with the General Dynamics F-16. The firm told Jane’s that it had just finalized a deal to procure a “large...
by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 19, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Harris Corp. has received a series of contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) for wares totalling nearly $900 million. The first, announced last Friday, is the $133 million order for Lot 14 ALQ-214(V)4/5 integrated defensive electronic...
by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 18, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer has announced the firm order for six of its A-29 Super Tucano aircraft. The unnamed customer will start to receive the light attack, surveillance, and advanced trainer planes from 2018, however, no further details of the...
by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 17, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * Following the withdrawal of Arleigh Burke-class destroyers USS John S. McCain and Fitzgerald from service, the US Navy has issued the unscheduled deployment of the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey to the 5th and 6th Fleet areas. This will allow the USS...
by Padraig McCarrick | Oct 16, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * A Boeing and US Air Force (USAF) test team has successfully completed the first mid-air refueling involving two KC-46A aerial tankers. The demonstration took place during a recent four-hour flight, during which the two aircraft transferred 38,100 pounds of...
