All articles by James Drew – Page 13
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing Defense needs some wins as its portfolio wanes
Boeing Defense’s year-end delivery numbers for 2015 underscore its need to capture new business as its commercial brethren experience record production levels.
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NewsLockheed secures first order for Apache day sensor kits
The colour-blind Boeing AH-64E gunship will receive an optical upgrade following the US Army and Qatar’s procurement of an initial batch of “modernised day sensor assemblies” from Lockheed Martin that “bring colour to the cockpit for the first time”.
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Next US Navy budget battle pits ships against strike fighters
A recent directive by the US secretary of defence that pits strike fighters against ships in the navy’s next five-year spending plan will be a showdown to watch going into 2016, with increases in F-35C and F/A-18 spending coming at the expense of the Littoral Combat Ship.
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Deloitte: Defence sector to grow 2.7% in 2016, ending decline
A two-year budget deal in the USA coupled with growing global instability could see defence revenues jump by 2.7% in 2016, breaking a five-year decline, according to forecasters at Deloitte.
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NewsBoeing wins 10-year T-38C contract as USAF looks to T-X
Boeing has defeated an unnamed challenger to secure a 10-year contract worth up to $855 million for Northrop T-38C Talon avionics and logistics support, retaining its involvement in the programme through 2026 as the US Air Force fields a replacement “T-X” combat trainer.
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NewsBAE and Northrop developing self-protection suite for US gunship
Two industry heavyweights of electronic warfare have been selected to equip special-mission Lockheed Martin AC-130J and MC-130Js with next-generation radio frequency countermeasures (RFCM) systems that can “detect, disrupt and defeat” anti-aircraft weapons, radars and other threats that depend on electromagnetic signals.
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Epic end to 2015 as E1000 turboprop takes flight
Bend, Oregon-based Epic Aircraft ended 2015 on a high note after the maiden flight of its first conforming E1000 fight test aircraft.
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NewsLockheed ends 2015 with $5.3 billion C-130J deal
Lockheed Martin has capped off 2015 with contracts for 43 C-130J cargo aircraft of various shapes and breeds for the US government, including C-130J-30 stretch-models and KC-130J tactical refuellers operated by the Marine Corps.
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NewsSecond Bell 525 takes flight
After completing a series of ground checks, Bell Helicopter’s second 525 flight test vehicle has lifted off in Amarillo, Texas.
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NewsSecond Sikorsky CH-53K ‘almost ready’ to join test campaign
After a slow start, the Sikorsky CH-53K development project is gathering pace at West Palm Beach, Florida, with sixth test flights and counting since initial lift-off in late October and a second aircraft almost complete.
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NewsItalian delivery marks end of General Atomics RQ-1 production
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has delivered its final batch of unarmed RQ-1s to the Italian Air Force, marking final delivery of the iconic Predator A type after two decades of production.
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NewsUSA won’t fly troops into battle aboard pilotless helicopters
The US Army has no plans to ferry troops into war zones aboard unmanned helicopters, but will push autonomous and remote-controlled flight technology for cargo delivery, although it's not a near-term priority, service officials say.
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NewsEmbraer KC-390 to rival turboprops in Canadian FWSAR comp
Embraer will put forward an ambitious bid to replace Canada’s antiquated fixed-wing search-and-rescue fleets, offering its in-development KC-390 military transport for the role.
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NewsAustralia considers three more Boeing CH-47F Chinooks
Australia has expressed interest in buying another three Boeing CH-47F “Chinook” heavy-lift rotorcraft, under an estimated $180 million deal that would bring the nation’s inventory to 10.
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NewsSpaceX Falcon 9 booster achieves epic vertical landing
SpaceX has pulled of a monumental feat in aerospace engineering by landing its upgraded first-stage Falcon 9 rocket booster at Cape Canaveral, Florida, while successfully putting 11 Orbcomm communications satellites on orbit.
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NewsCanada close to deciding CF-18 withdrawal plan
Canada could decide an end date for airstrikes in Iraq and Syria within weeks, and the country’s new defence minister is also assessing other Royal Canadian Air Force roles there.
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NewsF-35 not ruled out of Canadian fighter competition
Canada’s new defence minister has pledged an “open process” for replacing the Royal Canadian Air Force’s aging CF-18s, while not ruling the Lockheed Martin F-35 out of any future competition.
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NewsNATO’s new 'AGS' Global Hawk achieves first flight
NATO has moved a step closer to filling its long-held airborne ground surveillance capability gap after Northrop Grumman successfully flight tested the military alliance’s new RQ-4B Global Hawk-based “Alliance Ground Surveillance” UAV.
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NewsBoeing raises protest of ‘irreparably flawed’ bomber selection
Boeing and Lockheed Martin have reaffirmed their objection to the US Air Force’s next-generation bomber development contract award to Northrop Grumman in October, calling the lengthy source-selection process “irreparably flawed”.
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NewsLockheed to reveal 'ultimate offering' for T-X next year
Lockheed Martin is yet to reveal its “ultimate offering” for the US air force’s hotly contested advanced pilot training competition despite joining Korea Aerospace Industries in the unveiling of its possible T-50 Golden Eagle-based T-X proposal in South Korea this week.