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Internal briefing warns ownership expenses have doubled fighters stephen trimble washington dc The US Naval Air Systems Command's top cost estimator has warned that the Lockheed Martin F-35B/C variants are [...]

self-protection ATK and Lockheed Martin are to contest a US Navy requirement to produce a next-generation missile and gunfire warning system for thousands of fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters. The companies [...]

partnership stephen trimble washington dc The US Navy and Air Force are in discussions on reviving a partnership on building stealthy, unmanned combat air systems (UCAS) three years after parting [...]

in brief FIRST T-HAWKS for USN Honeywell has delivered 12 production RQ-16 T-Hawk micro air vehicles to the US Navy, the first of 90 unmanned aircraft systems ordered by the [...]

Closely watched contest enters final round of evaluations The battle for perhaps the last major contract to supply UAVs to the US forces for several years has entered an intense [...]

fighters A Boeing F/A-18D Hornet may perform the first 'hands-off' approaches and landings to an aircraft carrier within two years, the US Navy says. The F/A-18D autopilot will be modified [...]

PROCUREMENT Northrop slams defence funding cut An executive from Northrop Grumman stunned journalists at the show by criticising by name a staff member for the powerful House Appropriations Committee. The [...]

The article discusses the latest developments that the U.S. Navy (USN) is undertaking in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' reduced-signature Predator C is one such development that has a turbojet engine with hidden exhaust and recessed air intakes, swept wings and V-tail.

Type to be transformed into a rival for air force's Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS airborne ground surveillance system The US Navy has approved a new mission for its P-8A Poseidon [...]

Boeing believes a roughly one-third increase in the US Navy's planned orders for its EA-18G Growler could solve a looming gap in the US military's jammer aircraft capacity, says programme [...]

Two major contests are giving US defence planners the chance to set out what they want from tomorrow's unmanned aircraft AAI AAI Aerosonde Mk 4.7 is a new player A [...]

Heavier carrier version, last of three flight-test variants in the JSF programme rolled out, debut sortie likely in January 2010 Lockheed Martin on 28 July formally unveiled the last of [...]

Pierce Manufacturing received an order from the U.S. Navy for 29 Contender custom pumper fire trucks. This is in addition to a recent separate order for two Velocity hazmat vehicles. [...]

TAURUS EVOLUTION Germany should sign a contract next year to study upgradesto its air force's more than 500 Taurus Systems KEPD 350 cruise missiles.The weapon could receive a datalink to [...]

I'm gonna be a re-con ranger! I'm gonna live a life of danger! I'm gonna fly an F-4 jet! I'm gonna waste a So-vee-yet! Well, since the collapse of the [...]

SURVEILLANCE STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Unmanned system concept may cut airframe fatigue Piasecki's Turais could reduce low-altitude load on US Navy's maritime patrol aircraft Piasecki Aircraft will soon stage a [...]

maritime patrolSTEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC Poseidon flight trials ready to focus on system testing Programme now working to resolve 'inevitable' software anomalies in complex package The first flight of the [...]

The US Navy was the slowest and perhaps most reluctant of the armed services to embrace the potential of unmanned aircraft for the purpose of persistent surveillance. After a false [...]

PROCUREMENT JOHN CROFT & STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC New VH-3D rotors could doom VH-71 Modernisation highlights political opposition to soaring cost of proposed replacement for presidential helicopter A new set [...]

The ability to stock pile data instead of parts and use this data to manufacture repair parts quickly when they are needed is the ultimate just-in-time (JIT) dream. This concept [...]

Move marks U-turn for project which looked close to termination just six months ago The US Navy has expanded the scope of its Northrop Grumman X-47 unmanned combat air system [...]

unmanned systems Honeywell receives first Tarantula Hawk contract Honeywell has received the first production contract for the US Navy version of its RQ-16 micro air vehicle, now named the Tarantula [...]

missile warning stephen trimble washington dc US military looks for new class of countermeasures Navy, Marine Corps seek improved technology to warn against attack from ground fire US Navy and [...]

contract ATK awarded precision-guided weapons order by US Navy Five years after making a strategic move into the precision-guided weapons business, ATK's first successful programme - the AGM-88E advanced anti-radiation [...]

SAN DIEGO: The US Navy Seals recently awarded Washington-based Gallup Consulting a six-month, dollars 500,000 contract to help it develop a new branding and marketing strategy. Work will include assessment [...]

Airships in contention as service seeks surveillance platform with seven-day endurance The US Navy is taking a fresh look at the suitability of lighter than air (LTA) vehicles for unmanned [...]

ROTORCRAFT STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC US Navy seeks more H-1 helicopters Service will request a further 69 UH-1Y/AH-1Z aircraft, despite subsystem failures during operational evaluation The US Navy will during [...]

AIM-120D fired by US Navy Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet shoots down a QF-4 target drone in delayed programme Raytheon has completed a key step in developing the latest variant of [...]

The U.S. Navy used wireless Lectrosonics gear to capture the sounds of Navy SEALs emerging from the water, jets taking off from aircraft carriers and dialog for Air Support, a [...]

'Psychological barriers' and budgetary constraints could put a halt to progress on carrier-based unmanned strike aircraft A defence policy group has warned that the US Navy's institutional reluctance and budgetary [...]

Boeing in discussions about speeding up output of Poseidon long-range maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft The US Navy has asked Boeing to make good on a four-year-old promise to accelerate [...]

US Navy trade studies into whether the F/A-XX replacement for its Boeing F/A-18 Hornets should be piloted have concluded that unmanned air vehicles could operate for 20 times longer than [...]

The X-47B ship one's subsystems are being installed Northrop Grumman is poised to begin construction of a second X-47B unmanned combat air system demonstrator (UCAS-D) work will begin as soon [...]

ASSEMBLY P-8A takes wing Boeing has joined the wing assembly and fuselage of the first P-8A Poseidon long-range anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the US [...]

Defeated rival claims bid met technical requirements at lower cost than Global Hawk Lockheed Martin is challenging the US Navy's decision to award the $1.16 billion contract to develop the [...]

By Myron J. Boyajian, President, Engineering Consultants The U.S. Navy used electric-powered forklifts in the ammo holds on its aircraft carriers. These stand-up rider, end-control, straddle-type forklifts were propelled by […]

Potential delays to the Lockheed Martin F-35C Joint Strike Fighter have prompted the US Navy to study the feasibility of extending the service life of its Boeing F/A-18 fighters from [...]

UNMANNED SYSTEMS GRAHAM WARWICK WASHINGTON DC Tailless UCAS favourite to replace F/A-18 on carriers 'Unique attributes' give unmanned aircraft advantage for US Navy's F/A-XX requirement A tailless unmanned combat aircraft [...]

Pursuing a US Navy contract for an aerial target capable of high subsonic speed at low altitude, Composite Engineering (CEi) has achieved sustained supersonic flight with its surface-launched BQM-167X. The [...]

Boeing, Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman eye chance to replace ageing EP-3 Aries II surveillance fleet 'These contractors will help us determine the technical criteria necessary to build a strong [...]

First all-new system since 1971 could extend mission to other platforms, including JSF The US Navy has made the first move to develop and field its first all-new aerial jamming [...]

surveillance stephen trimble washington dc US Navy hands out three study contracts for EPX Three contractors will help the US Navy develop plans to replace its Lockheed EP-3E Aries II [...]

Staff Credence shrinks to maintain profitability Staff Credence Systems has reported that it achieved profitability for its fourth quarter and for its fiscal year that ended November 3, 2007. That […]