US defence service company Aeronautical Systems has brought the UK's Air Transport Avionics (ATA) into its $6 million contract to support Boeing/BAE Systems AV-8 Harriers for the Spanish Navy.
The deal, signed at the show, will see ATA providing repair and overhaul services for various avionics and communications equipment in the AV-8s.
Source: Flight Daily News
A decade after Saab signed a contract with Brasilia to provide the Brazilian air force with Gripen E/F fighters, the US government is investigating the deal for unspecified reasons.
Three Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos have arrived at the US Air Force’s test pilot school in the California desert, where they will be used to conduct training and research on a variety of sensors and weapon systems.
Lockheed’s current deputy F-35 manager Chauncey McIntosh will take over as head of the troubled fighter programme, which is the company’s largest individual revenue generator, but has battled engineering and delivery challenges for more than year.
