Weekly Newsletter - 10th October 2024

HAL delivers first AL-31FP aero engine to IAF

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) marked a significant achievement by handing over the first AL-31FP Aero Engine, manufactured under a recent contract with the Indian Air Force (IAF), in Koraput. The event was graced by prominent figures including Sanjeev Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), and Dr. D.K. Sunil, Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of HAL. Read more...

West Star aviation expands Grand Junction MRO facility?

West Star Aviation is expanding its Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility at Grand Junction Regional Airport (GJT). In collaboration with Tectonic Management Group, the company plans to construct a new hangar, which will add a substantial 40,000 square feet of hangar space. Read more...

Embraer teams up with Czech Republic for defense innovation

Embraer has strengthened its long-term partnership with the Czech Republic with the signing of a strategic Industrial Cooperation Agreement (ICA) agreement. Embraer aims to enhance local industrial and technological capabilities while fostering innovation, creating ‘highly qualified’ jobs, and contributing to the growth of the countries’ aerospace and defense sectors with this agreement. Read more...

US Navy awards MRO support of P-8A Poseidon fleet to L3 Harris

US Navy has awarded the contract for maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) of its 135 aircraft P-8A Poseidon fleet to L3Harris Technologies. L3 Harris will commence work on the fleet this year at the company’s aircraft modification facility in Waco, Texas, and continue through September 2029. Read more...

Saab and KAI forge strategic partnership for AEW&C II program

Saab and Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) have inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at fostering industrial cooperation and technology transfer in the ongoing Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) II competition for the Republic of Korea. Read more...