Category: Defence

Quickstep Holdings has announced it has signed a long-term agreement (LTA) with Marand Precision Engineering to supply about 700 sets of carbon fibre composite parts for F-35 JSF vertical tails over 14 years. The estimated $148 million deal comes after the signing of an MoU in 2009, and comprises 18 individual parts including skins, spars

BAE Systems Australia has offered some details on its Project AIR 5428 Pilot training System bid, tenders for which closed on March 31. The company has teamed with CAE Australia and Beechcraft to offer a solution based around the Beech T-6C aircraft. This content is available exclusively to Australian Aviation members. Login Become a Member

The USAF has taken delivery of the first production lot of Lockheed Martin JASSM-ER missiles. The JASSM-ER is a longer range version of the 400km range JASSM which is in service with the USAF and RAAF. Using the same mould line as the JASSM the –ER has a repackaged warhead and engine module which allows more

Boeing says it will now close its C-17 Globemaster III production line at Long Beach in Los Angeles in mid-2015 instead of the previously announced “late-2015” due to a slight reduction in orders. The company says the three-month “adjustment” is based on “current market trends and the timing of expected orders.” This content is available