All articles by Ryan Finnerty – Page 10
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NewsLockheed expands C-130J wing lifespan by 40% with new test campaign
The airframer says a new testing programme funded by the USA and Canada determined the C-130J’s wing structure will remain viable and safe for nearly twice the original specification design life.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman unveils Beacon testbed for autonomous aircraft development
Based on the Scaled Composites Model 437 Vanguard low-cost jet, the Beacon platform will be offered to third-party partners for testing and refinement of autonomous aviation solutions.
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NewsUpdated Sniper pod to help F-35 to share data with other aircraft
Known as the Hybrid Base Station, Lockheed Martin’s upgraded Sniper targeting pod will allow fifth-generation fighters to directly share targeting data with older fourth-generation models, something previously restricted.
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NewsAugmented reality coming to the cockpit as Red 6 moves toward operational fielding
US start-up Red 6 has matured its augmented reality flight training technology and is preparing to field the system for both fixed-wing jets and rotorcraft in Europe and North America.
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NewsAnduril’s Fury coming to Europe under new partnership with Rheinmetall
American defence start-up Anduril will team with German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall to produce European variants of several Anduril weapons systems, including the low-cost Barracuda cruise missile and Fury uncrewed fighter jet.
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In depthCAE looks to rebuild ‘aerodrome of democracy’ in Canada
As Ottawa looks to re-arm and re-assert its sovereignty, Canadian defence giant CAE says one of the most effective contributions the country can make is to re-occupy its historic role as a training hub for allied aviators.
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NewsNear Earth and Honeywell complete autonomous flight of AW139
Near Earth Autonomy, supported by Honeywell, is competing for the US Marine Corps’ Aerial Logistics Connector effort to explore options for uncrewed rotorcraft to support ship-to-shore logistics.
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NewsBoeing seeks European partner for further development of MQ-28
The chief executive of Boeing’s defence unit thinks the time is ripe to bring the MQ-28 uncrewed jet Europe, as the continent’s plans for next-generation air power take shape.
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NewsSaab and General Atomics team up to offer uncrewed airborne early warning solution
The announcement of an airborne early warning capability based on the General Atomics MQ-9B UAV comes as support within the Pentagon is waning for a new crewed aircraft to replace the ageing Boeing E-3 Sentry fleet.
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NewsKratos to build new family of small ‘strike’ engines in Oklahoma
As part a partnership with GE Aerospace, defence manufacturer Kratos is building a new production facility in Bristow, Oklahoma to assemble a new family of small turbofan engines intended to power long-range munitions and uncrewed aircraft.
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NewsUS military pursuing conventional take-off and landing variant of Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie
Uncrewed aircraft manufacturer Kratos says an unspecified customer within the US Department of Defense wants to field a conventional take-off and landing variant of the company’s Valkyrie uncrewed jet, adding a landing gear to the design.
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NewsPentagon acquisitions process ‘inadequate’ for modern threats
An independent review by the US Government Accountability Office describes the Pentagon’s acquisition process as “inadequate” in adapting to evolving threats and integrating emerging innovation, while taking too long to deliver new equipment.
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In depthClimb inside Lockheed Martin’s latest F-16 flight simulator
The resolution and real world physics incorporated into Lockheed Martin’s latest Block 70/72 F-16 flight simulator offer the ability to train on highly delicate tasks like in-flight refuelling under day and night conditions, vastly improving on earlier generations of simulator technology.
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NewsUS defence secretary casts further doubt on E-7 acquisition plan
In recent congressional testimony, US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth gave the clearest indication yet that his Pentagon has soured on the battlefield value of Boeing’s E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning and control platform.
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NewsMD Helicopters joins crowded field to supply new trainer to US Army
The company plans to offer its MD 530F light-single as an option to replace the army’s Airbus Helicopters UH-72A Lakotas.
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NewsAudit projects Canadian F-35 acquisition costs will nearly double
The total cost of acquiring 88 Lockheed Martin F-35As will rise to more than C$33 billion ($24 billion), according to a Canadian government auditor, nearly double the originally estimated C$19 billion.
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NewsBoeing plans for modernised Apache 50 years after first flight
It’s been nearly 50 years since the Hughes YAH-64 prototype lifted off for the first time in September 1975 and Boeing is now looking at how to keep the iconic attack helicopter flying for another half-century.
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NewsCanada will increase defence spending to reach NATO target this year
Ottawa will report $45.8 billion (C$62.7 billion) in defence spending to the alliance this year, with the increase coming from a mixture of new expenditures and defence-related spending happening elsewhere in the government.
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NewsSikorsky bets on advanced technology as UH-60 twilight looms
The pioneering rotorcraft manufacturer is looking to new product lines ahead of a looming decline in sales for the marquee UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter, as the US Army considers what is expected to be its final multi-year contract for the venerable type.
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NewsBreaking barriers: engine start-up Ursa Major powers US return to hypersonic flight
One of the Colorado manufacturer’s Hadley rocket engines propelled the Stratolaunch Talon-A test vehicle to speeds beyond Mach 5 in May, the first US-made aircraft to hit that mark since the 1960s.