All articles by Dave Majumdar – Page 14
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Operational testers to receive first F-35s this month
Operational testers at Edwards AFB, California, are expected to receive their first Lockheed Martin F-35A Joint Strike Fighters (JSF) on 21 February. A sister...
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Boeing completes Phantom Eye taxi trials
Boeing has completed a series of taxi trials for its Phantom Eye unmanned aircraft in preparation for the liquid hydrogen-powered machine's return to flight. The...
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IN FOCUS: Lockheed claims F-35 kinematics ‘better than or equal to’ Typhoon or Super Hornet
Lockheed Martin is claiming that all three versions of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will have kinematic performance better than or equal to any combat-configured...
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USAF may be forced to restructure F-35, KC-46 and MQ-9 under sequestration
The Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing KC-46 tanker and General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper could be restructured if the current budget impasse is not resolved, according...
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Pratt & Whitney and F-35 JPO reach agreement on F135 engine production
Pratt & Whitney and the F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) announced 5 February that they have "reached an agreement in principle" for a fifth lot of F135 engines...
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US Coast Guard buys additional CN235
The US Coast Guard has exercised a contract option to purchase an additional Airbus Military CN235 turboprop transport ...
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Iran reveals new Qaher 313 stealth fighter
Iran revealed on 2 February what it claims is a new stealth fighter called the Qaher 313. "The advanced aircraft with an advanced appearance has a...
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Lockheed F-35 general manager retiring
Lockheed Martin's F-35 general manager Tom Burbage is retiring after 13 years on the job. "After 32 years of working with Lockheed Martin and legacy...
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F-22 Raptors need helmet-mounted cueing system to take full advantage of AIM-9X
Even after the US Air Force's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighters starts receiving full Raytheon AIM-9X Sidewinder high off-boresight...
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Reduced F-35 performance specifications may have significant operational impact
The Pentagon's decision to reduce the performance specifications for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will have a significant operational impact,...
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US Air Force hopes to upgrade aggressor F-16s
The US Air Force is hoping to upgrade its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Fighting Falcon "aggressors" so that those aircraft can better replicate enemy fighters,...
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Engineers discover culprit behind F-35B fueldraulic line failure
Engineers working on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) have identified the likely culprit behind a fueldraulic line failure on 16 January...
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AIM-9X Block II performing better than expected
The Raytheon AIM-9X Block II Sidewinder is about halfway through its operational testing and, thus far, the weapon is performing better than expected with...
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Lockheed hopes to firm up F-35 Lot 6 & 7 contracts before mid-year
Lockheed Martin hopes to "definitize" previously awarded F-35 low rate initial production (LRIP) Lot 6 and 7 contracts in the first half of 2013, top company...
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US Navy can’t award V-22 multi-year contract until US passes budget
The US Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) cannot award Bell-Boeing a second multi-year production contact for the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor until a 2013...
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USAF delays Afghan Light Air Support source selection
A US Air Force tender to purchase 20 light attack aircraft for the Afghan air force has been delayed. The service was expected to award a contract for the...
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IN FOCUS: Mixed reaction over US plans for new prototype attack helicopter
Plans for a new military helicopter are being honed at the Pentagon - but analysts warn they might not be sufficient to sustain design capabilities and the industrial base
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F-35B grounded after fueldraulic line failure
The F-35 Joint Program Office (JPO) has temporarily grounded the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off/vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the tri-service...
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Boeing and Sikorsky team up on US Army’s JMR
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp is teaming with Boeing on the US Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate's Joint Multi-Role (JMR) technology demonstrator (TD)...
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Lockheed addresses Pentagon F-35 DOT&E report
Lockheed Martin says it is not disputing the facts laid out in the Pentagon's Director of Operational Test Evaluation (DOT&E) report on the company's F-35...