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Dan Parsons
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Air ForceU.S. Air Force Exploring Changes to Contract Structures
Military contract structures are changing; They need to to keep up with the pace of technology. Both government and industry are trying to figure out what the future of those […]
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UncategorizedEmbraer’s KC-390 Cargo Tanker Receives Brazilian Type Certification
Embraer’s KC-390 multi-mission military cargo plane has received type certification from Brazil’s civil aviation authority, the ANAC, clearing a path to full operational capability next year. Aimed at competing with […]
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ArmySB-1 Defiant Complete Except For Main Rotor Blades, Ground Runs to Begin in November
Installation of its eight 30-foot-long rigid rotor blades is all the SB-1 Defiant needs to be a complete compound helicopter scheduled for a first flight before the end of the […]
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ArmySikorsky S-97 Raider Prototype Meets, Beats 200 Knots in Level Flight
Sikorsky’s S-97 Raider light attack prototype has exceeded 200 knots in level forward flight and is expected to continue ramping up to at least 220 knots, a speed unachievable in […]
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ArmyArmy Launches Prototype Competition For Future Light Attack Aircraft
The Army has officially kicked off a competition for industry to design its next light scout aircraft, called the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft, or FARA. Details of the program were […]
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ArmyBell Developing Future Light Scout Aircraft For U.S. Army
While flight testing the Black Hawk-sized V-280 advanced tiltrotor, Bell [TXT] also has developed a smaller aircraft in anticipation of the U.S. Army’s need for a light scout aircraft, according […]
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ArmyLebanon Orders 6 MD530G Attack Choppers in $1B+ Contract With U.S. Army
MD Helicopters continues to rack up orders for the MD530 with the purchase of six G-model attack helicopters by Lebanon under a $1.4 billion ongoing contract the company has with […]
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ArmySecond Experimental Block II Chinook Enters Assembly Ahead of Schedule
Boeing [BA] has loaded the second of three Ch-47F Block II aircraft into final assembly, and soon will have all three experimental performance-enhanced Chinooks being built up to achieve first […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Lowers F-35A Price Tag Below $90 Million
Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Defense Department have agreed on a new $11.5 billion contract that drops the price of an F-35A below $90 million for the first time. The new contract, which covers 141 F-35s […]
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Air ForceHarris Will Supply F-35’s New Core Processor
The Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 will run on a Harris [HRS]-built integrated core processor (ICP) beginning in 2023, the two companies said on Thursday. The new ICP serves as the […]
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