All Department of Defense articles
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NewsPentagon not ruling out Western fighter jets for Ukraine
The US Department of Defense’s policy chief says a transfer of US-built fighters is not currently in the works, but did not take such a move off the table for the future.
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Top US official’s flight to Taipei sets flight tracking record
More than 700,000 people tracked the aircraft of California Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi, who is third in-line for the US presidency, as she landed in Taiwan for an official visit over threats from leaders in Beijing.
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Unmanned aircraft disrupting military order: SOCOM chief
Citing on-going combat in Ukraine, the top general at the US Special Operations Command says commercial drones and military UAVs are upending the battlefield status quo.
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L3Harris and Air Tractor win Armed Overwatch competition for special ops air support
The partnership’s AT-802U SkyWarden prevailed over designs from Textron and Sierra Nevada in the competitive bid to provide reconaissance and close air support to the USA’s special operations troops.
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DynCorp receives $56m contract to maintain Saudi army aircraft
The Texas-based contractor will provide the Royal Saudi Land Forces’ Aviation Command with support and aircraft maintenance services.
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USA marks second successful test of hypersonic weapon this year
The US Air Force says it successfully completed another test of a Lockheed Martin air-launched hypersonic weapon on 12 July, following up on a similar event in May.
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US Air Force partners with Reaction Engines on ‘high-Mach’ engine testing
The UK-based manufacturer specialises in managing the build-up of heat in a variety of aerospace functions, including hypersonic engines.
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Congressional 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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More 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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DoD releases inflation guidance as aerospace contractors face rising costs
A memo released by the assistant secretary of defence for acquisitions specifies that so-called ”economic price adjustments” should be fair to both the government and suppliers.
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Sikorsky’s Matrix autonomous flight system flying on ‘large cargo aircraft’
Because they do not carry passengers, cargo aircraft are seen as likely early adopters of flight automation - potentially reducing the number of humans required in the cockpit from two persons, down to one, and possibly zero one day. Sikorsky’s Matrix is one of the most advanced flight automation systems in development.
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DARPA flies Black Hawk autonomously, no pilots on board
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) flew a UH-60A Black Hawk, retrofitted with Sikorsky’s Matrix technology, autonomously, without pilots on board for the first time.
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USA ‘prepared to move forward’ with F-35A sale to UAE
After delays and reports that the deal might fall apart, the USA is prepared to move forward with the proposed sale of 50 Lockheed Martin F-35A stealth fighters to the United Arab Emirates.
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Northrop to modify four EQ-4 Global Hawks with hypersonic missile testing sensors
The Department of Defense granted Northrop Grumman a contract to start reconfiguring four US Air Force (USAF) EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) with sensors for tracking hypersonic missiles during tests.
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Collins demos stealthy directional comms system for UAVs
Collins Aerospace has demonstrated a “directional communications system” that could allow unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to securely transmit battlefield data while operating in contested airspace.
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DARPA catches airborne X-61 Gremlins drone from C-130 cargo ramp
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency in October for the first time caught an airborne X-61 Gremlins unmanned air vehicle using a mechanical arm and towed docking “bullet” deployed from the cargo ramp of a Lockheed Martin C-130.
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Lockheed, Rafael partner to sell SPICE 250 glide bomb kit to USA and Poland
Lockheed Martin and Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel signed an agreement to jointly develop, manufacture, support and market the Smart, Precise Impact and Cost-Effective (SPICE) 250 guidance kit to the USA and Poland.
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Lockheed Martin to develop military 5G technology with Verizon
Lockheed Martin has signed an agreement with Verizon to develop 5G wireless communications technologies for the US Department of Defense.
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Aerospace firms see near-term pain, long-term gain from vaccine mandate
Several aerospace manufacturers are anticipating dismissal of employees who refuse to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, worsening the industry’s labour shortage in the short term.
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USA working to resolve disputes with Turkey over F-35 programme removal
The US Department of Defense sent a delegation to Ankara on 27 October to attempt to resolve fallout from Turkey’s ejection from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.
