All articles by James Drew – Page 24
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NewsUSAF rules out international A-10 sales
The US Air Force has closed the lid on discussions about shopping the A-10 Warthog to allies, telling Flightglobal it will not sell the close-in attack aircraft to anyone.
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NewsUSAF and Northrop sign Global Hawk payload adaptor deal
Northrop Grumman expects to start demonstrating its Global Hawk universal payload adaptor with various sensors carried by the Lockheed Martin U-2 after signing a cooperative research and development agreement with the US Air Force last week.
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NewsB-2 bomber flight demonstrates rapid systems integration
Northrop Grumman is the latest company to demonstrate compliance with the US Air Force’s new open mission system (OMS) standards with recent flight tests involving a B-2 Spirit bomber and unmanned NASA Global Hawk.
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NewsBoeing upbeat despite KC-46 failings as Muilenburg takes the helm
Boeing president and chief executive Dennis Muilenburg did not mask his disappointment in KC-46 tanker blemishing what would have otherwise been a stellar performance by the company in the second quarter, both from the defence and commercial portfolios.
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NewsRaytheon reveals new composite missile body for MALD decoy-jammer
Raytheon has disclosed new details about the cruise missile body of the Miniature Air Launched Decoy-Jammer (MALD-J) it produces for the US Air Force, as the company seeks international sales of the decoy-only version and the air vehicle itself.
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NewsU-2 uses F-22 data to help re-target anti-ship missile
A high-flying Lockheed Martin U-2 spy plane has enabled a mission control station to dynamically re-target a Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surrogate aircraft using data passed from an F-22 Raptor over the deserts of Southern California in a recent flight trial.
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NewsUS Navy shifting its most modern aircraft to the Pacific
The US Navy will extend its air arm in the Asia-Pacific region over the coming five years with the first deployment of the Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton unmanned maritime patrol aircraft to Guam in 2017 and an increased presence of other newly developed flying assets like the Boeing P-8A Poseidon ...
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NewsLockheed looks globally with Sikorsky deal
Lockheed Martin is likely to be more aggressive in its pursuit of international rotorcraft orders and aftermarket services contracts once its acquisition of Sikorsky is complete, according to company executives and industry analysts.
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NewsNASA and USAF study effect of volcanic ash on C-17 engines
Researchers at Edwards Air Force Base in California have begun ingesting C-17 engines with volcanic ash to trial new health monitoring and diagnosis technologies that could improve aircraft safety and fault detection.
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NewsLockheed Martin takes the plunge with $9bn Sikorsky deal
Lockheed Martin will transform into a major supplier of civil and military helicopters following its announcement today that it will acquire Sikorsky from United Technologies for $9 billion.
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NewsLockheed to lead South Korea’s KF-16 upgrade
In an incredible reversal of fortunes, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman have emerged as the principle benefactors of a renegotiated South Korean KF-16 fighter upgrade programme, valued at $2.7 billion.
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NewsUSAF still hoping for 18 KC-46A tankers by 2017 despite slip
The US Air Force’s programme executive officer for tankers is cautiously optimistic that Boeing can deliver its first 18 operational KC-46A Pegasus aircraft by August 2017 as required, but says he doesn’t have his “head in the sand” either.
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NewsUSMC begins F-35B readiness inspection ahead of IOC decision
The US Marine Corps has begun its one-week operational readiness inspection of the Lockheed Martin F-35B-equipped Marine Fighter Attack Squadron-121 (VMFA-121) – the Green Knights – to assess whether the 10-aircraft unit is ready for combat.
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NewsBoeing not exclusively teamed going into JSTARS battle
Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman’s JSTARS teams are in a “blackout period” awaiting an announcement by the US Air Force in late August or early September about which prime contractors will proceed to the first stage of the multi-billion dollar aircraft recapitalisation programme.
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NewsFirst four Iraqi F-16IQs arrive at Balad air base
The Iraqi air force has received its first four Lockheed Martin F-16s and a much-needed morale boost following a deadly crash that left one pilot dead in Arizona and the accidental bombing of a residential suburb in Baghdad earlier this month.
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NewsUSAF reaffirms ambitious T-X sustained-g requirement
The US Air Force is not backing away from the ambitious sustained g requirement for its T-X next-generation trainer that has sidelined at least two proposed aircraft types and driven competitors toward clean-sheet designs.
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NewsUSAF doing more to help foreign sales of American aircraft
The US Air Force’s top acquisition executive says the service wants to do more to support the sale of American-made aircraft and parts abroad, and one proposal that is gaining momentum is to complete airworthiness certification even before foreign military sales (FMS) case emerges.
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NewsUS conducts first flight test of guided B61-12 nuclear bomb
The US Air Force and National Nuclear Security Administration have conducted the first flight test of the jointly developed B61-12 guided nuclear bomb from an F-15E Strike Eagle at the Tonopah Test Range in Nevada.
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NewsUS lawmaker keen to speed up bomber buy
The chairman of the influential US House committee on strategic forces says the air force’s long-range strike bomber fleet should be delivered sooner than the current estimates, which place “initial capability in the 2020s” and full capability in the 2030s.
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NewsUS “carrier gap” could see naval air power dip in Gulf region
A looming gap in the United States’ aircraft carrier presence in the Middle East is symptomatic of an overworked naval force in need of more cash and resources and a sign of things to come without change in Pentagon priorities, says a Navy League panel.