Jan. 3, 2012 Update — The U.S. Dept. of Defense announced on Friday afternoon, Dec. 30th, that it had awarded a $355 million contract to Sierra Nevada Corp. As part of the contract, Embraer will assemble its Super Tucano plane at Jacksonville International Airport. JACKSONVILLE (UPDATE) – The U.S. Air Force contract to be awarded to Embraer Corp. at the beginning [...] [...more]
JACKSONVILLE – The U.S. Air Force contract has yet to be awarded to Embraer Corp. for its A-29 Super Tucano. São José dos Campos (São Paulo) -based Embraer named Jacksonville as its location to build a facility (on JAA property) to construct its Super Tucano plane, according to a City of Jacksonville press release. The USAF expects to [...] [...more]
JACKSONVILLE – The guided missile submarine USS Florida (SSGN728) is home ported at Submarine Base Kings Bay but is currently in the Mediterranean attached to U.S. Joint Task Force Odyssey Dawn. Coalition forces launched Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973 – “take all necessary measures” to protect the Libyan people under attack by [...] [...more]
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