The War Zone
• Joseph Trevithick, Thomas Newdick
Sierra Nevada Corporation has withdrawn its clean-sheet trainer proposal from the U.S. Navy competition to replace its T-45 Goshawks. The exit leaves the Textron Aviation Defense-Leonardo team, offering the M-346N, as the only remaining contender after Boeing and Lockheed Martin also left the contest.
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Sierra Nevada Corporation has withdrawn its clean-sheet trainer proposal from the U.S. Navy competition to replace its T-45 Goshawks. The exit leaves the Textron Aviation Defense-Leonardo team, offering the M-346N, as the only remaining contender after Boeing and Lockheed Martin also left the contest.
SAETA Perú has taken delivery of its first Cessna SkyCourier, according to Commercial Aviation News. The report identifies the aircraft as the operator’s first of the type; it does not provide details on fleet size, routes or the aircraft’s intended operational role.
The US Air Force has withdrawn three Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos from service after evaluating them for a Test Pilot School role at Edwards Air Force Base; the aircraft are in storage. Separately, Sierra Nevada Corp. has left the Navy’s UJTS competition, leaving Textron and Leonardo’s M-346N as the only known contender.
Bell delivered 29 commercial helicopters in the third quarter, one fewer than a year earlier. Revenue at Textron’s rotorcraft segment declined 9% to $933 million, according to figures discussed on the company’s earnings call.
Bell Textron executives warned that a delay in the Army’s first low-rate production contract for the MV-75, potentially caused by a continuing resolution, could increase the program’s expected financial impact to as much as $150 million. The timing of the award is therefore a cost risk for the program.
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Honeywell Aerospace posted higher third-quarter sales and profit in its first quarter as a stand-alone company, but parts shortages constrained production; Textron Aviation also cited engine and metallic-parts shortages. Airbus remained comfortable with its 2026 delivery target of about 870 aircraft, while MTU’s nine-month operating profit topped €1 billion on commercial MRO growth.
FlightPath3D has extended its exclusive agreement with Textron Aviation, continuing a long-running partnership tied to Cessna Citation business jets. The announcement signals continuity in the companies’ relationship, though the available details do not specify the agreement’s duration or operational scope.
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