Andover, Massachusetts-based Mercury Systems Inc., which offers secure mission-critical technologies for aerospace and defense, has selected Aegis Software’s FactoryLogix platform. Aegis is a global provider of manufacturing operations management (MOM) software. By implementing a holistic Manufacturing 4.0 platform, Mercury will rapidly achieve a digital transformation that supports global standardization and offers extensive yet effortless configurabilityRead More

GA Telesis and aircraft leasing and air cargo company Air Transport Services Group have entered into a joint venture to build a GA Telesis specialized procedures aero engine hospital (SPAH) in Central or Midwest USA. The aero engine hospital will be capable of inducting more than 200 engines per year, and is planned to beginRead More

Global air and travel services provider dnata has partnered with Global Jet Technic to provide line maintenance support to airlines in Dubai. The partnership will see dnata promote Global Jet Technic’s ground handling, cargo and technical services at Dubai International and Dubai World Central airports to its customers. “We are delighted to join forces withRead More

Air China is expanding a longstanding support agreement with Collins Aerospace to include next-generation Boeing and Airbus aircraft and additional aircraft systems. A new agreement signed with Ameco, the MRO company which supports Air China’s fleet, builds on the existing support agreement for avionics onboard the airline’s Boeing and Airbus aircraft. Under the newly-expanded powerRead More

Croatia’s government has made a decision to buy 12 second-hand Rafale F3-R fighter jets from France for the country’s Air Force, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković said. “The purchase of the multirole fighter aircraft will strengthen Croatia’s position as a member of NATO and a partner within the European Union. For the first time, weRead More

The US Navy and its industry team conducted the first live-fire test of the rocket motor, which will propel the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike offensive hypersonic missile and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon. The Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs office tested the first-stage solid rocket motor, or SRM, in Promontory, Utah. Northrop Grumman developed theRead More

The United Arab Emirates has awarded a Dh3.5 billion contract to Abu Dhabi Ship Building to produce four Falaj 3-class offshore patrol vessels, the largest-ever order for the company. ADSB, a subsidiary of the local defense conglomerate Edge, announced the contract with the Emirati Defense Ministry and the Navy on Tuesday. “The contract mandates ADSBRead More

United Arab Emirates firm Beacon Red and US-based Quali announced an agreement to work together to deliver cyber training and testing environments to Gulf Cooperation Council countries. Beacon Red CEO Mauricio De Almeida told Defense News that the joint cybersecurity services will be available to all six nations in the bloc, which includes Saudi Arabia,Read More