All United States Navy articles – Page 8
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NewsCollins’ dogfighting training system flies on US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet
The US Navy has completed the first in-flight test of Collins Aerospace’s Tactical Combat Training System II (TCTS II), a system that could become the brains behind future large-scale virtual dogfights.
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NewsUS Navy begins search to replace MH-60R/S, MQ-8C
The US Navy has begun its search to replace its fleet of Sikorsky MH-60R/S Seahawks and Northrop Grumman MQ-8B/C Fire Scout unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsGeneral Atomics demos MQ-9’s anti-submarine tracking capability
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully tracked a small submersible target for 3h using 10 sonobuoys dropped from an MQ-9 UAV.
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NewsUS Navy’s Next Generation Jammer Low Band to enter EMD phase
The US Navy cleared its Next Generation Jammer Low Band (NGJ-LB) programme to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) acquisition phase on 8 December.
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NewsBoeing flies MQ-25 with aerial refuelling pod for first time
Boeing has flown its MQ-25A test asset (T1) with an aerial refuelling store under its wing for the first time.
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NewsCollins Aerospace finishes E-6B communication systems upgrade
Collins Aerospace Systems has finished communications upgrades to the US Navy’s fleet of 16 Boeing E-6B Mercury aircraft.
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NewsUS Marine Corps declares IOC for Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variant
The US Marine Corps has declared initial operational capability for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35C carrier variants.
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NewsUS Navy studies resupplying ships and submarines using small UAVs
The US Navy is studying resupplying submarines and other ships over long distances using small unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsUS Navy orders second batch of TH-73A training helicopters from Leonardo
The US Navy has awarded Leonardo a $171 million firm-fixed price contract for 36 more examples of the TH-73A trainer helicopter.
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NewsBoeing to co-develop supersonic missile demonstrator for F/A-18 Super Hornet
Boeing and the US Navy plan to co-develop a supersonic land and sea strike missile to be carried aboard the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter.
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NewsStormBreaker approved for use on F-15E Strike Eagle
The US Department of Defense plans to start fielding the weapon on the US Navy’s Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet later this year, followed by the Lockheed Martin F-35 at a later, undisclosed date.
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NewsM-Code GPS and inertial navigation for F-22 and E-2D finishes critical design review
Northrop Grumman’s Embedded Global Positioning System and Inertial Navigation System-Modernization (EGI-M) programme recently finished its critical design review.
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NewsRaytheon plans expeditionary JPALS and F-35A signal test
Raytheon plans to conduct a signals test between the Lockheed Martin F-35A and an expeditionary version of its Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for the US Air Force at Nellis AFB in October.
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NewsUS Navy researches long-range aerial sea mine
The service wants sea mines it can launch while out of enemy air defence reach.
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NewsUS Navy’s mid-band jammer pod makes first flight on Boeing EA-18G Growler
The Safety of Flight checkout was conducted from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and was done to ensure the pod could be safely flown on the EA-18G aircraft for follow-on test flights.
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NewsUS Navy looks for new small ship-borne UAV for possible $1bn programme
The US Navy is planning a flight demonstration and possible prototyping competition to help find a new ship-borne unmanned air vehicle.
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NewsSikorsky CH-53K finishes two-week sea trials in Atlantic Ocean
Sea trials included blade fold; launch and recovery; rotor start and shutdown; and shipboard compatibility testing. The tests were done in increasing wind speeds and with wind coming from different directions to simulate adverse conditions on the flight deck of an aircraft carrier.
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NewsFirst Bell Boeing CMV-22B delivered for US Navy fleet operations
The service plans to replace the Grumman C-2A Greyhound with the Osprey for aircraft carrier onboard delivery missions, including the replacement of the F-35C’s engine, the Pratt & Whitney F135 turbofan.
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NewsPoor record sharing and planning cause US Navy aircraft maintenance delays
The service’s poor record sharing and maintenance planning has caused depot maintenance to be behind schedule 48% of the time on average between 2014 and 2019.
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NewsUS Navy’s AARGM-ER completes critical design review
The service completed design verification tests of the AARGM-ER rocket motor and warhead, in addition to the critical design review of subsystems and system-level performance. The missile is a new air-launched weapon intended to destroy enemy radar and communications systems.
