All articles by Dave Majumdar – Page 5
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NewsBoeing awarded EA-18G integration contract for NGJ
Boeing is being awarded a $17 million contract to help support the integration of Raytheon's next generation jammer (NGJ) pod onto its EA-18G Growler electronic attack aircraft.
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NewsBAE Systems files NGJ protest with GAO
BAE Systems is protesting the US Navy's decision to award rival Raytheon a $270 million technology development contract for the service's Next Generation...
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NewsUS Navy hopes to increase AIM-9X range by 60%
The US Navy is hoping to increase the range of the new Raytheon AIM-9X Block III by some 60% over current Sidewinder variants due to the unique needs of...
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NewsUSAF restores flying hours to combat units
Earlier this week, the US Air Force restored some flight hours to the combat aircraft squadrons that were stood-down in April in the wake of Congressionally-mandated...
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NewsX-47B fails fourth trap attempt
The US Navy confirms that a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft aborted its last attempt at an arrested landing...
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NewsLockheed LRASM completes captive carry tests
Lockheed Martin has completed a series of captive carry flight tests for a new long-range anti-ship missile ...
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NewsUSN to release draft RFP for next UCLASS phase in August
The US Navy expects to release a draft request for proposal forits UCLASS technology development effort in August ...
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VIDEOS: USN makes history with first X-47B carrier landing
The US Navy made aviation history on 10 July when a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator aircraft made a first-ever arrested landing...
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NewsUCAS-D set to make historic aircraft carrier landing
The US Navy plans to land an unmanned X-47B demonstrator aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time on 10 July ...
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NewsP-8 Poseidon fires first Harpoon anti-ship missile
The US Navy successfully fired a live Boeing AGM-84D Block IC Harpoon anti-ship missile from a Boeing P-8A Poseidon for the first time on 24 June ...
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NewsRolls-Royce completes HEETE compressor testing
Rolls-Royce says it has completed testing on a new advanced technology compressor for the US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Highly Energy Efficient...
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NewsP-8A judged ready for fleet introduction
A US Navy report says the Boeing P-8A Poseidon has been found to be operationally effective, operationally suitable, and ready for fleet introduction ...
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NewsRaytheon wins US Navy jammer development deal
The US Navy has awarded Raytheon almost $280 million for the technology development phase of its Next Generation Jammer programme ...
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NewsUSAF studying future unmanned aircraft fleet mix
The US Air Force is studying how best to formulate its future unmanned aircraft fleet to operate inside contested airspace ...
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USN kicks off second phase of EMALS testing
The US Navy has started a second phase of aircraft launch tests using the EMALS catapult system ...
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NewsDSCA notifies US Congress of potential Thai Lakota sale
Thailand could acquire six UH-72A Lakota light utility helicopters, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency says ...
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NewsPICTURE: Cessna delivers first production TTx aircraft
Cessna has delivered the first production TTx general aviation aircraft, reviving shipments from a 400 Corvalis line that had been dormant since late 2011.
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NewsAPS offers A-4 Skyhawk-based upset recovery training
Mesa, Arizona-based Aviation Performance Solutions (APS) says it will offer upset prevention and recovery training (UPRT) for commercial aviation pilots using a Douglas A-4 Skyhawk strike aircraft. The small, single-engined jet was formerly operated by the US Navy and Marine Corps over Vietnam.
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NewsUSAF to award Boeing Laser SDB contract
The US Air Force intends to award Boeing a contract to develop and test a new laser-guided version of its 113kg (250lb) small diameter bomb (SDB). The...
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NewsBoeing starts building first KC-46A
Three years after winning the KC-X contract, Boeing workers in Everett, Washington, started building the first KC-46A refueller for the US Air Force on 26...