Scrutiny of GE-AVIC avionics joint venture

 

A US Congressman is continuing to pressure the Obama Administration for a formal security review of a nearly year-old joint venture agreement between General Electric and China's AVIC.

In a 17 October letter sent to Defense secretary Leon Panetta, Representative Randy Forbes called for a national security review of the new commercial avionics business by the Defense

BOEING RECEIVED A USAF F-22 PLANNING SYSTEM CONTRACT

 

Boeing has received a contract from the U.S. Air Force to provide mission planning support for the F-22 Raptor. The order, valued at up to $24 million if all options are exercised, was awarded under the Air Force's Mission Planning Enterprise Contract-II (MPEC-II).

Boeing is one of five contractors selected in June 2010 for MPEC-II, an