April 30, 2024 | International, Naval
Initial construction to begin in June on new Canadian warships
The work is proceeding even though the Canadian government has yet to sign the actual construction contract to start building the 15 warships.
March 15, 2019 | International, Aerospace
Army plans to stop building newest CH-47 variant in FY20, except for special ops
By: Jen Judson
UPDATE — This story was updated to reflect the number of EMD Block II Chinooks under contract with the U.S. Army
WASHINGTON — The Army is planning to stop procuring the newest version of the CH-47 F-model Chinook for the conventional force after fiscal year 2020, closing out the program at the end of the engineering and manufacturing development phase.
While details on the plan are not yet available (more budget materials are slated to post March 18), the Army Under Secretary Ryan McCarthy told reporters, in a March 14 interview at the Pentagon, that the service will finish buying EMD versions of the Block II Chinook in FY20 and will only buy G-model Chinooks for Army Special Operations beyond that.
Boeing is currently under contract to build three Block II EMD Chinooks.
The Army decided to cut its production of Chinook Block II aircraft as part of a larger effort to find funding to cover major modernization priorities in the near-term including plans to design and bring online two new, state-of-the-art helicopters — a Long-Range Assault and an Attack Reconnaissance aircraft.
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Dubai to showcase demand for jets under shadow of Mideast tensions | Reuters
Dubai will stage its high-profile aerospace pageant next week against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza that is pushing up demand for weapons while closing airspace and making flights longer and more expensive for some airlines.
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Lockheed wins $4.1 bln battle command system contract from US govt