Military

Airbus Helicopters has received a contract valued at approximately $116 million to deliver 16 additional UH-72A Lakotas for the United States Army.

Embraer Defense & Security announced today the signing of a Letter of Intent with aviation services company SkyTech for up to six new KC-390 multi-mission transport aircraft.

Cobham announced today that its Special Mission business has been awarded a follow-on contract to deliver Operational Readiness Training to NATO for up to five years.

France’s minister of the Armed Forces officially welcomed the country’s first C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to the Armée de l’Air’s 62st Transport Wing with a ceremony at Orléans-Bricy Air Base.

The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has granted Boeing’s KC-46 tanker program an Amended Type Certificate (ATC) for its core 767-2C.

Boeing and the Netherlands Ministry of Defence today signed an agreement that will upgrade six Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) Chinook helicopters to the latest F-model configuration, ensuring commonality of systems for their entire fleet of 20 F-model Chinooks.

The Mexican Navy has received two final AS565 MBe Panther helicopters, completing the order of ten purchased in November 2014.

The first Boeing KC-46A tanker that will be delivered to the U.S. Air Force next year successfully completed its first flight and airborne tests yesterday, taking off from Paine Field at 10:32 a.m. PST and landing approximately three-and-one-half hours later. “Today’s flight is another milestone for the Air Force/Boeing team and helps move us closer … Read more

Embraer announced today a firm order of six A-29 Super Tucano light attack and advanced training aircraft for the Philippine Air Force (PAF).

The Embraer KC-390 military transport and tanker jet will start a series of trials in the United States as part of its test campaign for certification