Indonesia commits to buying ‘up to 24’ F-15EXs from Boeing
Indonesian and Boeing representatives signed a memorandum of understanding for the advanced version of the F-15, but did not specify timelines or pricetags.
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Pilot Ivan Andaur, 56, collapses and dies in toilet onboard Boeing 787 he was flying from Miami to Chile
A PILOT has collapsed and died in a toilet onboard a Boeing 787 while flying from Miami to Chile.
Ivan Andaur, 56, was flying flight LA505 from Miami International Airport to Santiago, Chile, on Sunday night when he began to feel ill.
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‘No more impasses’: Air Force to get helo technical data from Lockheed, Boeing
Obtaining the technical data packages from the two prime contractors will enable the Air Force to conduct more maintenance on its own and facilitate greater competition for sustainment contracts.
KC-46A tanker still has 6 category 1 deficiencies, but fixes are in the works: USAF official
Each KC-46A will take about two months to retrofit with a new vision system, according to the Air Force’s program lead, a fix that will address two of six remaining critical defects in Boeing’s Pegasus air refueling tanker.
In reversal, Air Force wants prototype NGAD engines from both Pratt and GE: Official
“[R]ight now with the way we’re funded, we think we can carry both [companies] through prototype, and both are leaning in fully. And so then we’ll let the prototype and test do the evaluation,” Air Force propulsion chief John Sneden said.
RFI for next round of Air Force tanker buy projected for end of September: USAF official
“I think what you’re hearing from individuals like Hon. Hunter and Hon. Kendall is a recognition that the requirements that went into the JCIDS process are not revolutionary,” said Scott Boyd, Air Force deputy program manager for mobility a…
L3Harris: NATO could make E-3A replacement downselects over ‘next 6 months’
Asked about the timeline floated by an L3Harris official, a NATO spokesperson told Breaking Defense the alliance is still assessing “the way ahead.”
Boeing defense unit logs over $500M in losses for Q2, though KC-46 deliveries resume
The aerospace giant’s defense and space division recorded new charges for NASA’s Starliner shuttle, the Air Force’s T-7A training jet and the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray drone.
Canada awards Airbus $2.7 billion tanker deal for 9 planes
After previously signaling Airbus’s A330 Multi-role Tanker Transport would best fill the role, the Canadian government formally awarded the company a contract to convert five used jets and build four new ones.
Boeing to produce more AH-64E Apache helicopters
Aerospace giant Boeing announced that it has received a contract modification to produce an additional 21 AH-64E Apaches for the U.S. Army and an international customer. As noted by the company, this award is a modification to the multiyear contract aw…