All articles by Ryan Finnerty – Page 51
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NewsLockheed pleased with F-35 numbers in proposed US defence budget
The manufacturer of the advanced fifth-generation jet says the Pentagon’s current proposal for F-35 purchases in the next budget cycle would allow the company to meet its 2023 production target of 156 aircraft.
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NewsUS Army advances five rapid prototype developers for RQ-7B replacement
Following a competitive evaluation by the US Army, AeroVironment, Griffon Aerospace, Textron, Sierra Nevada and Northrop Grumman have all received funding to support rapid prototyping of a replacement for the service’s RQ-7B Shadow unmanned aerial vehicle.
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NewsBipartisan group of US senators push for sending F-16s to Ukraine
Eight US senators from both major parties have signed a letter to secretary of defense Lloyd Austin calling on the Biden administration to provide Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to the besieged armed forces of Ukraine.
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NewsCanada announces new air defence initiatives, eyes Eastern Europe
Ottawa has officially requested industry proposals for a range of air defence platforms, including anti-aircraft and counter-unmanned aerial systems, to support Canadian missions on NATO’s eastern flank.
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NewsPacific Propeller wins ‘urgent’ overhaul work for USAF’s C-130H fleet
Washington state-based MRO provider Pacific Propeller International has received what it describes as an “urgent contract” from the US Air Force to replace propeller barrels on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H transports still equipped with a legacy propulsion system.
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NewsPentagon and Lockheed resume F-35 deliveries following engine fix
The US military is accepting new deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters for the first time since December, when a previously unidentified engine issue caused the crash of an F-35B undergoing certification at the company’s assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
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NewsRussian and American military aircraft collide over Black Sea
An uncrewed aerial vehicle from the US Air Force and a Russian fighter jet collided over the Black Sea on 14 March during what American defence officials describe as an “unsafe intercept” by Russian aviators.
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NewsUSAF favours P&W F-35 engine upgrade over adaptive-cycle engine replacement
Budget pressure and lack of buy in from other US military services led the US Air Force to abandon designs for an entirely new engine for its F-35A stealth fighters, and instead pursue a core upgrade of the existing power plant.
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NewsLockheed will complete Australian F-35 deliveries by year-end
The manufacturer of the advanced fighter says it remains on track to deliver the last of Canberra’s 72 planned F-35s this year, despite an ongoing pause on flight operations that is holding up the turnover of new aircraft.
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In depth‘More missiles in the cupboard’: Australia pushes domestic munitions production
Under a national defence initiative, Canberra is working with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to develop a manufacturing base capable of producing precision-guided weapons domestically.
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NewsAustralia signs agreement to include domestic suppliers in deal for 29 Apache attack helicopters
Speaking at the Avalon Airshow, the Australian government’s defence industry minister says Canberra will take delivery of the attack helicopters in 2026, while also increasing to 10 its acquisition of MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous combat jets.
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NewsBAE unveils low-cost precision munition for Australian rotorcraft
The Australian arm of BAE Systems says it will develop a domestically-produced kit to convert unguided munitions into cheap, precision weapons for unmanned air vehicles and helicopters.
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NewsAustralia’s autonomous combat jet sees public debut
For the first time, Boeing has revealed a flight-capable testbed of the autonomous jet aircraft the company is developing with the Royal Australian Air Force.
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NewsAustralia developing ‘shoot and scoot’ capability using C-130s and rocket artillery
With plans to purchase the US-made expeditionary rocket system known as HIMARS, Australia wants to turn its C-130 cargo transports into a long-range precision strike system.
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NewsAustralia readies airspace management system for unmanned aircraft
National air traffic management agency Airservices Australia says it has shifted from prototyping to the delivery phase of an effort to deploy an airspace management tool for small, uncrewed aircraft such as commercial unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsPentagon clears resumption of F-35 engine deliveries
The US government had paused delivery of the fighter’s Pratt & Whitney F135 engine, following the December crash of a Lockheed Martin F-35B in Texas during pre-delivery flight tests.
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NewsF-35 carrier crash attributed to pilot error during high-g landing manoeuvre
A 2022 ramp strike aboard one of the US Navy’s aircraft carriers that resulted in the loss of an F-35C stealth fighter is being attributed to a mistake by the jet’s operator during a normal, but complex, landing procedure.
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NewsPentagon confirms U-2 pilot’s ‘selfie’ with Chinese balloon
For the first time, the public is getting an aerial view of the mysterious Chinese balloon that transited North American airspace during the first week of February. The US Department of Defense (DoD) on 22 February released a photo of the airship – which defence officials say was a spy ...
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NewsGE continues pushing F-35 engine replacement over upgrade
Calling its campaign to develop an adaptive-cycle engine for the fifth-generation stealth fighter a success, GE Aerospace is pushing for the US Air Force to adopt the technology, rather than opting to perform a core upgrade on the existing F-35 powerplant.
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NewsUSAF commissions study of autonomous cargo jet feasibility
California-based developer of aviation safety technologies Reliable Robotics will prepare a feasibility assessment for the US Air Force examining the potential for autonomous, multi-engined transport jets, including automations of both flight and cargo operations.