Raytheon Technologies has partnered with Canadian jet manufacturer Bombardier to develop an aircraft concept for multiple intelligence and airborne data gathering to support applications such as humanitarian aid, disaster monitoring, missile defense and border security.
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Bombardier Secures $669M New Jersey Passenger Rail Cars Supp Contract to NJ Transit to Deliver Rail Car Platforms
Bombardier Transportation has landed a potential $669M contract to provide New Jersey Transit with rail cars designed for commuter usage.
Read More »Rob Weiss: Lockheed, Raytheon, Bombardier Team to Chase Air Force JSTARS Recap Program
Lockheed Martin has partnered with Raytheon and Bombardier to develop a version of the latter company’s Global business jet in pursuit of the U.S. Air Force‘s JSTARS Recapitalization program U.S. Air Force. Rob Weiss, executive vice president and general manager at Lockheed’s Skunk Works business, said Tuesday the companies will seek to combine their experience …
Read More »Boeing, Bombardier Develop Maritime Surveillance Aircraft; Bob Schoeffling Comments
Boeing has partnered with Bombardier to develop a new maritime surveillance aircraft that combines Boeing’s P-8 sensors and mission systems and Bombardier’s Challenger 605 flight features, DoD Buzz reported Monday. Kris Osborn reports the aircraft is designed for maritime and over-land surveillance, search-and-rescue and border and harbor security operations. “We chose the Challenger very …
Read More »Bill Molloy Promoted to VP Post at Bombardier Aerospace
Bombardier Aerospace has made a series leadership changes in its parts services team, including a new vice president and director of customer services and support for the CSeries aircraft. Bill Molloy, formerly director of customer services and support for the CSeries aircraft, has succeeded the retiring Diane De Souza as VP of the …
Read More »Siemens, Bombardier to Update New York Train Control System; John Paljug Comments
A consortium of Siemens and Bombardier Transportation has been awarded a potential $90 million contract for the first phase of a train control system upgrade on two commuter lines in the U.S. Siemens’ rail automation business unit and Bombardier Transportation will work to build, evaluate and commission the Positive Train Control system for New York’s …
Read More »Boeing Chooses Bombardier Jet for Modified Maritime Surveillance Plane; Tim Peters Comments
Boeing has picked a Bombardier business aircraft to work as a platform for a maritime surveillance system Boeing intends to develop for search and rescue missions. Field Aviation will configure the Challenger 605 air vehicle’s systems and structure by using the P-8A Poseidon mission system solution under the Maritime Surveillance Aircraft …
Read More »Infosys, Spirit AeroSystems Launch Aerostructures, Aftermarket Services IT Integration Partnership; Jasmeet Singh Quoted
Infosys has partnered with Spirit AeroSystems to provide information technology integration services to support the Aerostructures and Aftermarket Services assets that the latter recently acquired from Bombardier.
Read More »Denise Millard Named Aerospace, Defense Sales VP at Cyient
Denise Millard, a former executive at L3 Technologies, has joined Cyient to lead the company’s aerospace and defense sales as vice president.
Read More »AAR Program Seeks to Address Skills Gap in Aircraft MRO Industry
AAR has launched initiatives to help address a demand for workers skilled in aircraft maintenance, repair and operations through the company's Eagle Pathways program, Forbes reported Wednesday.
Read More »Northrop to Help Maintain Battlefield Airborne Communications Node-Equipped USAF Aircraft
Northrop Grumman has won a potential $44.4M firm-fixed-price, cost-reimbursable contract to help the U.S. Air Force maintain aircraft outfitted with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node technology.
Air Force Receives Northrop-Built Global Hawk UAS With Battlefield Airborne Comms Node
Northrop Grumman has delivered an RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aircraft system equipped with the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node to the U.S. Air Force. The company said Thursday it developed BACN to translate and distribute voice communications and other battlespace information from multiple sources to disparate users and networks. BACN is designed to also integrate …
Read More »Saab Flies New GlobalEye Aircraft From Linkoping Airfield
Saab has flown a new surveillance jet platform from the company’s airfield in Linkoping, Sweden to gather verification data on performance and modelling. The GlobalEye, a modified Bombardier Global 6000 aircraft, underwent a test that lasted one hour and 46 minutes, following a wave of ground trials, Saab said Wednesday. The aircraft’s modifications include …
Read More »Saab Unveils Airborne Early Warning & Control Aircraft
Saab has unveiled a new airborne surveillance platform the company built for United Arab Emirates as part of an aircraft development and production contract awarded in 2015. The company said Friday its GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control aircraft is derived from Bombardier‘s Global 6000 model and equipped with an extended-range Erieye radar technology. …
Read More »Report: Boeing Shows Interest in Canada’s Fighter Jet Competition
Boeing has expressed interest to participate in a competition to produce 88 new fighter planes for Canada, Reuters reported Friday. The Canadian government set a Feb. 9 deadline for companies to show their interest to take part in the procurement effort that could be worth between approximately $12 billion and …
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