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The U.S. Air Force MH-139 will be used to protect intercontinental ballistic missile bases and transport government officials and security forces.
The G550 business jet platform is taking over the communications intelligence and jamming role from the EC-130H Hercules.
The UH-1Y Venoms and AH-1Z Vipers will bolster the Czech fleet as the nation's Soviet-era helicopters are gifted to support Ukrainian forces.
The Textron business unit, best known for its contract aggressor work, will support flight test activities at the F-35 final assembly plant.
The missionized agricultural Sky Warden will be used in support of U.S. special forces in areas such as Africa.
Sikorsky's competitive prototype for the Army's FARA program is 90 percent complete.
The new fighters are required urgently to complete the replacement of the air force’s Soviet-era hardware.
The two A330s will be converted into tanker/transports to restore a capability lost with the retirement of the Boeing KC-137 in 2013.
Airbus has engineered a fully roll-on, roll-off solution that can turn any A400M into a firefighter without modification.
India is looking for a multi-role fighter to equip the air wing of its new indigenously designed aircraft carrier.
