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Boeing Receives USAF Contract for C4ISR Targeting Solution

Boeing will provide the U.S. Air Force with a lightweight, compact laser targeting system designed to improve the effectiveness of battlefield airmen on Close Air Support missions. The $3 million contract award includes design, development, delivery, training and sustainment for the Line of Sight – Short (LOS-S) integrated targeting system, as well as priced options […]

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Qantas and Mastercard Announce NextGen Frequent Flyer Card

Qantas has announced major improvements to its Frequent Flyer program, with a host of new features that Australian-based members can unlock with a new chip-enabled card. The next generation Qantas Frequent Flyer member card will have in-built prepaid functionality, called Qantas CashTM, which will enable members to transfer money onto the card and use it […]

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Boeing SecureTech Partner to Enhance UAE Cybersecurity

Boeing and SecureTech will collaborate to jointly offer solutions that protect critical data and national infrastructure for customers in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the region through a cybersecurity agreement signed today during the 2013 International Defence Exhibition and Conference in Abu Dhabi. The memorandum of agreement outlines a joint strategy for improving the […]

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Boeing and ADASI Agrees for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Boeing and Abu Dhabi Autonomous Systems Investments Company (ADASI), a Tawazun subsidiary, today signed a teaming agreement for the two companies to address the growing Middle East market for unmanned systems. Speaking at the International Defence Exhibition and Conference (IDEX) in Abu Dhabi, company representatives said the teaming agreement enables ADASI to provide training, support […]

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Roke Partners with Technology Strategy Board for UK’s ATM Strategy

Roke Manor Research Ltd (Roke), a Chemring Group company, Thales and NATS, have been selected to support the Technology Strategy Board’s Highly Innovative Technology Enablers for Aerospace (HITEA) programme to help build the UK’s future air traffic management (ATM) surveillance strategy. The 24-month programme is a demonstration of the suitability of a new type of […]

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Eurocopter and AVIATORS to Sign Major Contract

Eurocopter and AVIATORS lead the way in emergency medical services in India with a major contract for the EC135 Marking a key milestone in India’s development of modern heliborne resources to support lifesaving missions, AVIATORS Pvt Ltd signed today, in the presence of French President François Hollande, a firm order for an initial batch of seven Eurocopter EC135 […]

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Icelandair Finalize Order for 16 737 MAX Airplanes

Icelandic carrier to operate both 737 MAX 8s and 9s Boeing and Icelandair announced a firm order today for 16 737 MAX airplanes, valued at more than $1.6 billion at list prices. The order, originally announced as a commitment for 12 airplanes in December 2012, has been increased to 16 airplanes and includes 737 MAX […]

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Boeing Names New Heads Of Technology, Defense Systems Teams

Boeing announced today the appointment of Greg Hyslop as vice president and general manager, Boeing Research & Technology. He succeeds Matt Ganz, who was recently named president, Boeing Germany and Northern Europe, and vice president, European Technology Strategy. As the head of the central advanced research and development unit of The Boeing Company, Hyslop will […]

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Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract to Continue GPS Modernization

Boeing will continue modernizing the Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite constellation for up to five more years, extending the company’s role in the vital military and civilian navigation network. The U.S. Air Force, which operates the GPS network, recently awarded Boeing a $51 million, one-year contract with four one-year options. The contract covers GPS IIF […]

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IATA Driving ATM Improvements, Delivering the Single European Sky

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for action to improve air traffic management (ATM) efficiency and costs, put forward key objectives for a better-performing global ATM system, and set out a vision for achieving the goals of the long-delayed Single European Sky (SES). “It is time for action […]