Antonov rolled out its second An-70 on 23 December - the first aircraft crashed. The military transport is due to fly in the first half of this year. The Ukrainian aircraft builder also rolled out its first An-140 twin-turboprop airliner. Iran has already signed a deal to build the 52-seater.
Source: Flight International
Sweden’s Defence Materiel Administration has awarded Saab a SKr466 million ($42 million) contract to support further development of the nation’s Gripen C/D fighter fleet.
Madrid has signed a project Halcon II contract covering the production of a further batch of 25 Eurofighter combat aircraft.
The German air force’s three Airbus A350 VIP transports are to be protected by Elbit Systems-supplied directed infrared countermeasures equipment.
