All articles by Ryan Finnerty – Page 43
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NewsInsitu unveils precision strike option for Integrator UAV
The Boeing subsidiary says it will now offer a miniature precision munition capability for the company’s Integrator UAV, which the US Navy operates under the designation RQ-21 Blackjack.
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NewsGE Aerospace joins FLRAA as supplier for Bell
GE Aerospace will provide digital backbone, voice and data recorder, and health awareness system for Bell V-280 Valor, which the US Army selected as its next-generation troop carrying aircraft.
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NewsLockheed delays delivery of F-35 upgrades, prolonging delivery halt until 2024
Airframer Lockheed Martin now says it will not complete flight certification on the series of F-35 computer and communications upgrades known as TR-3, extending the halt on new deliveries by the US government and others.
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NewsUSA to provide Ukraine with RTX medium-range missiles ahead of F-16 transfer
Recent Pentagon contracts allocated $192 million, sourced from Ukraine security assistance funds, to supply an indefinite quantity delivery of Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles from Raytheon.
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NewsUSAF test fires three JASSM cruise missiles from single F-15EX
Test pilots with the US Air Force showed the latest variant of the venerable fourth-generation Boeing air superiority fighter can deploy with three precision Lockheed Martin weapons, which boast a range greater than 500nm.
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NewsUSA to provide Taiwan with $80m in defence hardware
While Washington has been approving the sale of military equipment to Taipei for decades, the latest package marks the first time the US government will provide funding for the purchase.
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NewsLockheed lands $18m for service life extension on Taiwan’s legacy F-16s
The latest arms agreement between the USA and Taiwan will see military airframer Lockheed Martin perfrom service life extension upgrades on Taipei’s fleet of legacy Block 20 F-16 fighters.
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NewsUSMC orders safety review after latest Osprey crash without mentioning incident
The top officer in the US Marine Corps ordered a service-wide safety review after three personnel died when a Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey crashed in Australia, but the directive appears to only broadly apply to aviation.
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NewsLockheed Martin to establish F-16 training centre in Romania
With both the USA and European NATO members pledging to train and equip Ukrainian air force pilots with the fourth-generation fighter, manufacturer Lockheed Martin now says it has reached an agreement to establish an F-16 training centre in Ukraine’s neighbour Romania.
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NewsUSAF KC-135 crew records ‘St Elmo’s fire’ weather phenomenon during hurricane evacuation
While evacuating their Florida base ahead of Hurricane Idalia, the crew of a US Air Force Boeing KC-135 aerial refueller recorded video of a rare weather phenomenon known as St Elmo’s fire, forming around the aircraft.
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NewsUSA aims to counter China with ‘thousands’ of autonomous systems
The Pentagon’s new “Replicator” initiative aims to field “multiple thousands” of low-cost “attritable” and autonomous systems within the next two years – technology Washington hopes will counter China’s numerical advantages in the Indo-Pacific region.
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NewsCanadian investigators release initial report on fatal Chinook crash
The crash of the Royal Canadian Air Force heavy-lift helicopter in June killed two pilots after the Boeing CH-47F impacted the Ottawa River during a training flight in Ontario.
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NewsPentagon to use artificial intelligence for airspace monitoring near Washington
Following what it describes as a successful 18-month prototype demonstration, the Pentagon now plans to field an airspace monitoring system developed by Teleidoscope that uses artificial intelligence to deliver upgraded visual recognition, identification and warning.
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NewsPilot and crew disagreed on ejection in MiG-23 air show crash: NTSB
In their preliminary report into the 13 August crash of a privately operated MiG-23 fighter jet during a Michigan air show, American safety investigators say the aircraft’s backseat crew member initiated ejection procedures without direction from the pilot and owner.
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NewsSikorsky lands additional CH-53K order from USMC
The $2.7 billion deal will see the helicopter manufacturer deliver another 35 of the heavy-lift King Stallion helicopters to the US Marine Corps and Israel.
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NewsUSA to host F-16 training for Ukrainian pilots
In a rapid reversal to its previous opposition to sending Ukraine F-16 fighter jets, the USA will not only approve the deal, but will join European allies inactively training Ukrainian pilots.
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NewsNo evidence of surface-to-air missile kill against Wagner jet: Pentagon
The US military is describing as “inaccurate” media reports suggesting a surface-to-air missile hit as the reason for an aircraft crash in Russia, which the Kremlin claims killed mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin.
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NewsRussian pilot defects to Ukraine with an Mi-8 assault helicopter
Ukrainian military intelligence claims to have engineered the defection over several months, resulting in Kyiv receiving a fully-intact Mil Mi-8 armed transport helicopter along with its crew.
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NewsUSAF flies B-2 from Iceland to Alaska for Arctic drills
A US Air Force B-2 stealth bomber flew from Iceland, where it is currently forward deployed as part of a NATO deterrence mission, to Alaska for recent air-combat exercises in the high north.
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NewsRepeated Ukrainian attacks disrupt Moscow air travel
Multiple days of air strikes launched against Moscow by Ukrainian UAVs have caused repeated air travel disruptions at the Russian capital’s four major international airports.