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NewsHAV airship receives helium lift ahead of delayed return to flight
Hybrid Air Vehicles has inflated its Airlander airship with helium ahead of its highly anticipated but long delayed return to flight.
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NewsBoeing debriefed on USAF’s Northrop bomber selection
US Air Force officials are today debriefing Boeing on its selection of Northrop Grumman for the $80 billion Long-Range Strike Bomber programme ahead of a possible bid protest that could come as soon as next week.
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NewsPace of ambitious Army Future Vertical Lift project set by budget
The dawn of a new generation of military rotorcraft might seem close at hand with the US Army’s SB>1 Defiant and V-280 Valor technology demonstrators taking form, but the Pentagon is not hurrying to replace trusted airframes like the Sikorsky H-60 Black Hawk or Boeing H-47 Chinook.
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Lockheed’s F-35 chief moves to MST as Jeff Babione takes helm
Lockheed Martin has announced a new F-35 chief, with programme deputy Jeff Babione named to replace Lorraine Martin, who is shifting from the company’s aeronautics business to mission systems and training.
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Alcoa extends Indiana jet-engine parts plant
Alcoa today (29 October 2015) formally opened a $100 million extension to its La Porte, Indiana jet-engine parts facility. This is to enable the manufacture of larger structural components, including for the PurePower family of geared turbofans from Pratt & Whitney, with whom it has a 10-year, $1.1 billion contract ...
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NewsUSN Growler order complete as Boeing seeks F/A-18 orders
The US Navy has contracted Boeing to deliver its final tranche of EA-18G Growlers, and the company is now looking to the Pentagon and abroad for more orders to sustain the common Growler and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet assembly line in St Louis beyond 2017.
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NewsUS Army aerostat descends after three-hour flight
A US Army tethered aerostat has descended near to the ground after breaking loose from its moorings and floating free for several hours over northern Maryland and southern Pennsylvania.
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NewsUSAF intel chief proposes single-operator MQ-9 cockpit
Single-operator ground stations and weapons-carrying “wingmen” for the Lockheed Martin F-35 are two future capabilities desired by the US Air Force’s fleet of unmanned air systems (UAS), the service’s intelligence chief says.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman wins LRS-B contract
The US Air Force has chosen Northrop Grumman to build America’s next stealth bomber in a landmark decision announced at the Pentagon today.
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NewsSikorsky’s CH-53K lifts off after troubled start
Sikorsky’s CH-53K King Stallion has finally reached “day one” of its 2,000h flight test programme after a maiden 30min flight this morning at the company’s development flight centre in West Palm Beach, Florida.
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NewsNATO looks to AGS to retain AWACS relevance
The lifespan of NATO’s airborne warning and control system fleet has become increasingly dependent on it being able to operate alongside its new unmanned Alliance Ground Surveillance capability.
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NewsRaytheon’s HCSM anti-radiation missile upgrade completes key test
Raytheon and the US Air Force have completed the third round of operating testing of improved AGM-88F High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) following a recent full-rate production decision, and the new version is now on track to be declared fit for combat.
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NewsExperts split on likely Long-Range Strike Bomber winner
The US Air Force is poised to deliver the decision of the decade, with reports that its highly anticipated Long-Range Strike Bomber contract award could come as early as Tuesday. Two key steps must take place, and Bloomberg reports that the first has already taken place.
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NewsBoeing completes 737 Max 8 power-on
Boeing has completed the power-on milestone for the first 737 Max 8 as the re-engined and updated single-aisle aircraft is pieced together on a new assembly line in Renton, Washington.
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NewsNASA plans next phase of UAV ATM integration
NASA plans to carry out beyond line-of-sight testing of an air traffic management component for unmanned air vehicles in 2016, following on from a series of low-risk testing that took place last August.
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Scaled president appointed VP of advanced design at Northrop
Northrop Grumman has appointed Scaled Composites president Kevin Mickey as vice-president of advanced design within its advanced research, technology and design group while Scaled has a new president and chief technology officer.
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NewsUSAF touts LRS-B cost as downselect approaches for 100 bombers
The US Air Force is “very, very close” to selecting an industry team to delivering its much-anticipated Long-Range Strike Bomber, perhaps pointing to a long-overdue announcement by the end of the month.
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NewsUSAF A-10s deploy to Incirlik
The US will accelerate its air operations in Syria against Islamic State militants by deploying its Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II to Incirlik AFB in Turkey.
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NewsBogdan: Martin-Baker will cover cost of F-35 ejection seat fix
The F-35 joint programme office expects British firm Martin-Baker to cover the cost modifying the US16E Lightning II ejection seat after it was deemed too dangerous for lightweight pilots.
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NewsJPO: F-35s could cost $1M more without Canada
F-35 programme chief Gen Christopher Bogdan says the cost of each Lightning II would increase 0.7% to 1%, or about $1 million per copy, if Canada cancels its order.