All articles by Garrett Reim – Page 56
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AeroVironment to integrate Switchblade and Shrike 2 onto armoured vehicles
AeroVironment plans to integrate its Shrike 2 unmanned air vehicle and Switchblade tactical missile with General Dynamics Land Systems’ armoured ground combat vehicles.
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Boeing frets about unit cost outlook for Chinook upgrade
Boeing is concerned that US Army modernization efforts may shift funds away from the CH-47 Block II upgrade programme, costing it business and driving up the aircraft's unit costs.
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Despite delays, SB-1 Defiant on track for 2018 first flight
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB-1 Defiant compound helicopter is still on track for its first flight before the end of 2018, despite difficulties setting up automated fiber placement tooling to manufacture the aircraft’s composite rotor blades.
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Textron demos thrust-vectoring tech for possible RQ-7 Shadow replacement
Textron Systems continues to develop its thrust-vectoring X5-55 unmanned air vehicle (UAV), adding propulsion pod enclosures and a landing platform, as well as improving its flight control software, with an aim of demonstrating technology that could be used on a replacement aircraft for the US Army’s RQ-7 Shadow.
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USAF designates GOLauncher1 hypersonic research rocket vehicle as X-60A
The US Air Force designated its hypersonic research rocket, the GOLauncher1, as the X-60A.
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US Army formally solicits Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft proposals
The US Army is formally soliciting Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft proposals from the aviation industry.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing's defence recovery targets price, partnership
At the beginning of 2018, it would have been hard to pick out Boeing Defense, Space & Security as poised for a comeback. At that time, the ailing division was struggling to shake off a narrative of decline, and also received no help from US Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, ...
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UK in talks to buy Boeing E-7 Wedgetail Early Warning and Control aircraft
The British Ministry of Defense (MOD) is in talks with Boeing to acquire the E-7 Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control System.
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Lockheed Martin awarded $632m to make Hellfire II missiles for Netherlands and Japan
Lockheed Martin was awarded a $632 million contract to manufacture several types of the Hellfire II air-to-ground missiles for the Netherlands and Japan Self-Defense Forces.
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Light military helicopter production faces decade of decline
The number of light military helicopters produced worldwide is projected to decline more than 56% to just 92 units a year in 2026 from a decade prior.
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F-35 suffers first crash in South Carolina
One day after the US Marine Corps conducted its first air strike with the Lockheed Martin F-35B over Afghanistan, another one of the stealth fighters crashed near USMC Air Station Beaufort, South Carolina.
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Lockheed Martin F-35A price dips below $90m for first time
After drawn out negotiations with the Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin signed a contract to produce the eleventh lot of the F-35A for $89.2 million per unit.
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Boeing wins $9.2b T-X trainer contract with USAF
The US Air Force awarded Boeing Defense a $9.2 billion contract for production of 351 T-X trainer jets, 46 simulators and associated ground equipment.
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US Marine Corps’ F-35B makes first air strike in Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps used the Lockheed Martin F-35B to launch an air strike in Afghanistan on 27 September, the first ground attack by the stealth fighter.
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Cape Air gears up for Tecnam Traveller in 2019
Cape Air anticipates taking delivery of its first eight Tecnam P2012 Traveller aircraft in January or February of 2019.
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NewsBoeing wins UH-1N replacement contract from USAF
Boeing Defense was awarded the first portion of a $2.38 billion firm-fixed-price contract to replace the US Air Force’s UH-1N fleet with its MH-139 helicopter.
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USAF to take gradual approach in hypersonic acquistions
The US Air Force is unlikely to purchase initial hypersonic weapons in large quantities, but instead will wait for improvements in follow-on versions.
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USAF to test Kickstarter-style contracting for startups
The US Air Force will experiment with a Kickstarter-style contracting process in October for small businesses and startups that is designed to reduce the time it takes the service to grant contracts from months to days.
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DoD wants parallels between USAF, commercial maintenance
Deputy Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan would like to benchmark aircraft maintenance performance of the US Air Force against commercial operators conducting similar work.
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Raytheon pitches USAF on F-35A auto-landing system
After successfully integrating its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System (JPALS) on F-35B fighters and a growing number of US Navy aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships, Raytheon is pitching a modified version of the system to the US Air Force for auto-landing F-35A aircraft at expeditionary airfields.