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First Italian Navy PPA Ship Sails on Maiden Mission

First Italian Navy PPA Ship Sails on Maiden Mission

LA SPEZIA, Italy — Thaon di Revel, the last ship delivered to the Navy, today sailed from the port of La Spezia for the Suez Canal. The ship, under the command of Capt. Emanuele Morea, has recently reached operational readiness at the end of an intense training cycle carried out at the Navy’s air-…
Rolls-Royce Wins $1Bn US Navy Order for Engine Maintenance

Rolls-Royce Wins $1Bn US Navy Order for Engine Maintenance

Rolls-Royce Corp., Indianapolis, Indiana, is awarded a $1,013,571,576 firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery, requirements contract.

This contract provides intermediate, depot-level maintenance and related logistics support for approximately 210 in-service T-45 F405-RR-401 Adour engines in suppor…

Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

Boeing Wins Record $3.1 Bn Contract for F-18 Sustainment

PHILADELPHIA, PA. — Naval Supply Systems Command Weapon Systems Support (NAVSUP WSS), F/A-18 Integrated Weapon System Team and Fixed-Wing Contracts Team awarded the Boeing Company of St. Louis, Missouri, a five-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) valued at $3.1 Billion.

This award is a Strategi…

Funds from Scrapped Russian Deal May Be Used to Buy CH-47s

Funds from Scrapped Russian Deal May Be Used to Buy CH-47s

MANILA –– The Philippine Air Force (PAF) said the PHP12.7 billion allocated earlier for the acquisition of the Russian-made Mil-17 heavy-lift helicopter could be utilized to acquire the Boeing-manufactured CH-47 “Chinook”.

PAF spokesperson, Col. Maynard Mariano, made this remark when asked if th…

China Flies CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Domestic Engine

China Flies CH-4 Drone with Upgraded Domestic Engine

The self-developed CH-4 drone with a heavy-fuel engine has recently completed scientific research tests in which it successfully carried out autonomous takeoff and landing, waypoint flight, full load transportation and tests under maximum flight altitudes and endurance, the Global Times learned from…
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