All articles by Leigh Giangreco – Page 14
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Mattis review will validate F-35: USMC aviation chief
The US Marine Corps deputy commandant for aviation is placing his bets on the Lockheed Martin F-35C ahead of a Pentagon review that will compare the Lightning II to Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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MV-22 crash lands during SEAL raid in Yemen
A US Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crash landed during a 29 January raid on al-Qa’ida compound in Yemen this week, injuring three service members.
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Boeing nabs $2.1 billion contract for KC-46 tanker
The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.1 billion contract for the Lot 3 production of the KC-46A tanker last week, just days after the company announced another penalty that would bring the recapitalisation programme’s total charges to $2 billion.
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Analyst floats theory for Northrop CEO's caution on T-X
Northrop Grumman shocked press and analysts this week with a lukewarm response on its US Air Force T-X trainer bid, but the company might be better positioned to lose the competition rather than eat away at its bottom line, says one Washington-based analyst.
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US defense secretary orders immediate review of F-35 and Air Force One
The US Secretary of Defense has ordered an immediate review of the Air Force One recapitalisation and Lockheed Martin F-35 programmes, following President Trump’s earlier threats to lower the costs of both platforms.
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Northrop noncommittal on T-X bid
The US Air Force released the RFP for the T-X trainer competition almost a month ago, which did not differ from earlier drafts. With the USAF’s major acquisition programmes such as the F-35 and B-21 bomber already awarded, the $16.3 billion contract for 350 aircraft has become one of the ...
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Raytheon pulls out of T-X competition
Raytheon and the Leonardo have withdrawn from the US Air Force T-X trainer competition, stating 25 January that the two companies “have decided not to jointly pursue the programme.”
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Boeing surpasses $2 billion in KC-46 tanker charges
Boeing Commercial absorbed a $243 million pre-tax charge on the KC-46 Tanker programme, while its defense sector took a $69 million pre-tax charge as well. It marks the fifth cost overrun for the programme, following a $393 million charge last July associated with a refueling boom issue. The terms of ...
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Lockheed, JPO close to signing next F-35 production deal
Lockheed Martin expects to seal the deal for 90 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters in low-rate initial production lot 10, chief executive Marillyn Hewson told investors during a 24 January fourth quarter 2016 earnings call.
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US State Department approves $1.8 billion in arms deals
The US State Department has inked $1.8 billion in arms deals for the UK, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Kenya this week, including air-to-air missiles and threat detection systems.
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Super Hornet could compete with Lockheed F-35
When Donald Trump suggested earlier this month that he would compete a “comparable Super Hornet” to the F-35, Boeing cheered while many in Washington’s defense community balked at the idea.
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ANALYSIS: Lasers and scanners illuminate F-35 ramp up
When comes to its production, the F-35 is to the F-16 as digital is to analogue
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B-2 bomber hits Islamic State sites in Libya
Two US Air Force B-2 Spirit bombers killed at least 80 ISIL fighters over Libya 19 January, marking only the fifth operation for the stealth aircraft and its first mission since 2011.
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F-35B arrives in Japan
US Marine Corps F-35B fighters made their inaugural trip to Air Station Iwakuni, Japan on 18 January, where the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121 will begin its permanent basing.
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Air Force mulls low-end fighter experiment
As Textron Aviation eyes the US Air Force’s lucrative T-X trainer competition, its dual light-attack fighter and trainer Scorpion aircraft could remain in the running for a low-end fighter role in the USAF.
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Lower requirements could decrease Air Force One price
The government could decrease the price of Air Force One if the incoming administration decides to lower the aircraft’s requirements, according to top Pentagon procurement official.
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Boeing promises Trump simpler requirements for Air Force One
Boeing Chief Executive Officer Dennis Muilenburg is expected to sit down with president-elect Donald Trump in New York this morning to discuss the Air Force One recapitalisation programme, a Boeing spokesman tells FlightGlobal.
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KC-46 schedule unlikely to go as planned
If past performance is any indication of future schedules, the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker programme won’t go as planned, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester.
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Hundreds of deficiencies could push F-35 tests to 2019
Plagued by a delayed delivery of crucial software and shortfalls with its automated maintenance system, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will begin initial operational test and evaluation more than a year after its planned August 2017 date.
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Mattis strikes sharp contrast to Trump on F-35, nuclear weapons
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense supports Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, the NATO alliance and restrained use of nuclear weapons during his confirmation hearing, marking a stark departure from the president-elect.