Joanna Crews

Leonardo has received an order from the government of Queensland, Australia, for two intermediate twin-engine helicopters to support the state’s rescue operations. The order covers two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters for land and sea emergency medical services and search-and-rescue missions, the company said Tuesday. Leonardo added the aircraft will replace two legacy helicopter models under a fleet modernization effort […] More

IBM‘s U.K. subsidiary has received a two-year, $11 million contract to build the first phase of a social security information technology system for Scotland. The Scottish government said Wednesday IBM will also help a new social security agency implement the Best Start Grant and Funeral Expense Assistance benefits by the summer of 2019. The contract has […] More

Lockheed Martin has introduced a suite of post-production upgrades to equipment and support services for the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft. Aeronautics Capabilities Solutions are designed to increase the operational capacity and availability of C-130s, Lockheed said Wednesday. C-130 operators and Lockheed team members can install the updated products via authorized Hercules Service Centers. George Shultz, vice […] More

CDW‘s government division has won a $12.7 million delivery order for general purpose laptops to support the U.S. Marine Corps‘ migration to Windows 10 operating system. The Defense Department said Wednesday the company will supply 16,033 laptops to the service branch and is scheduled to complete deliveries by March 30, 2018. USMC will obligate the full […] More

VectorNav Technologies‘ headquarters in Dallas, Texas, has received AS9100 Revision D international aerospace standard accreditation that recognize the inertial navigation system developer’s manufacturing, quality management and customer service processes. AS9100 is based on the International Organization for Standardization’s 9001 certification and established by industry in a push to comply with requirements from the Defense Department, NASA and […] More

Lockheed Martin has awarded Orbital ATK a three-year, $24 million initial contract to manufacture composite components for the F-35 aircraft. Orbital ATK said Tuesday it will produce bullnose and blade seals in addition to upper and lower wing skins, engine nacelles and access covers the company is manufacturing under the Joint Strike Fighter program. Production of the composite […] More

Korean Aerospace Industries has awarded Cobham‘s antenna systems business a contract to provide conformal antenna for South Korea’s future multirole fighter aircraft. The antenna suite is designed to provide communication, navigation and identification functionalities to the KF-X jet, Cobham said Oct. 17. David Bulley, vice president and general manager at Cobham Antenna Systems, noted the strategic […] More