Italian AF gets first C-27J.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Air Force)(Global
Military Aircraft Systems )(Brief article)
The Italian Air Force has received the first of 12 C-27J airlifters
which will replace the ageing Flat G-222s still in service with the 46th
transport squadron. The C-27J programme is driven by . . .
National Partnership for Aeronautical Testing.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(agreement between Department of Defense and NASA)(Brief
article
Responding to the National Aeronautics Research and Development
Policy signed by President Bush in December 2006, the Department of
Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration . . .
Test success for Hunter-Viper Strike.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
Northrop Grumman's Hunter-Viper Strike weapon system
successfully destroyed a series of moving and stationary targets in
testing at the White Sands Missile Range in January. The Viper . . .
Raytheon.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(new facilities of Raytheon Aircraft
Co.)(Brief article)
As part of its strategy to increase its high-rate manufacturing
capability, Raytheon plans to expand operations at its manufacturing
facility at the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry (NAPI) . . .
IATA reports slower, but more profitable, growth.(AIR TRANSPORT
BRIEFING)(International Air Transport Association )
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released
full-year traffic, results for 2006 which its said showed slower but
more profitable growth". Global passenger growth slowed from . . .
European Defence Procurement Directive on the way.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)
Politicians like to point to defence as one of the few areas in
which real progress has been made in recent years--e.g. the creation of
the European Defence Agency (EDA)--while advances in other . . .
Australia.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Australian Defence Force)(defence
industry policy)(Brief article)
Australia has announced a new Defence Industry Policy
"designed to achieve the cost-effective delivery of equipment and
support to ensure the men and women of the Australian Defence Force
(ADF) . . .
ISRIS gets video from Predator to warfighters.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance Information
Service)
An advanced prototype funded and managed by US Joint Forces Command
(USJFCOM) aims to put video from unmanned aerial systems into the hands
of joint warfighters at the tactical level. The . . .
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(investment in Defence research )(Brief article)
A failure to increase investment in Defence research will impact on
the UK s future defence capability, says the House of Commons Defence
Committee in a report on the Defence Science and Technology . . .
Open Aviation Area.(AIR TRANSPORT BRIEFING)(Brief
article)
The European Commission has initialled the text of a first-stage
air transport agreement with the USA that if approved by theTransport
Council on 22 March, will replace the existing bilateral . . .
Reliable Replacement Warhead.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(resolving
sustainment issues in nuclear weapons)(Brief article)
The US has officially launched the Reliable Replacement Warhead
(RRW) programme in a bid to resolve sustainment issues with its nuclear
stockpile. The move follows the recent publication of a . . .
MBDA receives green light for Scalp Naval.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(contract)(Brief article)
MBDA has received notification from the French MoD's DGA
defence procurement agency of the development and production contract
for 250 SCALP Naval missiles, the naval cruise missiles destined . . .
Lockheed Martin.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(contract)(Brief
article)
Lockheed Martin has received a UK MoD contract to supply the Sniper
Advanced Targeting Pod (ATP) for the Harrier GR9 aircraft to satisfy, an
Urgent Operational Requirement (UOR.) The selection of . . .
EADS-Northrop Grumman Euro Hawk takes wing.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)(EuroHawk GmbH)
Following a green light from the German Budget Committee, the
German Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded a 430 million [pounds
sterling] contract to EuroHawk GmbH, a joint venture company formed . . .
100-seater battle brews ... again: Embraer has taken control of
the market, but new contenders will soon join the fray.(AIR TRAN
The 100-seat-jet segment of the commercial transport market has
seen more than its fair share of dreams and disappointments over the
past couple of decades. "100-seater confusion reigns" ran . . .
Northrop Grumman.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(contract)(Brief
article)
Northrop Grumman delivered the first production Airborne Laser Mine
Detection System (ALMDS) .Rod to the US Navy at the end of January. The
ALMDS system is designed to operate from the MH-60S . . .
Billion-dollar Aegis contract for Lockheed.(DEFENCE
BRIEFING)
The US DoD's Missile Defense Agency (MDA) has awarded Lockheed
Martin $979 million for continued development and evolution of the Aegis
Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) Weapon System.
Capability . . .
UAE goes for A330 MRTT.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Multi-role
Tanker/Transport )
EADS' A330 Multi-role Tanker/Transport (MRTT) has won its
third international competition, with the United Arab Emirates'
down-select of the aircraft to meet aerial refuelinq requirements of . . .
CSAR-X.(DEFENCE BRIEFING)(Combat Search and Rescue Replacement
Vehicle)(Government Accountability Office sustains bid protests)(
The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained the bid
protests of Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin Systems Integration-Oswego
(LMSI) against the Department of the Air Forces award of a . . .
World airline fleet watch.(AIR TRANSPORT & GENERAL
AVIATION)(Statistical table)
WORLD AIRLINE FLEET WATCH
Boeing deliveries. Jan-Dec 2006
717 737/BBJ 747 767 777 Totals
Aeromexico 9 9
Air China . . .
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