MilitaryLess Than $400 Million Needed to Modify VC-25B Bridge Aircraft, USAF EstimatesThe nearly decade-long program to develop and field two VC-25B Air Force One planes by Boeing has a price tag thus far of more than $4.2 billion, but the service estimates that…
MilitaryUSAF To Meet With Companies On Support Equipment For B-52 CERPAs the U.S. Air Force prepares to modify two B-52H bombers later this year for the Commercial Engine Replacement Program (CERP), the bomber directorate’s contracting office at Tinker AFB, Okla.,…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceGlobal Aerospace: The View from 35,000 FeetEditor’s Note: On May 4, John Persinos, editor-in-chief of Aircraft Value Intelligence, interviewed Richard Aboulafia, one of the most influential aerospace analysts in the world, to get a “big picture”…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceThe Supersonic Race: Who Will Win the Skies?Editor’s Note: On April 30, John Persinos, editor-in-chief of Aircraft Value Intelligence, interviewed Oscar Garcia, an aviation entrepreneur and capital strategist. Oscar is the chairman and CEO of Interflight Global…
MilitaryAir Force Plans $1.7 Billion Retrofit Of APG-85 Radar On 181 F-35As In Lot 17 And PriorThe Air Force’s fiscal 2027 future years defense plan (FYDP) contains more than $1.7 billion to retrofit 181 Lockheed Martin F-35As in Lot 17 and prior with the future Northrop…
MilitaryUSAF To Modify Two B-52s To Carry F130 Engines This YearThe U.S. Air Force Commercial Engine Replacement Program for the Boeing B-52J recently passed a Critical Design Review (CDR), according to the service. The passage of CDR allows Boeing’s San Antonio, Texas,…
MilitaryMarines Tap Sikorsky, Robinson’s Unmanned R66 For Medium Resupply Drone Development EffortThe Marine Corps has selected Sikorsky and Robinson Helicopter’s R66 Turbinetruck for the second increment of the Medium Aerial Resupply Vehicle–Expeditionary Logistics (MARV-EL) development program, the companies said on April 27. Sikorsky…
Global Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value IntelligenceDigital Maintenance, Predictive Analytics, and the New Lease Economics of Aircraft HealthGlobal Aviation Round-Up from Aircraft Value Intelligence (AVN) One of the most consequential shifts in aviation technology today is the transformation of maintenance from reactive to predictive. Digital maintenance systems,…
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