Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed, though Arianespace said it expects to remain an independent company, with plans to keep its Evry, France-based headquarters, launch facilities in French Guiana and offices in Washington, Singapore and Tokyo.
The agreement, signed by CNES President Jean-Yves Le Gall and NASA Administrator Charles Bolden here June 16, aims to improve the agencies’ means and methods for orbital collision avoidance in an effort to boost the safety of satellite mission operations.
The lessor’s deliveries are scheduled to begin in 2018 for the E190-E2, and in 2019 for the E195-E2, at a rate of roughly seven units per year through 2021.
Further details about how work will be divided within the Meads International Consortium—comprising MBDA, Lockheed Martin and additional suppliers—will be part of discussions yet to come, says Thomas Homberg, managing director of MBDA.
Textron is talking with Northrop Grumman, Raytheon and Exelis about an active electronically scanned array radar that can be integrated in the front of the aircraft.
Earlier this year IAI reorganized its commercial aircraft activities under the newly established Civil Aviation Organization that coordinates the activities of the company’s Commercial Aircraft Group and its Engineering Group, operating in both the civilian and defense fields.
Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with BAE Systems for upgrading the Indian Air Force’s Hawk Mk.132 advanced jet trainers
Despite the ongoing threat of U.S. government budget cuts, the missile defense business in Alabama keeps churning along with the Raytheon Company and Lockheed Martin leading the way.
The mid-April decision by one union to drop plans to organize 2,400 eligible workers at Boeing’s North Charleston plant could be the best advertisement for attracting additional aerospace business to the State of South Carolina.
GKN's Aerospace Division's new president, David Brantner spoke with ShowNews’ Angus Batey about what he will bring to the role and the challenges the division faces as it seeks to maintain and build on its market position.
During the last five years, a resurgent Russia has increased its defense spending by 50% and plans to modernize its conventional air, sea and land force.
During the NATO operation over Libya in 2011, European nations were criticized for a lack of aerial refueling assets and their need to depend on the U.S. for assistance. But plans for multinational tanker purchases may soon reverse that trend.
With both Boeing and Aviation Week commemorating their 100th birthdays next year, the two have agreed to create a digital, searchable, living archive of Aviation Week & Space Technology dating back to the very beginnings of human flight.
Satellite Internet startup OneWeb Ltd. has selected Airbus Defense and Space to serve as an industrial partner in the design and production of a fleet of 900 small Internet satellites.
