All articles by Leigh Giangreco – Page 10
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US Army searches for mid-size cargo UAV
The US Army is searching for a midsize, unmanned cargo air vehicle that could lighten its soldiers’ loads by taking away the need to carry mission equipment and emergency resupply, according to the army’s Training Doctrine and Command autonomous aerial resupply capability manager.
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Industry struggles to produce mature Shadow engine
Despite searching since last year for a new Block III engine for its Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow UAVs, the US Army is still no closer to finding a suitable powerplant.
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Extended Gray Eagle slated for 2018 delivery
General Atomics will deliver its extended range MQ-1C Gray Eagle to the US Army by 2018, the army’s medium altitude and endurance office product manager says this week.
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Northrop begins full testing of MS-177 sensor
Northrop Grumman has begun end-to-end testing of its MS-177 sensor on the RQ-4 Global Hawk this week, Mike Lyons says.
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Aerovironment unveils nano Snipe UAV
Aerovironment has unveiled a new unmanned nano quadrotor, Snipe, designed for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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Jet drone maker Kratos reveals newest, most capable UAV
Kratos Defense and Security Solutions has lifted the curtain on a new jet-powered, very high subsonic UAV, the company’s CEO Eric Demarco confirms this week.
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F-35 to make Paris air show debut
The US Air Force will send the F-35A to participate in the Paris air show next month, the service announced 6 May.
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First Italian F-35B rolls off Cameri line
The first short take-off vertical landing Lockheed Martin F-35B assembled outside the US rolled off the final assembly and check out (FACO) facility 5 May in Cameri, Italy.
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Army still working on multi-core processor for UH-60V
The US Army is upgrading its legacy UH-60Ls to bring the Black Hawks’ avionics to a UH-60M configuration, but the newly minted UH-60V fleet mission computers are still restricted to a single core processor.
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Netherlands secures additional Chinooks
Boeing will deliver two more F-model Chinooks to the Netherlands under an ongoing $541 million contract with the US Army.
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Boeing puzzles over UH-1N replacement requirements
Boeing and Leonardo Helicopters, along with their rotorcraft competitors, are baffled by the US Air Force’s requirements for the UH-1N Huey replacement programme but are pressing ahead with their militarized AW139 bid, the MH-139.
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ANALYSIS: AFRL aims high with low-cost UAV
The US Air Force is looking to move beyond its Predator and Reaper fleets with a new generation of low-cost unmanned systems
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US Army Europe calls for more CH-47 blade folding kits
The US Army needs more blade folding kits to help deploy its Boeing CH-47 Chinooks, the service’s deputy chief of staff for NATO operations says this week.
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Sikorsky suggests MH-60 crossdeck
As the US Navy looks to add more capabilities onto its MH-60R, Sikorsky could keep the Seahawk’s avionics while lightening the aircraft’s load with a new composite cabin airframe.
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Army maintains priority for light FVL variant
The US Army is holding steady on its need for a light, armed reconnaissance helicopter in the Future Vertical Lift programme, despite limited funding and a joint requirement across the services that calls for a medium-lift aircraft.
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Fury ramps up flight tests ahead of LRIP
Lockheed Martin is ramping up long-range endurance tests on its Fury UAV ahead of its low-rate production later this year, clocking in more than 200 flight hours since May 2016.
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F-35 will not attend Paris Air Show
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will not make another trip across the pond this summer for the Paris air show, the joint programme office confirmed this week.
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ANALYSIS: US Army builds a Black Hawk bridge to Future Vertical Lift
The US Army's Future Vertical Lift programme is bold - but costly and distant; meanwhile, an upgrade of the venerable UH-60 Black Hawk is under way
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Defiant's first flight falls behind
Sikorsky-Boeing’s SB-1 Defiant has fallen months behind its scheduled first flight in the US Army’s Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstration (JMR-TD), even as Bell Helicopter’s V-280 Valor marches toward its first flight in September.
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Sikorsky and RCAF no closer to finding fault on Cyclones
The Royal Canadian Air Force and Sikorsky appear no closer to finding the root cause of a failure with a flight control computer that has left its fleet of CH-148 Cyclone maritime patrol helicopters grounded since 10 March.