Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement that will see Marshall Aerospace become the first commercial company to install C-130 centre wing boxes. Marshall has also become the first OEM-approved C-130J heavy maintenance centre.
Source: Flight Daily News
Built on a Bombardier Global 6500, the Athena platform will offer an interim intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance solution to the US Army while it awaits delivery of an in-development long-range aircraft called Hades.
Boeing has secured a $2.4 billion US government contract to build 15 KC-46A tankers, adding to the number of contracted orders for the 767 derivative.
Two months after receiving the necessary export approval from Washington, Bucharest has signed a formal letter of offer and acceptance with airframer Lockheed Martin covering 32 of the company’s F-35As, making Romania the 20th country to adopt the prolific stealth fighter.
