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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2020Washington DC (UPI) Nov 13, 2020
Helicopter maker AgustaWestland received a $171 million contract to build training helicopters for the U.S. Navy, the Defense Department announced. The deal, revealed on Thursday, is a contract modification for production and delivery of 36 TH-73A aircraft in support of the Navy's Advanced Helicopter Training System program. It follows a January contract, for$175.5 million, for 32 similar helicopters and spare parts, with deliveries beginning in 2021. The Navy plans to acquire a total of 130 TH-73As to replace its aging fleet of TH-57B/C Sea Ranger aircraft, in contracts potentially worth $648 million. The Philadelphia-based company is a division of the Italian defense contractor Leonardo, and markets the helicopter commercially as the AW119W. In its military configuration, the rotorcraft includes space for sniper rifles, several mounted machine guns and rocket launcher tubes. It can carry up to seven people. The civilian version of the helicopter is currently in use by the governments of Brazil and Mexico, the border patrols of Latvia and Finland, the police departments of New York City and Phoenix and in rescue operations in Australia and Malaysia. The U.S. Navy and the air forces of Algeria, Israel, Bangladesh and Ecuador also have military versions.
BAE nabs $1.7B for 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for Germany Washington DC (UPI) Nov 12, 2020 BAE Systems was awarded a $1.7 billion deal for production of 38 Eurofighter Typhoon aircraft for the German Air Force, the company announced Thursday. Construction of the aircraft will start in 2021 at BAE Systems' worksites in Lancashire, England, according to the company. "Germany's decision to purchase additional Typhoons reinforces the aircraft's position as one of the world's most successful combat military aircraft," said Charles Woodburn, chief executive of BAE Systems. "T ... read more
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