Gulfstream Aerospace has secured a one-year, $80.1M contract modification with the U.S. Air Force for the sustainment of C-20 and C-37 aircraft.

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Leda Chong has been appointed senior vice president for Asia-Pacific at Gulfstream Aerospace, a General Dynamics business, to oversee the unit’s business aviation sector in the APAC region. Chong will be based in Beijing and is a former APAC regional SVP for General Dynamics’ aerospace division, Gulfstream said Wednesday. Gulfstream President Larry Flynn said Chong will lead efforts to maintain the unit’s established relationships with stakeholders […] More

Textron's aviation business and General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. subsidiary have received separate contracts from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to manufacture airplanes for use in environmental data-gathering missions.

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General Dynamics' Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary has received an $80.6M firm-fixed-price contract modification to continue helping the U.S. Air Force sustain its fleet of C-20 and C-37 transport planes.

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General Dynamics‘ Gulfstream Aerospace subsidiary has delivered a telemetry-tailored G550 aircraft to the U.S. Navy. The aircraft is built to work with a set of sensors to help the service branch in performing telemetry range support operations, Gulfstream said Thursday. The specialized G550 also features a cabin designed to provide a suitable operational environment for the aircraft’s crew. Raytheon received a […] More

Raytheon is set to initiate the second phase of the Gulfstream G550 aircraft’s modification program for the U.S. Navy. The Naval Air Systems Command said Thursday the defense company will develop systems that will allow the jet to perform various roles such as collecting telemetry data, ensuring range safety and transmitting surveillance and communications data. The G550 […] More

Inmarsat has completed a flight test to demonstrate the capability of its Global Xpress satellite network to deliver high-speed communications coverage to users aboard a Gulfstream IV aircraft. Global Xpress worked to deliver data, voice, internet access, video teleconferencing, application streaming and file transfer support services to the aircraft through the Honeywell-built tail mount antenna […] More

General Dynamics’ subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace has begun to consider the requirements for special mission aircraft as it competes for the U.S. Air Force’s Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program and Compass Call electronic attack airframe initiative, Defense News reported Monday. “Ultimately the decision has to be made using the processes that they use for […] More

Gulfstream Aerospace has received a purchase order for the company’s G550 aircraft from Poland’s national defense ministry for use in the transport of government officials. The General Dynamics subsidiary will configure two G550 for VIP transport and deliver the aircraft in 2017, Gulfstream said Wednesday. G550 is designed to fly at altitudes higher than commercial traffic and […] More

Tempus Applied Solutions has been awarded a contract from NASA to help modify a Gulfstream Aerospace-built business aircraft that the agency plans to use to conduct aerial surveys of coral reef ecosystems worldwide. The contract calls for Tempus to also apply for a supplemental type certification  from the Federal Aviation Administration to alter a Gulfstream IV jet for NASA, the company said Tuesday. The company seeks to perform […] More

Sherly Bunton, formerly chief information officer at agricultural equipment manufacturer AGCO, has joined General Dynamics subsidiary Gulfstream Aerospace as CIO. Gulfstream said Thursday that Bunton will report to Chief Financial Officer Dan Clare and will oversee the company’s enterpise information technology assets and strategies. She previously held leadership roles at wire and cable maker Southwire, […] More

Kelly Ferrell is the Senior Vice President of the Intelligence and Homeland Security division of General Dynamics IT, a Virginia-based business unit. GDIT helps civilian, defense, homeland security, and intelligence agencies solve the most complex projects. It provides IT support services and expertise to help them understand, advance critical missions, and change how customers invest […] More