All Defence articles – Page 77
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NewsAnduril acquires UAV fighter developer Blue Force Technologies
Autonomous defence technologies start-up Anduril acquired uncrewed aircraft developer Blue Force for an undisclosed sum, with an eye toward the Pentagon’s surging interest in autonomous combat aircraft.
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NewsInsitu unveils precision strike option for Integrator UAV
The Boeing subsidiary says it will now offer a miniature precision munition capability for the company’s Integrator UAV, which the US Navy operates under the designation RQ-21 Blackjack.
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NewsGE Aerospace joins FLRAA as supplier for Bell
GE Aerospace will provide digital backbone, voice and data recorder, and health awareness system for Bell V-280 Valor, which the US Army selected as its next-generation troop carrying aircraft.
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NewsCEVS wins US Navy contract for F/A-18 helmet upgrade
Joint venture Collins Elbit Vision Systems (CEVS) is to develop a new helmet-mounted cueing system for the US Navy’s Boeing F-18-based fighter and electronic warfare fleets.
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NewsLockheed delays delivery of F-35 upgrades, prolonging delivery halt until 2024
Airframer Lockheed Martin now says it will not complete flight certification on the series of F-35 computer and communications upgrades known as TR-3, extending the halt on new deliveries by the US government and others.
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NewsUSA to provide Ukraine with RTX medium-range missiles ahead of F-16 transfer
Recent Pentagon contracts allocated $192 million, sourced from Ukraine security assistance funds, to supply an indefinite quantity delivery of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles from Raytheon.
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NewsUSAF test fires three JASSM cruise missiles from single F-15EX
Test pilots with the US Air Force showed the latest variant of the venerable fourth-generation Boeing air superiority fighter can deploy with three precision Lockheed Martin weapons, which boast a range greater than 500nm.
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NewsUSA to provide Taiwan with $80m in defence hardware
While Washington has been approving the sale of military equipment to Taipei for decades, the latest package marks the first time the US government will provide funding for the purchase.
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NewsLockheed lands $18m for service life extension on Taiwan’s legacy F-16s
The latest arms agreement between the USA and Taiwan will see military airframer Lockheed Martin perfrom service life extension upgrades on Taipei’s fleet of legacy Block 20 F-16 fighters.
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NewsUSMC orders safety review after latest Osprey crash without mentioning incident
The top officer in the US Marine Corps ordered a service-wide safety review after three personnel died when a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey crashed in Australia, but the directive appears to only broadly apply to aviation.
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NewsLockheed Martin to establish F-16 training centre in Romania
With both the USA and European NATO members pledging to train and equip Ukrainian air force pilots with the fourth-generation fighter, manufacturer Lockheed Martin now says it has reached an agreement to establish an F-16 training centre in Ukraine’s neighbour Romania.
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NewsPartners launch series production of Light Armed Helicopter
Airbus Helicopters and local partner Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) are to launch series production of the Light Armed Helicopter (LAH) – derived from the former’s H155 medium-twin – with deliveries to commence in 2024.
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NewsUSAF KC-135 crew records ‘St Elmo’s fire’ weather phenomenon during hurricane evacuation
While evacuating their Florida base ahead of Hurricane Idalia, the crew of a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 aerial refueller recorded video of a rare weather phenomenon known as St Elmo’s fire, forming around the aircraft.
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NewsUSA aims to counter China with ‘thousands’ of autonomous systems
The Pentagon’s new “Replicator” initiative aims to field “multiple thousands” of low-cost “attritable” and autonomous systems within the next two years – technology Washington hopes will counter China’s numerical advantages in the Indo-Pacific region.
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NewsCanadian investigators release initial report on fatal Chinook crash
The crash of the Royal Canadian Air Force heavy-lift helicopter in June killed two pilots after the Boeing CH-47F impacted the Ottawa River during a training flight in Ontario.
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NewsUSA clears possible JASSM-ER sale to Japan
The US government has cleared the possible sale up to 50 long-range air-to-surface missiles to arm Japan’s Boeing F-15 fighters and other types.
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NewsPentagon to use artificial intelligence for airspace monitoring near Washington
Following what it describes as a successful 18-month prototype demonstration, the Pentagon now plans to field an airspace monitoring system developed by Teleidoscope that uses artificial intelligence to deliver upgraded visual recognition, identification and warning.
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NewsPilot and crew disagreed on ejection in MiG-23 air show crash: NTSB
In their preliminary report into the 13 August crash of a privately operated MiG-23 fighter jet during a Michigan air show, American safety investigators say the aircraft’s backseat crew member initiated ejection procedures without direction from the pilot and owner.
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NewsSikorsky lands additional CH-53K order from USMC
The $2.7 billion deal will see the helicopter manufacturer deliver another 35 of the heavy-lift King Stallion helicopters to the US Marine Corps and Israel.
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NewsUSA to host F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots
In a rapid reversal to its previous opposition to sending Ukraine F-16 fighter jets, the USA will not only approve the deal, but will join European allies inactively training Ukrainian pilots.