Boeing, Northrop Grumman awarded A-10 Thunderbolt support contracts

Posted at: Fri Jun 12th, 2009

ST. LOUIS, June 11, 2009 – The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] has been awarded a four-year U.S. Air Force contract to sustain the A-10 Thunderbolt II weapon system and integrate current and future upgrades into the aircraft’s avionics, mechanica...

First Saudi Typhoon aircraft rolled out

Posted at: Fri Jun 12th, 2009

The Roll Out Ceremony for the first two Typhoon aircraft constructed for the Royal Saudi Air Force was held at BAE Systems' Warton site yesterday.The Ceremony, which was attended by the Saudi Assistant Minister of Defence and Aviation, H...

Maiden test flight for RAF future tanker aircraft

Posted at: Fri Jun 12th, 2009

An Airbus A330 that will become the first of a new fleet of multi-role tanker aircraft has taken to the skies for the very first time in Toulouse, France. The Airbus A330-200, which will replace the RAF's aging TriStar and VC-10 aircraft, completed its three-hour maiden test flight ...