Money is central to many of the Joint Strike Fighter’s issues, ranging from whether to repair or replace, to clearing testing and driving down the per-unit price.
Over a dozen countries have varying needs for upgraded combat aircraft or fleet replacements, with the major OEMs in a fierce competition for their business.
The DOD has awarded Bell-Boeing a roughly $4.2B contract modification to purchase 58 V-22s for the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and Japan.
In choosing the largest and most costly maritime patroller available, South Korea has uprated what emerged as a requirement for a second-tier backup the P-3.
Bell Helicopter demonstrates its V-280 tiltrotor prototype, built for the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi Role Technology Demonstration, publicly for the first time.
Airbus has handed over the first public service versions of its H175 super-medium twin-engine helicopter to launch customer Hong Kong Government Flying Service.
A U.S. DOD decision to transition the Afghan Air Force from the Russian-built Mi-17 to U.S.-made Black Hawk helos has been criticized in a congressional report.
The Pentagon has agreed to “resolve critical deficiencies” with the F-35 program before full-rate production begins, according to its response to a government watchdog report.
Boeing and the U.S. Navy are working to add an automatic ground collision avoidance system to the F/A-18 strike fighter in the hope of saving pilot lives.
The introduction of a fully redundant precision landing mode in the Super Hornet and Growler should eliminate the need for stick-and-throttle carrier landings.
