Headlines week 29, 2008

• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  NGC Begins Production of First F/A 18F Super Hornet for RAAF
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Airbus Announces Orders Worth Over Us$ 40 Bn at Farnborough Airshow
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  GD to Supply 773 RG-31 MRAP Vehicles to US Defense Department
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  The ISS, A Test-Bed for Future Space Exploration
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  General Atomics Begins EMALS Testing at New Facility
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  AMC-21 Arrives for Ariane 5's Upcoming Heavy-Lift Mission
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  SAIC Awarded $45 M Contract From NASA
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Israel - Littoral Combat Ships
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  BAE and MBDA Keep Seawolf Point Defence Missile System Operational
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Textron To Build Search And Rescue Boats For Mexican Navy
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  ITT, GD Team on New Joint Tactical Radio System Form Fit
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Technologies Promise to Improve Radar Affordability
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  ViaSat Receives $ 9.8 M for MIDS JTRS Production Transition Terminals
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Boeing, Air China Announce Agreements for Boeing 777s and 737s
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Alis Aerolinee Italiane Selects A330-200F to Start Cargo Operations
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  GD Awarded $33 M to Provide DOIM Support at Fort Rucker
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  SAIC Awarded $55 M Contract by US Army Corps of Engineers
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Boeing Completes Flight of 1st AEW&C Aircraft Modified in Turkey
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  QinetiQ Team Deliver Innovative 'Grand Challenge' Solution
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  US Marine Corps Awards LM $30 M Support Services Contract
• Fri 18 Jul 2008
  Synergy Aerospace Signs Contract for Ten A350 XWB
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Boeing KC-767 Tanker Cost Advantage Grows as Fuel Prices Soar
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Mars Express to Rendezvous With Martian Moon
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  T-50 Golden Eagle Delivers Disciplined Performance In Training
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  SAIC Awarded $31 M by US Army Corps of Engineers
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Boeing, Aviation Capital Group Sign Order for 15 Next-Gen 737s
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  GA-ASI Demonstrates Lynx II Radar at US Army YPG
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Infrared Terminal Guidance of AASM Completes Firing Test
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Finland - AIM-120C-7 AMRAAM Missiles
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Etihad Expands Rolls-Royce Trent Fleet With A350 XWB
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Rheinmetall Receives $61 M for 'Green' Training Ammunition
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  BAE Weapon Development on Target; Production Phase Planned
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Cobham Teams With GA-ASI to Provide UAV Whole Life Support to UK Mod
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Boeing and AgustaWestland Announce CH-47F Chinook Agreement
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Asiana Airlines Orders 30 Airbus A350 Aircraft
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Germany - Tornado Aircraft Training and Logistics Support
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Porter Airlines Orders 2 More Bombardier Q400 Airliners
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  GBP300 M Support Contracts for Navy Missiles
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Asiana Airlines Agrees Engines and Services Business With Rolls-Royce
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  CFM56-7B Powerplant for P-8A Poseidon on Schedule
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Indra Implements Self-protection Systems on Cougar and Chinook
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  BAE Systems to Provide Surveillance Sensors to US Army
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Australia - AEGIS Combat System Components
• Thu 17 Jul 2008
  Boeing, Malaysia Airlines Announce Order for 35 Next-Gen 737s
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  NGC to Equip UK RAF Tankers With Infrared Countermeasures Systems
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Joint Statement by the CEOs of NGC and EADS
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Boeing 787 Vice President Says Program is a Leap Forward on All Fronts
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Current LM F-16 Versions Are Most Advanced Multi-Role Fighters
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Raytheon's TCS is 1st NATO Standard Unmanned Ground Control System
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Rolls-Royce Signs $900 M Agreement With Alenia for C-27J Aircraft
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  CAE Signs C$78 M Contract Extension With Commonwealth of Australia
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Aicraft Lessor DAE Capital Signs Firm Order for 100 Airbus Aircraft
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  British Airways Selects CFM56-5B to Power New Airbus A318 Aircraft
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  AW139 - The Helicopter Of Choice For SAR Missions
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Southwest Airlines Signs 10-Year OnPoint Agreement for Its CFM Fleet
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  NGC Mine Detection System Takes Flight
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  VSI Expands HMD Product Line, Targets New Market Opportunities
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  QinetiQ and Boeing Mark Successful First Year With 'The Portal'
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Aviation Capital Group to Acquire 23 Additionnal A320 Family Aircraft
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  New C-130J Super Hercules Configurations And Technologies Unveiled
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Awarded $156 M to Upgrade Kuwait's Patriot Capabilities
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  NGC Completes Environmental Testing of New B-2 Bomber Radar
