All articles by Leigh Giangreco – Page 19
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DOD still mum on arsenal plane selection
The US Defense Department’s Strategic Capabilities Office is still weighing platform options for its Arsenal Plane concept, a standoff system with a large weapons carriage that would support forward aircraft.
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NewsPentagon expected to award Lockheed contract action as F-35 negotiations lag
As negotiations over low-rate initial production lots 9 and 10 for the Lockheed Martin F-35 continue, the Pentagon will fork over another payment under an existing undefinitised contractual action to ensure Lockheed continues work on the jets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Swarming UAVs set to disrupt battlespace and marketplace
As the United States continues its two flagship multi-billion acquisition programmes – the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber – the Department of Defense’s research arms have their eye on cheaper, disposable drones that would overwhelm the enemy in contested environments.
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NewsMissile Defense Agency solicits industry for low power laser demonstration
The US Missile Defense Agency moved one step closer to their laser-equipped unmanned air vehicle with a plan to compete a low power laser demonstrator for missile defense.
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NewsUSAF plans to release new RFI for Huey replacement
The US Air Force is pressing reset on the UH-1N helicopter replacement programme with a new request for information slated for late next week.
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UPDATE: SpaceX launch destroys Facebook’s $200 million satellite
An explosion at Cape Canaveral this morning destroyed both a SpaceX Falcon rocket and a $200 million satellite that would have increased internet access in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Defence bill language could affect bomber technology development
A provision within the House of Representative’s version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2017 could affect the development of emerging technologies for major defence acquisition programmes, including the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber.
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NewsPatent application reveals KC-46 refueling pod fix
A recent patent application reveals one issue Boeing overcame on its KC-46A tanker’s wing aerial refueling pod system.
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NewsNorthrop captures beam control award for laser fighter jet demo
The US Air Force awarded a $39 million contract to Northrop Grumman to develop the laser beam control portion of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s podded electric laser concept for fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets.
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NewsGovernment report: USAF lacks info to back A-10 retirement
Champions of the Fairchild Republic A-10 may be able to eke out a few more years for the Warthog following the release of a government report criticizing the US Air Force’s plan to retire the aircraft.
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NewsPentagon's top weapons tester doubts F-35A capabilities
A recent memo from the Pentagon’s top weapons tester throws cold water on the Air Force’s initial operational capability announcement earlier this month, which declared the F-35A equipped with Block 3i software could provide basic capabilities.
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NewsBlock 3F software aids F-35 weapons test
With the aide of its new Block 3F software, the Lockheed Martin F-35 recently completed twelve weapons delivery accuracy and thirteen weapon separation tests during a month-long weapon test on the US West Coast.
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NewsBoeing offers sneak peak of new T-X trainer
After photos leaked of Northrop Grumman and BAE System’s new T-X trainer offering, Boeing and Saab revealed their own T-X sneak peak this week.
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NewsAir Force and Lockheed to initiate airworthiness tests for FA-50
Following an airworthiness assessment of Textron AirLand’s dual light attack fighter and trainer, Scorpion, the US Air Force is moving toward a second cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with Lockheed Martin.
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NewsUS Navy steps away from stealth for MQ-25
A stealth and tanking mission will not go hand in hand for the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray, according to the commander of Naval Air Forces.
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NewsBoeing moves ahead with initial KC-46A production
The Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.8 billion contract to begin low-rate initial production Lots 1 and 2 for the KC-46A tanker programme.
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NewsCommercial A-4 Skyhawk crashes near Nellis
A contractor operated Douglas A-4K Skyhawk crashed near Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada around 7:40 a.m. local time, according to Air Force Air Combat Command.
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NewsNewest P-8A Poseidon upgrade includes 'Minotaur' software
The latest contract for Boeing’s P-8A Poseidon includes a new software capability for the Navy’s patrol aircraft that will automatically correlate data from sources including sea search radars and electromagnetic spectrum sensors.
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Air Force opens up JDAM options amid high demand for weapons
The US Air Force could explore alternative contractors to satisfy its insatiable need for all-weather, smart munitions, even as the service has called its primary joint direct attack munition supplier, Boeing, to produce more of the weapons.
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NewsUSAF Air Combat Command chief skeptical over new aircraft for permissive environments
US Air Force Air Combat Command chief Gen. Herbert “Hawk” Carlisle doubts the need for a new, low-end close air support aircraft when he foresees fewer more contested environments in the future.