All United States Navy articles – Page 6
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NewsNew F-35 engine can be flying by decade’s end: GE Aviation
Engine manufacturer says it has two working prototypes of the next-generation XA100 powerplant that can produce significant performance improvements for the fifth-generation fighter.
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NewsUS Navy loses F/A-18 overboard in Mediterranean heavy seas
A Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet was blown off the deck of an aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea after experiencing ”unexpected heavy weather”.
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NewsBoeing plans P-8 deliveries to New Zealand, Germany and South Korea
Transfer of the anti-submarine and rescue aircraft will be completed over the next two years.
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NewsFire Scout autonomous helicopter successfully tests naval mine detection
The US Navy has successfully demonstrated a prototype maritime mine detection system using the unmanned MQ-8C helicopter.
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NewsCongressional committees approve Pentagon aircraft spending
Congress appears poised to increase the USA’s military budget, including expanded funds for several aircraft programmes.
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NewsMore than half of major defence programmes behind schedule: GAO
The US Government Accountability Office watchdog says in a new report that half of major defence programmes it examined are experiencing delays, including high-profile aircraft programmes.
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NewsBoeing wins deal to install anti-ship tech on US and Australian jets
Boeing has been awarded a nearly $40 million contract by the US Navy to supply several dozen anti-surface warfare sensor systems for American and Australian aircraft.
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NewsUS Navy to integrate mine countermeasures system onto Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter looks set to gain a new mine countermeasures (MCM) sensor suite after the US Navy (USN) gave the go-ahead for the development.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman looks for first international sale of MQ-8C Fire Scout
Northrop Grumman remains on the hunt for the first international sale of its MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned maritime patrol helicopter, roughly two and a half years after the aircraft reached initial operational capability with the US Navy.
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NewsUS Navy’s AARGM-ER hits radar target in second test
The US Navy’s AGM-88G Advanced Anti-Radiation Guided Missile Extended Range (AARGM-ER) hit a land-based radar target in its second test on 21 January.
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NewsSikorsky to build nine more CH-53K heavy lift helicopters for US Marine Corps
Sikorsky has been contracted by the US Navy to build nine more CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopters for the US Marine Corps.
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NewsNorthrop delivers first IFC-4 Triton signals intel UAV to US Navy
Northrop Grumman has delivered to the US Navy (USN) the first production example of the IFC-4 Triton, an upgraded MQ-4C that includes signals intelligence payloads.
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NewsRaytheon, US Navy talk EA-18G’s AESA radar providing jamming boost
Raytheon and the US Navy are looking to increase the jamming capability of the Boeing EA-18G Growler by also using the electronic attack aircraft’s APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsMQ-25A starts deck handling tests aboard aircraft carrier USS George HW Bush
A Boeing MQ-25A Stingray unmanned in-flight refuelling tanker was hoisted aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time this week to start initial deck handling tests.
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NewsF-35B stealth fighter drops StormBreaker glide bomb for first time
A US Marine Corps F-35B stealth fighter has dropped a Raytheon StormBreaker precision glide bomb for the first time.
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NewsUS Navy interested in 64 ‘Tactical Surrogate Aircraft’
The aircraft would supplement flight time and training in frontline combat aircraft, provide adversary air support and serve as a flight lead aircraft for Fleet Replacement Squadrons, a unit that trains naval aviators on frontline combat aircraft, such as the Lockheed Martin F-35C and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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NewsRaytheon flight tests loyal wingman UAV software
Raytheon has conducted a flight test during which a human operator controlled three autonomous unmanned air vehicles simultaneously using manned-unmanned teaming software.
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NewsMQ-25 tanker refuels F-35C stealth fighter for first time
A Boeing-owned MQ-25A Stingray unmanned air vehicle (UAV) refuelled a Lockheed Martin F-35C stealth fighter in flight for the first time.
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NewsUS Air Force demos ‘low-cost’ strike on maritime targets using JDAM
Three Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle fighters demonstrated new tactics, techniques and procedures for dropping modified GBU-31 Joint Direct Attack Munitions (JDAM) on moving and stationary maritime targets on 26 August.
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NewsUS Navy eyes programme of record for cargo drones to resupply ships
The US Navy is thinking about creating a programme of record to buy small cargo drones for ship-to-ship resupply missions.