Raytheon Aerospace, a unit of Raytheon Aircraft, has won a $21 million US Air Force contract to continue maintenance of USAF trainers at Columbus AFB, Mississippi. The award is the third-year option of a potential five-year deal. This option, which covers fiscal year 1997, brings the value of the contract to $77 million.
Source: Flight International
Korea Aerospace Industries has secured a contract to extend the life of KT-1B basic trainers in service with Indonesia’s air force.
Defence ministers from Portugal and Canada now say they must consider alternatives to the US-made Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter for their fleet modernisation efforts, in light of recent comments from Washington about support for NATO and rhetoric toward allies.
A prototype of the Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) Tejas Light Combat Aircraft Mk1 has successfully launched a locally developed air-to-air missile.
