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The product support branch of Gulfstream Aerospace has launched the company’s first private label for cabin interior refurbishments. Dubbed The Gulfstream Portfolio Collection, the label will carry a collection of in-stock fabrics, leathers and carpets that will help shorten the lead time and cost for interior refurbishments of Gulfstream business jets. This content is available

An Airwork Group 737-300F freighter operating on behalf of Australia’s Pacific Air Express has been extensively damaged in a landing incident at Honiara, Solomon Islands. The aircraft, Toll-painted ZK-TLC, was at the end of a scheduled service from Brisbane when its starboard main gear collapsed after landing on January 26. This content is available exclusively

New Zealand Defence Minister Jonathan Coleman has announced that the RNZAF will acquire 11 Beechcraft T-6C turboprop trainers as part of a NZ$154 million training package. The announcement says the aircraft are part of a larger training system. “This modern, safe and reliable pilot training system will enable our military pilots to be trained to

The first two of 24 MH-60R Seahawk Romeo helicopters have been accepted into RAN service in a ceremony held at NAS Jacksonville in Florida on January 24. The aircraft were handed over to the RAN at Lockheed Martin’s Owego NY facility in December before being flown to Jacksonville where they will be based with US Navy

The US Navy has announced that Raytheon will be retained as the successful prime contractor for that service’s Next Generation Jammer (NGJ) requirement after it complied with a US Government Accountability Office ruling. The GAO had upheld a protest against Raytheon’s selection by rival BAE Systems in November, and conducted a new cost and technical

Raytheon has signed a contract with prime contractor BAE Systems for the provision of Raytheon Advanced Combat Radar (RACR) AESA sets for the South Korean KF-16 upgrade program. The program aims to upgrade as many as 130 KF-16C/D Block 50/52 fighters with the RACR and other enhancements to extend that type’s service life and capability,