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NewsBoeing KC-46 receives fuel from KC-10
The Boeing KC-46A Pegasus has now exercised each of its major fuel systems after being topped up by another US Air Force KC-10 tanker on February 13 over Washington state.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Sikorsky seeks next leap in rotorcraft technology
Sikorsky officials have hinted at potential commercial derivatives of the company’s military S-97 Raider and SB-1 Defiant technology demonstrators, which are being developed for US Army missions. Powered by rigid, counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher propeller with fly-by-wire controls and active vibration dampeners, the S-97 and SB-1 advance the ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Pave Hawk replacement finally beckons for US Air Force
Ten years ago, the US Air Force was charging full speed towards the procurement of 141 Boeing HH-47s to replace the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk for the personnel recovery mission. That combat search-and-rescue (CSAR-X) Chinook derivative would have entered service with 10 combat-coded examples in 2012. But fast-forward to today ...
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NewsChinook Block II gathers pace as Boeing seeks development deal
Boeing is pressing forward with advanced Chinook rotor blade (ACRB) construction at its Philadelphia-based composites plant as it prepares for prototype flight demonstrations on a tethered CH-47 later this year.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why territorial concerns dominated Singapore show
The sun-dappled waters next to the site of last week’s Singapore air show pulled more than a few longing glances from sweaty delegates, but it was a patch of ocean just a few hours by air to the northeast that was preoccupying military delegations at the show.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing eyes AEW&C, F-15, MSA opportunities
Boeing’s defence unit continues to hunt down a range of opportunities in Asia-Pacific, including the sale of more airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft to South Korea, F-15 upgrades, and sales of maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsBoeing B-52H gets new radar under $500M modernisation plan
The US Air Force wants to spend more than $500 million replacing the outdated Northrop Grumman AN/APQ-166 mechanically scanned array radar on its 53-year-old Boeing B-52H fleet.
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NewsUSAF ditches Black Hawk revival in search for Huey replacement
The US Air Force needs $2.5 billion to replace its 62 outdated Bell UH-1N Twin Hueys and is now considering whether to sole-source a portion of that 72-aircraft requirement for security operations around its 450 Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile silos.
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NewsF-22 Raptors in South Korea as warning to 'provocative' North
American F-22 Raptors have joined locally based F-16s and F-15K Slam Eagles in South Korea for a show of force following “provocative actions” by the North.
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NewsSikorsky-Boeing wrap up SB-1 design review as Defiant takes form
Sikorsky and Boeing are weeks away from completing the final design review of their jointly developed high-speed SB-1 Defiant prototype as Swift Engineering works toward delivery of the core airframe this summer.
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NewsGeneral Atomics receives contract for Spanish MQ-9s
Spain has moved forward with its procurement of unarmed MQ-9 Reapers after putting California-based remotely piloted aircraft manufacturer General Atomics Aeronautical Systems on contract for four aircraft and two Block 30 ground control stations.
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NewsNorthrop resumes work on Long-Range Strike Bomber
Northrop Grumman will resume development of America's next stealth bomber after the US Air Force lifted a stop-work order that has been in place since 6 November, the service confirms.
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SINGAPORE: Boeing eyes international COD role for V-22
Boeing believes it can build on a recent contract award from the US Navy for the V-22 Osprey and offer the tiltrotor to other future operators of the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing fighter.
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SINGAPORE: Lockheed, Sikorsky unlock new opportunities
Helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky believes its international sales efforts have become stronger since it was bought in 2015 by Lockheed Martin from former parent United Technologies.
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SINGAPORE: New self-protection suite ordered for Indonesian Hawk
Indonesia’s 24-strong fleet of BAE Systems Hawk light combat aircraft are to receive a self-protection system upgrade from Finmeccanica.
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GAO denies Boeing bid to overturn LRS-B contract
The US government has rejected a Boeing attempt to overturn Northrop Grumman’s hold on a contract to develop and build the US Air Force’s long-range strike bomber (LRS-B).
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SINGAPORE: New UAV partnership ups Skeldar appeal
Recently established unmanned air vehicle joint venture UMS Skeldar believes it will be able to boost the competitiveness of the Skeldar unmanned helicopter over rival systems.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Singapore air force chief sizes up emerging threats
It is said Singapore has the world’s most tightly-guarded patch of airspace. Even a casual browse through the Republic of Singapore Air Force’s (RSAF) list of combat types suggests this is true. The tiny country, which measures 700 square kilometres, boasts more than 100 combat aircraft, of which a large ...
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SINGAPORE: Controp delivers 2000th Stamp payload for small aircraft
Sensor manufacturer Controp has now delivered 2,000 of its Stamp family of electro-optical/infrared payloads for integration on-board manned and unmanned aircraft.
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NewsBoeing upbeat as US Army moves on Future Vertical Lift
The US Army has moved forward with an ambitious project to introduce a next-generation family of rotorcraft designs with funding sought for Future Vertical Lift (FVL) in its fiscal year 2017 budget submission.