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Boeing Completes Communications Modification on Saudi AWACS Aircraft
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Rolls-Royce Selected to Power Mantis Demonstrator
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  CAE Wins Contracts for 4 FFSs Valued More Than C$50 M
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Tunisair Places Firm Order With Airbus for A350s, A330s and A320s
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  EADS Selects NGC to Provide CEESIM for A400M Program
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Awarded $38.5 M to Upgrade Patriot for South Korea
• Wed 16 Jul 2008
  Boeing, Arik Air Announce Next-Generation 737 Order
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  NGC's MQ-8B Successfully Completes Demonstration Aboard US Navy Destroyer
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  NASA Researchers Evaluate Sensor Technology
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Boeing 777 Freighter Makes 1st Flight
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Delivers 1st Open Architecture Ship Self Defense System
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  QinetiQ Supports Mantis UAS Demonstrator Programme
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  GD Awarded Gun System Contract by Raytheon
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  FLIR Announces $3.5 M International Order for the BRITE Star DP
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  AgustaWestland at the Forefront of Rotor Technology
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Etihad Airways Buys 55 Airbus Aircraft, Including the A380 and A350
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  LM F-22 Raptor Showcases Aerodynamics at Farnborough
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  BAE Computers Handle Processing on NASA Glast Mission
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  NGC E-2D Advanced Hawkeye Achieves 125th Flight Milestone
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Embraer and Aeromexico Sign Contract for 12 Embraer 190 Jets
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Broadens AESA Product Line with Revolutionary Radar
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Bombardier Selects Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion for CSeries
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Boeing, Etihad Airways Announce Twin-Aisle Order
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  FlyDubai Places $700 M Order for CFM56-7B Engines
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  QinetiQ Support Boeing to Develop Ultra-Long-Endurance Aircraft Technologies
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  EADS Electronics Offer German Military Helicopters Improved Protection
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Raytheon Completes ASTOR Capabilities Testing With UK MoD
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Saudi Arabian Airlines Expands CFM56-5B-Powered Fleet
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Boeing, FlyDubai Announce Next-Generation 737 Order
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Saudi Arabian Airlines Orders 8 Airbus A330s
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  QinetiQ Plays Key Role in Development of LM F-35 Lightning II JSF
• Tue 15 Jul 2008
  Strong Interest in Gripen on the World Market
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Elbit Introduces 'Dust-Off': Solution for Helicopter LVL
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  BAE Enters Production Phase of F-35 Lightning II Programme
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Boeing, US Army Celebrate 1st Flight of AH-64D Apache Block III Helicopter
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Goodrich to Produce Weapons Bay Door Drive System for F-35 Lightning II
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  BVR Unveils New Simulation and Training Capabilities at Farnborough
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  NGC Delivers Data-Link to Marine Corps for LITENING Targeting Pods
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  GD Awards Multi-Year Contract to Meggitt Defense Systems
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  SELEX Galileo Awards DRS $11.4 M for Airborne DIRCM Sensors
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Top-Of-The-Range AW119 Ke Enters Service
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  BAE Receives $32 M for Airborne Countermeasures
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  RMAF Selects Goodrich DB-110 Airborne Reconnaissance System
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  P&W Canada Leads Groundbreaking Biofuels Research Project
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  CFM Unveils New LEAP-X Engine
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Andhra Pradesh State Government Orders 1 AW139 Helicopter
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Goodrich IRL Software Provides Expanded Data to Warfighter
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  US Airways Selects NGC to Provide Air Data Inertial Reference Units
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  GE Launches Engine Core for New Commercial Airplanes
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Bombardier Launches CSeries Aircraft Program
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Goodrich Selected by Continental for Landing Gear Overhaul Services
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Air Engiadina Adds An AW119 Ke Helicopter To Its Fleet
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Embraer Sells 5 Embraer 190 Jets to China's Kun Peng Airlines
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  GE, SAFRAN Renew CFM Partnership until 2040
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  BAE in New Avro RJ Sale and Leaseback Deal With Brussels Airlines
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Sikorsky Selects Goodrich VigorSystem for S-76D Executive Helicopter
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Bell/Agusta BA609 Tiltrotor Makes Its First Appearance At Farnborough
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Vector Aerospace Showcases Expanded Capabilities at Farnborough
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  GD Awarded $374 M Light Armoured Vehicle Lifecycle Support Contract
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Goodrich, UK MOD Sign Support Agreement for Helicopter Engine Accessories
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Bell/Agusta Unveils BA609 SAR Variant
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Boeing Tailored Arrivals ATM Concept Cuts Fuel, Emissions in Initial Deployment
• Mon 14 Jul 2008
  Brazil's Mirage 2000 Maintenance Contract Now Effective