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Army to Receive Boeing ‘Little Bird’ Block 3.0 Helicopters; David Koopersmith Quoted
Boeing plans to kick off delivery of upgraded A/MH-6M Little Bird helicopters to the U.S. Army 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, also known as “Night Stalkers,†at Fort Campbell in Kentucky, Rotor & Wing International reported Friday.
Navy Requests Info From Potential Jamming Pod Contractors
The U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command seeks market information regarding a low-band jamming technology for integration with the EA-18G electronic warfare aircraft. NAVAIR said Wednesday in a FedBizOpps notice it plans to replace the ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System used to conduct airborne electronic attack missions.
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Boeing’s Rick Lemaster: US Military Clients Should Begin Planning for Additional V-22 Orders
Rick Lemaster, director of global sales and marketing at Boeing, said military customers must begin developing acquisition plans for the V-22 Osprey aircraft to mitigate production obstacles, Air Force Magazine reported Thursday.
Boeing Unveils ‘Compound Apache’ Helicopter Concept
Boeing has unveiled conceptual images of a variant of the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, FlightGlobal reported Friday. Compound Apache will have a small wing, pusher propeller and a tail rotor as well as feature increased aircraft speed and range, the company noted.
NASA Picks 11 Companies to Build Human Lunar Lander Prototypes
NASA has awarded contracts worth $45.5M combined to study and develop human lander prototypes in the next six months in support of its Artemis lunar exploration initiative. The space agency said Friday the companies will produce prototypes of a human landing platform with descent, ascent, transfer and refueling elements and shoulder at least 20 percent of the total development cost under the Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships Appendix E contracts.
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Boeing Expects Boost in Local, International T-X Aircraft Sales
Boeing expects to sell up to 2,600 T-X advanced trainers in the U.S. and overseas after the Air Force announced plans to exploit the capabilities of the aircraft, Air Force Magazine reported Wednesday.
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Boeing Plans 36 KC-46A Tanker Deliveries to Air Force By Year’s End
Boeing aims to deliver 18 KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueling aircraft to the U.S. Air Force by the end of next month as part of a contract to supply 36 tankers during 2019, Flightglobal reported Wednesday.
Tim Malia on Sikorsky’s X2 Helicopter Technology
Tim Malia, director of future vertical lift-light at Lockheed Martin’s Sikorsky subsidiary, told The War Zone in an interview published Wednesday about the X2 helicopter technology and its potential role in the development of FVL aircraft. “The term X2 technology refers to a suite of technologies developed by Sikorsky that enable the X2 aircraft to operate at high speed while improving operational capability, maneuverability, agility, survivability, and lethality at the landing zone,†Malia said.
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Boeing Eyes 2020 Delivery of F-15EX Fighter Jets to Air Force
Boeing said it could hand over to the U.S. Air Force at least two engineering, manufacturing and development units of its Advanced F-15 variant as early as 2020, FlightGlobal reported Wednesday. The company’s announcement comes after the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subpanel allocated $986M in funds for eight F-15EX fighter jets in its draft budget request for fiscal year 2020.
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Aitech to Supply Mission Interface Systems for Boeing’s Navy MQ-25 Production
Boeing has awarded Aitech Defense Systems a contract to provide mission interface systems for the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 unmanned aerial refueling program.