Enhanced AH-64E Apache’s 1st Flight
The newest version of the AH-64E
Apache has successfully flown with an upgraded capabilities suite as Boeing
continues to modernise the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as
Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the attack helicopter.
Vietnam Airlines selects 50 Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing and Vietnam Airlines
announced that the carrier has selected the 737 MAX family to expand its
single-aisle fleet, with a commitment to order 50 737-8 airplanes.
SMBC orders 25 Boeing 737 MAX
Boeing and SMBC Aviation Capital
announced the airplane lessor is ordering 25 737-8s. The new order increases
SMBC's backlog to 81 737 MAX jets.
Australian P-8A Poseidon’s to receive upgrades
Australia recently announced the
Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) fleet of P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol and
Response aircraft will be upgraded to Increment Three Block Two, the latest
capability upgrade available for the aircraft. The upgrade will enhance
anti-submarine warfare, strike and intelligence capabilities.
RTX selected by Boeing for X-66A
RTX has been selected by Boeing as a
collaborator on the X-66A flight demonstrator, part of NASA's Sustainable
Flight Demonstrator project. Two RTX business units, Pratt & Whitney and
Collins Aerospace, will support Boeing with Pratt & Whitney GTF engines,
and Collins nacelles and engine accessories.
UA for 50 more Boeing 787 Dreamliners
Boeing and United Airlines announced
the carrier is expanding its 787 Dreamliner fleet, exercising options to order
50 787-9 airplanes and securing an additional 50 options. With 150 firm orders,
United has the largest Dreamliner orderbook on record and is positioned to
become the largest 787 operator in the world. This announcement follows the
airline's record setting purchase of 100 787 airplanes last year.
Boeing, Nammo Ramjet 155 test sets distance record
A Boeing and Nammo team set a record
for longest indirect fire test of a ramjet powered artillery projectile
alongside officials from the US Army, firing a Ramjet 155 munition from a 58 caliber
Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz. The test
advances development efforts for the Army’s top modernisation priority, Long
Range Precision Fires. The success follows last year’s Boeing/Nammo test
recording the longest ever indirect fire test of a Ramjet 155 munition.
