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Australia to benefit from lower F-35 LRIP costs
/ | 10 Comments on Australia to benefit from lower F-35 LRIP costsLockheed Martin has reached in principle agreement with the US Department of Defense on reduced pricing for the next two low rate initial production – LRIP – batches of F-35s. The savings, which equate to an up to eight per cent saving over previous LRIP batches, should benefit Australia, which is acquiring its first two
Read moreAirbus posts 95 per cent earnings increase, becomes lead EADS brand
/As Airbus reported a 95 per cent increase in earnings for the first half of 2013, parent company EADS has confirmed the EADS brand will be replaced by Airbus. As the lead product in the EADS portfolio, the parent company sees greater strength in market positioning under an Airbus Group brand. “The renaming simply gathers
Read moreLockheed Martin forms consortium for new ATM tender
/Lockheed Martin will team with four leading air traffic management (ATM) technology providers in bidding for the oneSKY Australia tender. oneSKY is the project name given to the procurement by Airservices and Defence of Australia’s new generation ATM system, which expected to be operational before the end of the decade. Australia’s Adacel Technologies, Daronmont Technologies
Read moreThursday on-sale date for Australian Aviation
| 2 Comments on Thursday on-sale date for Australian AviationIf you’re looking to purchase the August issue of Australian Aviation on the news-stand, please note we have moved to a Thursday on-sale date from August issue onwards. August Australian Aviation will go on sale across Australia from Thursday August 1. Thereafter, Australian Aviation will go on sale on the last Thursday of the month
Read moreBoeing Defence Australia takes over Wedgetail support
Boeing Defence Australia has taken on responsibility for the $140 million E-7A Wedgetail sustainment contract from its US-based parent company. Air Vice-Marshal Colin Thorne, head of the DMO’s Aerospace Systems Division, stated that the contract provides engineering, maintenance, spare parts and training support to the RAAF’s Wedgetail aircraft fleet. “Novation [of the contract] to an
Read more100th F-35 enters final assembly
| 4 Comments on 100th F-35 enters final assemblyThe 100th F-35 Lightning II has entered the last stage of final assembly. The CTOL F-35A variant aircraft is due to arrive at Luke Air Force Base in Arizona in 2014, and is one of 126 F-35s currently in production, according to Lockheed Martin. Luke AFB is set to be the largest F-35 base in
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