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  • Boeing, Saudi Partners to Form JV for Future Rotorcraft Support Center - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing, Saudi Partners to Form JV for Future Rotorcraft Support Center

    Boeing will form a joint venture with Saudia Aerospace Engineering Industries and Alsalam Aircraft Company to open the Saudi Rotorcraft Support Center in Riyadh and Jeddah. Boeing said Wednesday the center will provide maintenance, repair and overhaul services for the sustainment of Saudi Arabia’s commercial and defense helicopters. The country’s rotorcraft fleet includes Boeing’s AH-64 Apache, CH-47 Chinook and AH-6i. Leanne Caret, […] More

  • Boeing to Refresh US Army Apache, Chinook Parts; Lisa Stuart Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Boeing to Refresh US Army Apache, Chinook Parts; Lisa Stuart Comments

    Boeing has been awarded a $238 million contract with Corpus Christi Army Depot to modernize parts of the U.S. Army AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook aircraft. The Army will also have access to Boeing’s platform service and supply networks, Boeing said Friday. The contract contains a one-year base period and four one-year options. “Having employees at […] More

  • Research and Markets: Asia Pacific to Dominate Global Military Rotorcraft Spending by 2025 - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Research and Markets: Asia Pacific to Dominate Global Military Rotorcraft Spending by 2025

    A new Research and Markets report predicts the global military rotorcraft market to hit $27.3 billion by 2025 from $21.1 billion in 2015, with Asia-Pacific countries to dominate the spending landscape. Investments from the Asia Pacific will account for 33 percent of rotorcraft spending worldwide during the forecast period, followed by North America with a 29-percent share, Research and […] More

  • Raytheon Tests Shooter Detection System; Roy Azevedo Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Tests Shooter Detection System; Roy Azevedo Comments

    Raytheon expects to obtain approval from a U.S. military client by the end of 2014 after the company completes developmental testing on its helicopter-mounted shooter detection system, Defense News reported Sunday. Aaron Mehta writes Raytheon developed the Boomerang Air system based on its Boomerang and Warrior X ground-based technologies. Roy Azevedo, Raytheon’s vice president for advanced concepts and technology, […] More