All Military Operators articles – Page 4
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Pentagon taps Silicon Valley firm for aircraft predictive maintenance
Silicon Valley is now disrupting aircraft maintenance services using artificial intelligence and the internet of things to develop predictive maintenance solutions for US Defense Department assets.
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Norway's F-35 drag chute tested on icy runways
Lockheed Martin is testing one of the most unique modifications to its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as US Air Force test pilots demonstrate the aircraft’s drag chute over icy runways in Alaska this month.
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US Navy C-2 Greyhound crashes in Philippine Sea
A US Navy C-2A Greyhound carrying 11 sailors on board crashed into the Philippine Sea around 3:23 p.m. local time 22 November, the service reports.
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US Senate spending bill less bullish on F-35 buy
The chair of the US Senate Appropriations committee has approved the chamber’s version of the fiscal year 2018 defence spending bill this week, a move that pushes the legislation closer to final passage.
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USAF needs Reagan-level dollars for penetrating counterair platform
The US Air Force will need to replicate funding levels not seen since President Ronald Reagan in order to make its next-generation air dominance (NGAD) concept a reality, the head of Air Combat Command says this week.
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USAF releases F-16 service life extension solicitation
The US Air Force has released its request for proposals to extend the life of up to 300 of its Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters, according to a notice posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website this week.
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USAF doubts new JSTARS could fly in contested airspace
The US Air Force does not believe recapitalising the Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) fleet will give the service the capability it needs to fight in a contested environment, the USAF’s head of air combat command says this week.
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KC-390 arrives in USA for flight testing
In a sign that testing activity has resumed since an incident six weeks ago, Embraer’s KC-390 arrived at the company’s US base in Jacksonville, Florida on 20 November to begin a series of flight tests before certification.
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DUBAI: Boeing pitches KC-46 tanker to Middle East
Even as Boeing’s KC-46A struggles with testing and meeting schedule, Boeing is already marketing the next-generation tanker to potential customers in the Middle East.
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DUBAI: TAI targets global market with new attack helicopters, trainers
TAI’s chief executive expects at least eight different aircraft types will roll off its production line in the next five years, a move that could turn the Turkish aircraft manufacturer into an international player.
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FLIGHT TEST: Embraer's KC-390 an airlift jet-setter
Test pilot Michael Gerzanics puts Embraer's KC-390 transport/tanker through its paces and asks: how does it fare against Lockheed Martin's long-established C-130 Hercules?
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DUBAI: USAF general sceptical of mixed F-35 and Russian fleet for UAE
The United States may be in talks with the United Arab Emirates over a potential Lockheed Martin F-35 sale, but the US Air Force’s head of Central Command doubts the UAE would be able to operate the Joint Strike Fighter alongside a fifth-generation Russian fighter.
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DUBAI: Internal P5 completes second round of tests on F-35
Cubic Global Defense completed the second round of tests for its internal P5 aboard the F-35 this month, pushing the US military closer to its first encrypted combat training system, Cubic’s senior business development manager says this week.
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DUBAI: Foreign F-35 partners work up interim solution for ALIS sovereignty concerns
Australia expects to field a mature solution to address sovereignty concerns prompted by Lockheed Martin’s autonomic logistics information system (ALIS) by 2020, the Royal Australian Air Force’s head of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme tells FlightGlobal.
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DUBAI: Canada expects fifth-generation fighter contract by 2021
The Royal Canadian Air Force expects to release a new request for proposals for its fifth-generation fighter competition by 2019 with a contract award by 2021, the RCAF’s commander says this week.
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DUBAI: 'Chaos president' expected to boost arms sales
When President Donald Trump visited Riyadh last spring, the kingdom greeted him not so much with sabre rattling as sabre dancing.
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Lawmakers add F-35s, keep JSTARS in proposed NDAA
US lawmakers are heating up President Donald Trump’s lukewarm defence budget, with a proposed $700 billion National Defence Authorisation Act that boosts the number of Lockheed Martin F-35s and maintains the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalisation.
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MDA awards low power laser demo award to General Atomics
Unmanned air giant General Atomics scored the contract for the first phase of the Missile Defense Agency’s low power laser demonstration contract this week, marking the first step on the road toward a high-altitude, long-endurance UAV with a high-energy laser.
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Lockheed laser to demonstrate “tens of kilowatts” of power
Lockheed Martin will demonstrate an airborne laser generating tens of kilowatts of power for the US Air Force Research Laboratory’s podded electric laser concept for fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets.
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Latest Afghan Super Tucanos cost $174.5 million
The US Air Force’s latest batch of six Embraer Super Tucanos for Afghanistan cost $174.5 million, but the substantial price tag includes aircraft transportation, maintenance spares and advanced sensors, the service tells FlightGlobal.