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P-8A Roll Out to U.S. Navy Accelerates With ASW Mission

The U.S. Navy has P-8A Poseidon aircraft stationed on both the east and west coasts of America.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Raytheon Further Develops Multi-Mission Coyote UAS

Raytheon envisions the Coyote serving ISR, strike, swarming applications.
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Aircraft

Boeing Steps Up Delivery Plan For KC-46 Pegasus Tanker

The U.S. Air Force is due to get the first KC-46 Pegasus tanker in late 2017.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

ACSS Among Teams Advancing Collision Avoidance for Unmanned Aircraft

The avionics manufacturer has joined General Atomics and Northrop Grumman to test ACAS Xu software
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

New Multi-mission Sky Guardian UAS Is More Than a Strike Drone

The latest iteration of the Predator B UAS has a longer wingspan with greater endurance and payload capacity
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Aircraft

U.S. Team Pushes Boundaries of VTOL Flight, Electric Propulsion

An Aurora Flight Sciences-led team plans to fly the XV-24A LightningStrike aircraft in late 2018.
Aircraft

'Hypoxia-like' Events Stop F-35A Flights at Luke Air Force Base

The U.S. Air Force cancelled local flying operations of the F-35A variant of the fighter to investigate the root cause of incidents.
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Aircraft

U.S. Military Places Order for More of BAE's Guidance Sections

The company announced a $180.5 million follow-on order from the Navy for its Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

French Drone Company, Utility Demonstrate 3G Flight Control

Delair-Tech and utility company RTE said they flew a small fixed-wing drone beyond visual line-of-sight for a distance of 30 miles.
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Aircraft

Pentagon: China Is 'Closing the Gap' in Air Power with U.S.

New developments slowly erode the technical advantage the U.S. military enjoys, the Pentagon states in annual China report to Congress.
Aircraft

Through Upgrades, Boeing Envisions Longer Utility of the F-15

The U.S. Air Force plans to fly the F-15E Strike Eagle into the 2040s, but the F-15C/D air superiority fighter faces a shorter time horizon.
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Regulations and Government

Trump Promises 'Air Travel Revolution' By Restructuring FAA

In a White House event, the President painted a bleak picture of the state of the U.S. air traffic control system the FAA manages.
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Aircraft

Lockheed Martin Embarks on LM-100J Freighter Flight Tests

The manufacturer expects to complete the FAA type design update process for the C-130 civil freighter by 2018.
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Rotorcraft

Boeing Prepares To Begin CH-47F Chinook Block 2 Upgrade

The U.S. Army plans to upgrade 542 CH-47F and MH-47G helicopters, with deliveries starting in 2023.
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Aircraft

New Officer Takes Charge of Pentagon's F-35 Program

Navy Vice Adm. Mat Winter assumes command of the $379 billion procurement from retiring Air Force general Christopher Bogdan.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Parties Await FAA's Move After Court Rejects Drone Registry

More than 750,000 small drone owners registered after the FAA in rushed circumstances created an on-line system in December 2015.
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Aircraft

Boeing, Lockheed Martin Benefit From Saudi Arms Package

The White House announced $110 billion in arms and services agreements during President Trump's visit to Saudi Arabia.
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Aircraft

Boeing: T-X Offering for U.S. Air Force is 'Production Relevant'

The manufacturer has produced two jets from a clean-sheet design to compete for the Air Force's T-X advanced jet trainer requirement.
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Aircraft

Boeing Confident of Meeting KC-46 Testing, Delivery Targets

The manufacturer plans to complete certification testing and begin delivering the 767 military derivative by the end of the year.
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Aircraft

First F-35B Assembled Outside of U.S. Rolls Out in Italy

Plans call for the first flight of the inaugural F-35B rolled out of the Cameri final assembly and checkout facility to take place in August.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Principals Report Progress on Large Drones Entering Airspace

While most of the excitement has centered on small drones, communications and detect-and-avoid standards for large drones are advancing.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Airbus Launches Drone Imagery Capture, Analytics Subsidiary

U.S.-based Airbus Aerial will provide imagery services to customers using both drones and satellites.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

AeroVironment Unveils 'Snipe' Nano Quadrotor Drone

Designed for close-range intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, the Snipe is worn on the operator's clothing and launched by hand.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Amenable to Discussing Jurisdictional Issues Over Drones

What the FAA wants is direction from state and local governments about what authorities they would like to control small drone operations.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. Military, Federal Agencies Join on Counter-drone Efforts

FAA executives described a multi-pronged federal campaign to control and counter small drones at a meeting of the Drone Advisory Committee.
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Maintenance and Modifications

U.S. Air Force, Navy Approve Latest F-35 Logistics Software

The Autonomic Logistics Information System Version 2.0.2 software update was originally planned for completion last summer.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

FAA Study Assesses Injury Potential of Drone Striking Person

The study by the FAA's ASSURE center of excellence suggests the potential of serious injury is less than for firmer objects of similar mass.
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Mississippi Is New Base of Homeland Security Drone Testing

After a competitive selection process, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security chose Mississippi for a program orginally started in Oklahoma.
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Aircraft

U.S. Navy Orders 30-Day Review of T-45, F/A-18 Incidents

The action follows the temporary grounding earlier this month of T-45C Goshawk jets the service uses for pilot training.
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Aircraft

GAO, F-35 Program Differ on Completing Development Phase

The Government Accountability Office estimates that F-35 baseline software testing will continue to May 2018 for an additional $1.7 billion.
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