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Boeing Nabs Sole Source Prime On Next Air Force One

Noting that the 747-8 is the only platform "manufactured in the United States [that] when fully missionized meets the necessary capabilities established to execute the presidential support mission," Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said competition will be sought at the subsystem level for the program.

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Feb 2, 2015

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Opinion: Reversing Our Sorry Trend on Defense Program Management

There are signs of hope that the new House Armed Services Committee chairman will make defense acquisition reform a key priority....More
Feb 2, 2015

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Proliferating Threats Open Door To F-35 Follow On 3

Pentagon ponders alternatives to F-35 should proliferating new threats compromise jet’s stealth....More
Feb 2, 2015

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Opinion: A Better LCS—Or An All-New Frigate? 2

The Navy wants to fix the Littoral Combat Ship, but the changes are so extensive that it might make more sense to start over....More
Jan 30, 2015

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Podcast: The Future of Fighters and Air Force One

Jim Asker, Guy Norris and Amy Butler discuss adaptive engine technology, sixth-generation fighters, threats to the F-35 and the next presidential aircraft....More
Jan 29, 2015

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Airbus Official Forced Out Over A400M Delays 9

Domingo Ureña-Raso, who oversaw development of the Airbus A400M, has been forced to resign because of delays in getting the airlifter into service....More
Jan 29, 2015

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KAL, Boeing Have Cost Advantage In KF-X Assessment

KAL appears to be proposing a design based on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, which should be developmentally cheaper than KAI’s KF-X proposal. However, Boeing reportedly has given up supporting KAL’s bid because of a serious image problem suffered by the South Korean company....More
Jan 29, 2015

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Successful Rotating CMC Part Demo For Future GE Fighter Engines Staged 2

GE makes strides in lightweight ceramic matrix composite blade technology....More
Jan 29, 2015

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GE Details Sixth-Generation Adaptive Fighter Engine Plan 3

U.S. military planners have now broadly accepted that the only way to meet the advanced performance needs of “sixth-generation” combat aircraft, barring changes to the laws of physics, will be the adoption of variable-cycle, or adaptive engine technology....More
Jan 29, 2015

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NH90 Customers Still Frustrated By Spares And Reliability Problems

Small problems that blighted the helicopter in its earliest days of operation are still causing concerns as operators struggle to procure spares and get rotorcraft back into service....More
Jan 29, 2015

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Opinion: LRS-B And The Military Aircraft Industry

Students of post-Cold War aerospace are intimately familiar with the Last Supper....More

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