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Lockheed Martin to support JASSM-ER launch demonstrations from cargo aircraft
The US Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $25 million contract to help with the service’s Palletized Munitions Experimentation Campaign, an effort to test the feasibility of launching cruise missiles from the back of cargo aircraft.
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F-35 saga of delays continues as full-rate production pushed back again
The DoD had expressed confidence as recently as August that IOT&E would be complete by March 2021, after multiple delays since the process started in December 2018.
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How simulator training providers are keeping military pilots ready
Simulation-based training is a crucial element in preparing military aviators around the globe for the full scope of operations – our annual report looks at the devices in use worldwide.
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Boeing takes $67m loss on KC-46 tanker, but sees reason for optimism
Boeing has taken another multimillion dollar charge on the KC-46A Pegasus in-flight refueling tanker, but believes the programme is beginning to “clear the hurdle” in terms of how the US Air Force (USAF) views its manufacturing performance.
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Italy returns to G550 for new C4ISTAR platform
European nation outlines defence spending priorities for the next three years, while its future wish-list includes new tactical transports, high-speed helicopters and basic trainers.
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China to sanction Boeing Defense, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin over Taiwan weapons sale
China plans to sanction Boeing Defense, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin over a possible $1.8 billion Foreign Military Sales package for Taiwan.
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DoD aims to set up performance-based logistics contract for A-10 Thunderbolt II
The US Defense Logistics Agency is researching ways to set up a performance-based logistics contract for the US Air Force Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to reduce the time it takes to repair the ground attack aircraft.
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USA approves anti-ship missile and long-range reconnaissance pod sale to Taiwan
In a move that is sure to provoke a backlash from Beijing, the US State Department has approved a package of weapons for a possible Foreign Military Sale to Taiwan, including dozens of anti-ship missiles, rocket artillery and long-range airborne reconnaissance pods.
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Pratt & Whitney contracted to study upgrading F135 engine
Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $1.5 million contract by the F-35 Joint Program Office to study engine upgrade requirements for Block 4.2 and later iterations of the stealth fighter.
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Boeing to co-develop supersonic missile demonstrator for F/A-18 Super Hornet
Boeing and the US Navy plan to co-develop a supersonic land and sea strike missile to be carried aboard the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter.
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Saab to insource Gripen E work as supply chain falters
Saab will insource some work on its Gripen E/F fighter programme from undisclosed suppliers who are struggling to maintain services through the coronavirus-driven downturn, and has announced a potentially SKr1.5 billion ($170 million) impact on its Aeronautics business unit.
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Northrop Grumman APG-83 radar declared operational for National Guard F-16s
The US Air Force has declared that the Northrop Grumman APG-83 scalable agile beam radar has met full operational readiness for use on the Air National Guard’s Lockheed Martin F-16s.
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Team Tempest partners detail FCAS progress
The UK’s Team Tempest group has outlined the financial and employment benefits of the nation’s future combat air system (FCAS) project, as it prepares to submit an outline business case proposal to advance the effort.
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Lockheed Martin plans to buy Integration Innovation’s hypersonics portfolio
In the realm of hypersonic technologies, Integration Innovation says it specializes in thermal protection systems, propulsion, missile seeker windows and domes, ground test and evaluation facilities and services, flight test services, weather evaluation, modelling and simulation, and software development.
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First Lockheed Martin F-35s loaded with ODIN hardware
For the first time, Lockheed Martin F-35s have been loaded with Operational Data Integrated Network (ODIN) hardware, an initial step in replacing the stealth fighter’s troubled support system. A squadron of F-35Bs based at US Marine Corps (USMC) Air Station Yuma in Arizona received the new system on 29 September, ...
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USA approves F-35 or F/A-18 fighter sales to Finland worth up to $15bn
Approval has been granted by the US government for the potential sale to Finland of both the Boeing F/A-18E/F and Lockheed Martin F-35 as part of the Nordic nation’s HX fighter replacement programme.
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Luxembourg welcomes lone A400M Atlas airlifter
Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport.
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US Army and USAF to jointly develop battlefield network, called CJADC2
The US Army and the US Air Force signed an agreement to jointly develop a battlefield communications network, called Combined Joint All-Domain Command and Control.
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USA approves possible Super Hornet and F-35 sales to Switzerland
The USA has approved the possible sale to Switzerland of 40 Lockheed Martin F-35As and weapons for a total cost of $6.58 billion, just days after the Alpine nation’s plans to renew its fighter fleet were narrowly approved via a referendum.
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USAF adds nine companies to Skyborg artificial intelligence development programme
The awards are part of a second phase of the “Skyborg Prototyping, Experimentation and Autonomy Development” programme.