All articles by Dave Majumdar – Page 28
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NewsUSAF vows to discover root cause of Raptor's maladies
A US Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) panel investigating a series of hypoxia-like incidents afflicting pilots flying the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor...
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NewsLockheed's C-130XJ muscles in on Embraer's turf
Lockheed Martin promoted its reduced-cost C-130XJ variant of the venerable Hercules tactical transport at FIDAE.
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AFSOC on the hunt for M-28 simulator
The US Air Force Special Operations Command is scoping out the possibility of buying a full-motion simulator for its fPolish-built M-28 transports ...
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NewsUK buys eighth Boeing C-17
The UK Royal Air Force has confirmed an order for an additional Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, Boeing says ...
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NewsUSAF to reallocate funds from axed CVLSP contest
The US Air Force is weighing equipment options after its Common Vertical Lift Support Platform fell victim of budget cuts ...
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NewsCost control worries USAF on new bomber and tanker
The head of the US Strategic Command has voiced concern over cost control on the US Air Force's next-generation bomber and KC-46 tanker programmes ...
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NewsF-35 local area flights show progress at Eglin
F-35 test pilots at Eglin AFB have flown seven local area orientation flights around the Florida base since flight operations began on 6 March, a US Air...
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NewsSikorsky tables new CH-53K proposal
The US Naval Air Systems Command is evaluating a proposal from Sikorsky to build four production-representative CH-53K Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopters ...
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NewsUSAF fields first upgraded F-22 Raptors
The US Air Force has begun to deploy Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors upgraded with enhanced air-to-ground strike capabilities to the operational fleet, starting with the 3rd Wing at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska.
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NewsNo more money to cover F-35 delays, says USAF
The US Air Force's top civilian leaders say that orders for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will be cut if costs continue to rise.
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NewsAnalysts predict military helicopter market downturn
Analysts at Forecast International are predicting a downturn in the military helicopter market that will last for several years.
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NewsIndustry approached for USAF F-16 radar deal
The US Air Force has released a pre-solicitation notice for new AESA radars for a portion of its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet ...
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US Air Force seeks information for C-130H upgrade
The US Air Force has issued a request for information to modernise the avionics on 184 of its C-130H tactical transports ...
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NewsUSAF can't afford JSTARS replacement
The US Air Force has determined that it lacks the resources needed to acquire a next-generation ground moving target indication radar aircraft ...
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NewsCanada raises the spectre of abandoning Lockheed’s F-35
Analysts have claimed that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter does not meet Canada's requirements ...
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NewsUS senators criticise Mi-17 acquisition
A bipartisan group of US senators has sent a letter to US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta calling for a boycott of Russian state-owned arms export company Rosoboronexport.
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NewsLockheed begins test flights of final Raptor
The last F-22 Raptor to be built for the US Air Force took-off on its inaugural test flight earlier today with a company pilot at the helm, a Lockheed Martin...
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Northrop reveals Global Hawk contract status
The US Air Force has not formally cancelled the Block 30 version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, a top Northrop Grumman executive says.
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NewsF-22 crash prompts lawsuit by pilot's widow
The wife of deceased US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot Captain Jeff "Bong" Haney is suing contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and Honeywell...
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NewsUS Navy to formalise unmanned carrier strike plans
The US Navy is set to approve the unmanned carrier launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft as a formal acquisition programme later this year ...