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 by Ed Adamczyk Washington (UPI) Mar 1, 2019
Boeing Co. has received a $428 million contract to support long-lead material and activities for 16 P-8A aircraft for three countries. The contract, announced Thursday by the Department of Defense, calls for six planes to be built for the U.S. Navy, as well as four for New Zealand's armed forces and six for South Korea. The aircraft is the U.S. Navy's next-generation maritime surveillance aircraft. Up to 117 P-8As are expected to be purchased by the Navy to replace its fleet of 196 P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft, now approaching the end of their operational lives. The majority of the work will be performed at Boeing's Seattle facility, with work expected to conclude by June 2020. The plane, known as the Poseidon, is based on Boeing's 737-800 fuselage, with wings from the 737-900.
Northrop Grumman, Leonardo to build transport aircraft for New Zealand Washington (UPI) Feb 27, 2019 Northrop Grumman Australia and the Italian aerospace company Leonardo announced a partnership to build and maintain troop carrier aircraft for New Zealand. The two companies signed a memorandum of understanding on Wednesday to provide Leonardo's C-27J aircraft, and all services connected with the planes throughout their life cycles, to the Royal New Zealand Air Force. They will jointly bid on the Future Air Mobility Capability Program of the Air Force, and use their existing relationship ... read more
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