Boeing said this week the first C-130 Avionics Modernization
Program (AMP) aircraft, H2, has completed its 100th flight. The
aircraft, which is undergoing flight testing at Edwards Air Force
Base (AFB), CA has flown several cross-country sorties and is ahead
of development schedule. The milestone also marks the halfway point
in the aircraft's flight-test program.
Deal For 25 Trainers, Support Equipment Could Top $190
Million
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress this
week of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Israel of T-6A Texan
aircraft as well as associated equipment and services. The total
value, if all options are exercised, could be as high as $190
million.
There are two words employees in Washington, executives in
Chicago, and customers around the world are probably sick and tired
of hearing in the same sentence: "Boeing" and "delay." Alas, that
once again is the scenario we're reporting about.
EADS North America's first two UH-72A Lakota Light Utility
Helicopters for the US Army National Guard were formally presented
Saturday to the 1/114th Service Support Battalion, which performs
homeland security, counter-drug and other operations from its base
at Mississippi's Tupelo Regional Airport.
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