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GE Awarded $8 Million to Provide Aircraft Engine Technical Services to the U.S. Air Force, Bahrain, Israel, and Egypt
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded an $8,413,259 firm-fixed-price contract for engineering and technical services in support of GE engines. Contractor will provide support for F110-GE-100/129, A-10 TF-34, KC-135F-108, TF-39/F-138, F108-CF-100/200/201, F101-GE-102, F118-GE-100, J85-21B, F110, and F-16 C/D engines. Contractor engineering and technical services will be provided by the original manufacturer to elevate […]
US Foreign Military Funding Talks Key to Israeli Tanker Plan
Decisions about whether Israel will select Boeing’s KC-46A tanker and ask for additional Lockheed Martin F-35s will depend on the result of current negotiations about the size of the US Foreign Military Funding (FMF) package that the nation will receive over the next 10 years. Within the next few months, the allies are expected to […]
Report: Israeli Fuel Tankers Escorted Jordanian Fighter Jets En Route to US
Israeli air force fuel tankers escorted Jordanian fighter jets across the Atlantic Ocean earlier this week to take part in exercises in the western United States, according to an American web site devoted to military aviation news. The site, Foxtrot Alpha, reported that its sources noticed a group of five Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 […]
GE Wins $8 Million to Provide Support to Jet Engines Including for Israeli and Bahrain Aircraft
General Electric Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a $7,558,560 firm-fixed-price requirements contract for contractor engineering and technical services in support of GE engines. Contractor will provide support for F110-GE-100/129, A-10 TF-34, KC-135F-108, TF-39/F-138, F108-CF-100/200/201, F101-GE-102, F118-GE-100, J85-21B, F110, and F-16 C/D engines. Contractor engineering and technical services will be provided by the original manufacturer […]
Israel’s Military Wish List
Since Congress first mandated military aid to Israel in 1971, the United States has provided the country nearly $100 billion in assistance. In 2008, Washington’s commitment to ensure Israel’s qualitative military edge (QME) over its regional adversaries was formally written into U.S. law. That close military cooperation is set to intensify following last week’s visit […]