The World of Aviation

In 2020, Lockheed Martin was selected by the US Air Force to oversee the US$900 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract for the F-16 Sustainment Depot program, receiving the first aircraft received for maintenance at the company’s South Carolina facility early 2021.

Parts of the East Coast were hit by a blizzard like storm called a Nor’easter, which plunged several states such as New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Rhode Island and Virginia into an emergency.

In a press release on Thursday, the low-cost carrier reported a fourth quarter net income of US$68 million including special items, with a full year net income of US$977 million.

The aircraft will initially be used aboard the US Navy’s USS Milwaukee (LCS-5) by Sea Combat Squadron 22, Detachment 5.

The British Army’s Wattisham Flying Station has received 14 new AH-64E Apaches over the last few months, with a further 36 due to arrive by mid-2024.

One source said the talks are still ongoing with numerous possible outcomes, and the stake price is still under negotiation.