Roper Calls For New Air Force Planes Every Five Years; Recalls X Plane Days
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PARIS AIR SHOW: During an unusual public appearance in the US Chalet, Will Roper called for a large expansion in the number of companies doing business with the Air Force so more new planes can be built — and be built much more quickly as was done in the 1950s and ’60s when a new… Keep reading →
Sikorsky Races To Deliver Rescue Helo On Time
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“We’re back on the contract schedule,” Sikorsky program director Greg Hames told reporters visiting the company’s test site.
GAO Defends Annual Weapons Review: Let’s Look at All the Facts
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Peter Levine, former top staffer at the Senate Armed Services Committee and now with the Institute for Defense Analyses, penned a piece for us critiquing the GAO’s annual report on major weapons systems. The GAO begs to differ with Levine’s conclusions and assertions. Below is their reply, penned by Shelby Oakley, director at GAO. Read… Keep reading →
Sikorsky: S-97 Raider Is Safe At Any Speed
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The company is confident that there is no inherent flaw in the design. Instead, they say, there was a software error that would have hamstrung any aircraft — and that error won’t happen again.
Future Combat Air System: Inside The Franco-German Program
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Many feel that the FCAS (Future Combat Air System) is a Mission Impossible when one focuses on how much money — $4 billion by 2025 is to be jointly allocated by France and Germany.
Lockheed Teams With Airbus, ELTA, Rafael For Israeli Contracts & US Cash
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JLTV: Army Approves Full-Rate Production Despite Doubts
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Army Secretary Mark Esper has publicly said the armored off-road truck was designed to defeat guerrillas, at a time when the Army is refocusing on great powers. But the Army still plans to buy about 50,000 Joint Light Tactical Vehicles and has even added JLTV to its elite list of 31 top-priority programs.
FCAS & TF-X: The Future Or Sci-Fi Fantasy?
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When we saw the LEGO Star Wars starfighter at this year’s Paris Air Show, we knew we had to have some fun. Enjoy!
Army Wrestles With Testers Over Network Upgrades
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At issue is not just this particular program, but the much wider question of how a Pentagon testing apparatus designed for big industrial age programs can keep up with the much faster and more fluid upgrade cycles of information technology.