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Fist Poseidon aircraft tested successfully

Air July 22, 2019

The first of nine Poseidon aircraft was tested successfully by Boeing pilots at Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The nine Poseidon aircraft will be transferred from Boeing Commercial Airplanes to Boeing Defence, Space and Security following the test to be fitted with Poseidon military systems. In October of this year, it will be ...

UK and US cooperate on simulator training

Air May 21, 2019

New training simulator ‘Gladiator’ will allow RAF personnel and US aircrew to prepare for numerous exercises and challenges. The training simulator programme was announced at RAF Waddington as part of an official visit. The flexible programme will allow personnel to adapt exercise capabilities, missions, tactics, and procedures during training, according to ...

Boeing awarded $2.4Bn P-8A Poseidon contract

Maritime January 30, 2019

Boeing has successfully bid for a $2.4 million production contract to deliver the next 19 P-8A Poseidon aircraft on behalf of the US Navy. DPRTE Official Prime Partner: Boeing Under the contract, ten P-8As will be manufactured for US Navy operations alongside five Norwegian aircraft and a further four for the United ...

US Air Force accepts first Boeing Pegasus tanker aircraft

Air January 14, 2019

The US Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft’s delivery to McConnell Air Force Base in Wichita, Kansas in the coming weeks. During extensive flight testing, six KC-46 completed more than 3,800 flight hours and offloaded more than four million pounds ...