All Defence articles – Page 141
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NewsSuper Hornet tests StormBreaker foul-weather munition
A Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet has conducted a guided release of Raytheon’s new GBU-53/B StormBreaker munition, which is design to hit moving targets in poor visibility conditions.
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NewsJim Taiclet takes over as Lockheed Martin CEO
As part of a planned succession, he takes over the reins of the USA’s largest defence manufacturer from former CEO Marillyn Hewson, who now will become executive chairman of the board.
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NewsTo improve F-35 reliability, Pentagon plans performance-based logistics contract
The programme office has launched a market research effort ahead of a plan to grant a three-year PBL contract for 2024 to 2026.
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NewsPentagon awards $100m to Spirit AeroSystems and GE Aviation to shore up aerospace
The Pentagon plans to grant more awards overtime to subsidise companies that have been hurt by declining commercial business.
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NewsTaiwan’s Brave Eagle trainer conducts first flight
The Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation T-5 Brave Eagle advanced jet trainer has conducted its maiden flight from Ching Chuan Kang air base near the city of Taichung, Taiwan.
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NewsWhy the USAF is keen on car maker know-how for future fighter production
The service wants to mimic the way the car industry makes small improvements to car models year after year using digital design and engineering tools.
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NewsBlock III Super Hornet conducts maiden sortie
Boeing has conducted the maiden flight of the first F/A-18 Super Hornet in the new Block III configuration.
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NewsCoronavirus could be killed in aircraft interiors using heat, early results show
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has shown that common ground heaters could be used to raise the temperature of aircraft interiors to levels sufficient to kill the coronavirus and other biological contaminants.
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NewsUK embarks first operational F-35Bs in HMS Queen Elizabeth work-up
Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the Royal Air Force’s frontline 617 Sqn have performed the unit’s first landings aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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NewsAustralia to test balloons for high-altitude ISR work
Australia’s Department of Defence has commenced a series of trials to deploy high-altitude balloons with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) payloads into the upper atmosphere.
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NewsUSAF, Boeing conduct critical design review for T-7A Red Hawk
The US Air Force and Boeing have conducted the critical design review for the developmental T-7A Red Hawk advanced jet trainer.
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NewsUSAF General Charles Brown confirmed as first African American service chief in US history
General Charles Q Brown was confirmed to be the next US Air Force chief of staff by the US Senate in a vote of 98 to 0.
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NewsFlight tests show new B61-12 nuclear bomb compatible with F-15E Strike Eagle
The demonstrations, carried out with a mock weapon, come ahead of the fighter being certificated to carry the nuke, says Sandia National Laboratories.
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NewsFormer RAF chief endorsed as new chair of UK Civil Aviation Authority
Former Royal Air Force chief of the air staff Sir Stephen Hillier has received parliamentary approval to become the new chair of the UK Civil Aviation Authority.
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NewsRoyal Canadian Air Force to buy two Challenger 650s from Bombardier
The Royal Canadian Air Force plans to buy two Challenger 650 business jets from Bombardier, with delivery scheduled for summer 2020.
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NewsRoyal New Zealand Air Force to buy five Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules
The first Super Hercules is scheduled to be delivered in 2024, with the full fleet starting operations by 2025, says defence minister Ron Mark.
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NewsUS Army to demo CH-47F with more powerful Honeywell T55
The T55-GA-714C engine generates 6,000hp (4,470kW), a 25% increase in power compared to the current T55 that is on the CH-47, Honeywell says. The engine also burns 10% less fuel.
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NewsHow A400M Atlas spanned the globe during coronavirus response
Airbus Defence & Space and the Spanish air force have detailed the A400M’s major contribution to international pandemic response.
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NewsUS Navy completes first captive carry flight test of AARGM-ER on F/A-18 Super Hornet
The US Navy (USN) completed the first captive carry flight test of an Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile – Extended Range (AARGM-ER) missile on a Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet on 1 June.
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NewsGE Aviation delivers first F414 engine for South Korea’s KF-X fighter
Flight tests on the twin-engined KF-X are planned to start in 2023, with the development programme scheduled to be finished in 2026.