James Drew
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USAF Nuke Chief Not Expecting Easy B-52 Engine Upgrade
As the U.S. Air Force embarks on a major re-engining of the Boeing B-52H, its leadership is under no illusions about the difficulty of the task at hand. → Read More
Who Has Advantage In U.S. Navy MQ-25 Competition?
Boeing, General Atomics and Lockheed Martin are vying to win the contract for the unmanned tanker. → Read More
General Atomics Claims ‘Huge Advantage’ Over Big Rivals For MQ-25
General Atomics says its formidable aircraft design, industry team and institutional agility will help it snatch Stingray from Lockheed Martin and Boeing. → Read More
From KFC To The Pentagon: Stratollite Gains Favor With U.S. Military
World View’s multimonth stratospheric balloon could soon be carrying sensors for hunting rogue missiles rather than crispy chicken sandwiches. → Read More
Is Sierra Nevada's ‘Force Hawk’ Getting Under Sikorsky’s Skin?
Sikorsky’s pre-award protest over the U.S. Air Force’s UH-1N Replacement competition is being interpreted by some as the Lockheed Martin-owned company “freaking out” about Sierra Nevada Corp.’s competing “Force Hawk” proposal. → Read More
Podcast: Decoding the U.S. Fiscal 2019 Defense Budget
The president has asked Congress to spent about $700 billion on the U.S. military in fiscal 2019, providing a cash infusion for fighter aircraft, the nuclear arsenal, missile defense, navy lasers and more. → Read More
Airbus To Offer A320neo To Military Customers
Airbus revealed the concept of an armed maritime patrol version of the A320neo at the Singapore Airshow. → Read More
F-35 Expanding Footprint in Asia-Pacific
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 will expand its presence in the Asia-Pacific region this year, as Australia, Japan, and South Korea begin populating their first Joint Strike Fighter bases. → Read More
Boeing P-8 Being Qualified For KC-135 Fueling
The U.S. Navy is almost done qualifying the Boeing P-8A Poseidon to receive fuel from the KC-135 aerial tanker, allowing the armed maritime patrol aircraft to fly nonstop for up to 18 hr. → Read More
Boeing Reveals T-X Cockpit Layout
Boeing wants to confine knobs and switches to a bygone era. → Read More
USAF Spending Big On Technology Transition Projects
The technology transition program, an Air Force budget line that funds advanced component development and prototyping, has grown exponentially since being established in fiscal 2014 and that trend is set to continue. → Read More
Russia’s Doomsday Torpedo Is A ‘Third Strike’ Weapon
Described by the Defense Department as a “new intercontinental, nuclear-armed, undersea autonomous torpedo,” the weapon's development was first revealed in 2015 when a diagram of an ocean-going vessel leaked to the press. → Read More
FAA begins furloughs as US government goes into partial shutdown
The US federal government went into partial shutdown mode on Saturday after a stopgap spending measure was blocked by the Senate. → Read More
The Pentagon Wants Its Nuclear Tomahawks Back
A draft version of the Trump administration’s Nuclear Posture Review reveals plans for a variety of new, reintroduced or revamped nuclear options. → Read More
USAF Could Start Re-engining First Two B-52s By 2022
The U.S. Air Force says the Boeing B-52H bomber’s Pratt & Whitney TF33-103 engine is “not sustainable past 2030” and must be replaced. → Read More
Lockheed To Develop ‘Gray Wolf’ Cruise Missile
The Air Force Research Laboratory has tapped Lockheed Martin to produce a swarm of autonomous cruise missiles capable of wreaking havoc on enemy air defenses. → Read More
Boeing Phantom Works Reveals MQ-25 Prototype
Boeing has taken the wrapping off its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray program. → Read More
Bell’s Next-Generation Tiltrotor Takes Flight
Bell Helicopter’s third-generation tiltrotor prototype, the V-280 Valor, achieved first flight at the company’s plant in Amarillo, Texas, on Dec. 18. → Read More
Why Boeing Hasn’t Been Flying Its Two T-X Trainers
Boeing says it is “focused on the competition, not promotional flights,” having already submitted its T-X proposal in March and the corresponding flight-test data in June. → Read More
F-35s Could Shoot Down North Korean Missiles
The U.S. Defense Department could conduct “kinetic” intercepts of North Korean or Iranian missiles with the F-35. → Read More