Tag: aircraft manufacturing
Australian manufacturers tapped to supply AH-64E Apache components
Boeing is hiring Australian companies to provide components for the manufacturing of AH-64E Apaches, including 29 units that will be added to Australia’s future fleet.
Lockheed Martin to support Australian Defence in expanding C-130J fleet
Lockheed Martin Australia has expressed its intent to support the Australian Department of Defence in its effort to “replace and expand” its C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters fleet.
NASA to streamline aircraft manufacturing with composite materials
NASA’s Hi-Rate Composite Aircraft Manufacturing (HiCAM) project has kicked off a research initiative that would look into accelerating the construction of large aircraft components...
HeliMods partners with Qld Government to fast-track expansion of its aerospace facility
Local aerospace company HeliMods will deliver a large-scale, state-of-the-art aircraft manufacturing and modification facility at Caloundra with support from the Queensland Government’s Jobs and...
Pentagon awards $2.1bn tanker aircraft contract to Boeing
As part of an initial 2011 contract to design and develop the US Air Force’s next- generation tanker aircraft, Boeing has been awarded a...
Amphibian Aerospace Industries to open aircraft manufacturing facility in NSW
International aircraft builder Amphibian Aerospace Industries (AAI) will open a $100 million aircraft manufacturing facility at the Central Coast Airport at Warnervale, creating thousands...
Alcoa forms joint venture with Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA to meet demand of aerospace industry
Leading aluminum producer Alcoa and Russia’s VSMPO-AVISMA Corporation have entered into an agreement that will combine the two companies’ expertise to meet the growing...