All Military Operators articles – Page 16
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KC-46 schedule unlikely to go as planned
If past performance is any indication of future schedules, the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker programme won’t go as planned, according to the Pentagon’s top weapons tester.
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Hundreds of deficiencies could push F-35 tests to 2019
Plagued by a delayed delivery of crucial software and shortfalls with its automated maintenance system, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter will begin initial operational test and evaluation more than a year after its planned August 2017 date.
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Mattis strikes sharp contrast to Trump on F-35, nuclear weapons
Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of defense supports Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme, the NATO alliance and restrained use of nuclear weapons during his confirmation hearing, marking a stark departure from the president-elect.
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Trump teases possible F-35 competition
In his first press conference since winning November’s election, President-elect Donald Trump hinted again at a potential competition between Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
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Secretive DOD office reveals swarming Perdix UAVs
In one of the largest successful demonstrations of swarming micro-drones, over 100 Perdix UAVs screamed over the US Naval Air Systems Command’s testing grounds at China Lake, California last October.
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Air Force Secretary: B-52 accident will not push engine upgrade
The Air Force is not moving faster on an effort to re-engine the Boeing B-52, even after a TF33 dropped from a bomber during a training mission earlier this week.
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B-52 bomber drops engine
A US Air Force B-52 bomber dropped one of its engines during a training mission over North Dakota this week, according to the service.
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USAF solicits final bids for $6.9 billion JSTARS deal
The US Air Force has launched the bidding phase in a $6.9 billion competition to select a replacement the Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS ground surveillance fleet with a business jet-class aircraft.
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Tu-154 inquiry obtains video evidence of accident
Investigators probing the military Tupolev Tu-154 crash in the Black Sea are to analyse video recordings of the accident captured as the aircraft departed Sochi.
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Weather forced ill-fated Tu-154 to switch refuelling stop
Russian authorities have disclosed that the Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed in the Black Sea had originally been due to refuel in Mozdok, in North Ossetia, rather than Sochi.
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Flight recorder retrieved from military Tu-154 wreckage
Recovery teams have retrieved one of the flight recorders from the Tupolev Tu-154B which crashed in the Black Sea on 25 December.
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Black Sea topography confronts Tu-154 search effort
Search teams are trying to refine data about the Black Sea crash site of a Russian military Tupolev Tu-154B which came down shortly after departing Sochi.
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No evidence of survivors as Tu-154 wreck located
Russian search teams have found no evidence of survivors from the military Tupolev Tu-154B which crashed in the Black Sea after take-off from Sochi.
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Russian military identifies crashed Tu-154B
Russia’s defence ministry has identified the military Tupolev Tu-154 which came down in the Black Sea after departing Sochi.
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Over 90 on board crashed Russian military Tu-154
Ninety-one personnel are on board a Russian Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed while en route to Syria.
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Trump calls Boeing to price Super Hornet against F-35
President elect Donald Trump has hit the F-35 programme once again, this time courting Lockheed Martin competitor Boeing for the Joint Strike Fighter mission.
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Pentagon prioritises EP-3 role for Triton
When the US Navy’s Triton achieves initial operational capability in 2018, it will mark a soft debut for the maritime UAV, which will reach its full potential three years later.
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US approves P-8 sale to Norway
The US State Department has approved the possible sale of five Boeing P-8 Poseidon aircraft, paving the way for Norway’s P-3 and DA-20 replacement fleet.
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Boeing and Saab complete first T-X flight
Boeing and Saab’s bid for the US Air Force trainer competition took flight from St. Louis, Missouri, demonstrating the clean-sheet design jet’s performance for the first time.
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Loose bracket caused F-35B fire
A fire aboard a US Marine Corps F-35B was traced back to a loose bracket designed to hold together electrical wires in the aircraft’s weapons bay, F-35 programme executive officer Lt Gen Chris Bogdan says.