The Newest And Probably the Best Aircraft Plant of Russia [feedly]

"Aviastar-SP" is the largest aircraft maker in Russia. Based in Ulyanovsk, it produces a heavy transport craft, Il-76MD-90A, and the passenger plane, Tu-204. It used to make the biggest cargo planes An-124 "Ruslan" as well. Today it only provides their … Read more...

Testing Chief Warns Of F35 JSF Software Delays

http://aviationweek.com/defense/testing-chief-warns-jsf-software-delays

Development of the Block 3F version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) cannot be completed on the current schedule—by July 31, 2017—without shortcuts that risk failure in the initial operational test and evaluation (IOT&E) program, according to Michael Gilmore, the Pentagon's director of OT&E (DOT&E). Block 3F is the culmination of the system development and demonstration (SDD) phase and conforms to the requirements set at the start of the program.

A Dec. 11 memorandum from Gilmore to Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, and Gen. Paul Selva, vice chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also warns that the program is risking trouble by attempting to define Block 4, the first post-service-entry upgrade, early this year, when Block 3F and its predecessor, Block 3i, are still "problematic" and performing poorly in testing.

DOT&E Gilmore's Verdict on F-35 Software Demonstrations

• Block 2F for Marine Corps F-35B IOC in 2015 delivered with "hundreds of deficiencies"
• Block 3i for Air Force F-35A IOC in 2016 "problematic" and performing poorly in development testing
• Block 3F to complete F-35 system development in 2017 "demonstrating poor performance"
• Block 4, first post-service-entry upgrade, too aggressive and under-resourced

Full article:
http://aviationweek.com/defense/testing-chief-warns-jsf-software-delays

Scientists Create Water Repellant Metal Using Lasers for the First Time Ever

http://futurism.com/videos/scientists-create-water-repellant-metal-using-lasers-first-time-ever/

Tsetse flies control in Ethiopia with drones - Embention | News

http://news.embention.com/control-tsetse-flies-with-drones/

India, France sign Rafale fighter plane accord, but talks on price to go on

The deal, worth an estimated $9 billion, was to have been the centrepiece of a visit to India by French President Francois Hollande, invited as guest of honour for Tuesday's Republic Day parade.

http://www.reuters.com/article/india-france-rafale-modi-hollande-idUSKCN0V311N

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA - PR Newswire (press release) [feedly]

PR Newswire (press release)

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA PR Newswire (press release) 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) is providing its enhanced Coyote® Unmanned Air System to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for hurricane tracking and modeling, giving researchers an unprecedented ...

Northrop Grumman sees next fighter jet carrying lasers and equipped with advanced “cyber resiliency”

Northrop Grumman sees next fighter jet carrying lasers and equipped with ...
Ottawa Citizen
Northrop Grumman is still contributing to the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter but is already looking at the next generation fighter aircraft. My Defense News colleague Lara Seligman writes that Tom Vice, president of Northrop's aerospace sector, has laid out ...

Northrop Will Fly TX Prototype This Year - DefenseNews.com [feedly]

Northrop Will Fly TX Prototype This Year
DefenseNews.com
PALMDALE, Calif. – Northrop Grumman intends to fly a prototype of the company's T-X concept early this year, in anticipation of an upcoming Air Force competition to replace the aging T-38 fleet used for advanced jet training. Northrop is working with ...

Sikorsky tests unmanned ground vehicle with unmanned Black Hawk [feedly]

Sikorsky tests unmanned ground vehicle with unmanned Black Hawk
http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Sikorsky_tests_unmanned_ground_vehicle_with_unmanned_Black_Hawk_999.html

Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, partnered with Carnegie Mellon University for a joint autonomy demonstration involving an unmanned ground vehicle and an unmanned Black Hawk helicopter. During the demonstration, a UH-60MU Black Hawk was equipped with Sikorsky's Matrix Technology, and was used to transport CMU's Land Tamer autonomous unmanned ground vehicle to its mission area.

After a year of accomplishments, Airbus focuses on further enhancements in competitiveness, efficiency and innovation [feedly]

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/after-a-year-of-accomplishments-airbus-focuses-on-further-enhancements-in-competitiveness-efficiency-and-innovation/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS




Building on another solid performance last year, Airbus will be seeking further improvements in the...

First A320neo delivery opens new era in commercial aviation [feedly]

http://www.airbus.com/no_cache/newsevents/news-events-single/detail/first-a320neo-delivery-opens-new-era-in-commercial-aviation/?utm_source=article&utm_medium=All-news&utm_campaign=RSS

Lufthansa becomes launch customer of best-selling A320neo

Supersonic jet developer collaborates with Spanish firm - The Boston Globe [feedly]

Supersonic jet developer collaborates with Spanish firm
The Boston Globe
A local startup on a mission to build an airplane that can travel at supersonic speeds has enlisted the help of a Spanish design and manufacturing firm. Spike Aerospace Inc. of Boston said Aernnova Aerospace SA will join a collaboration of firms ...

France to Receive Armed UAV System Via U.S. Air Force Contract - Product Design & Development [feedly]

France to Receive Armed UAV System Via U.S. Air Force Contract
Product Design & Development
Typically developed for the U.S. Air Force, the MQ-9 Reaper is an armed, multi-mission UAV mostly used to destroy dynamic execution targets. According to the U.S. Air Force, the Reaper can also provide "intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, close ...

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA - PR Newswire (press release) [feedly]

PR Newswire (press release)

Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA
PR Newswire (press release)
Raytheon's enhanced Coyote UAV flies into hurricanes for NOAA Small, unmanned vehicles will track data and keep researchers out of harm's way. Google+. Share with LinkedIn. Raytheon Company is providing its enhanced Coyote(R) Unmanned Air ...

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Earnings Results Conference Call Webcast [feedly]

Lockheed Martin Announces Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015  Earnings Results Conference Call Webcast
http://www.lockheedmartin.com/us/news/press-releases/2016/january/011916-lm-q4-fy2015-earnings-call.html

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China Engine Maker To Have Military, Civil Units [feedly]

A new Chinese state company expected to be announced late this month is likely to be divided into civil aviation, defense aviation and surface-power divisions, incorporating Avic propulsion subsidiary Avic Engine and other government gas-turbine enterprises.

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Japan Ready For Next Fighter Engine Core [feedly]

A full demonstrator engine for the F-3 is due to run in 2018, when the Japanese government should decide whether to go ahead with the indigenous fighter.

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Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’ [feedly]

Reviving F-22 Raptor production a 'non-starter'
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/reviving-f-22-raptor-production-a-non-starter-421019/

The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.

Bell preparing to affix V-280 wing as ‘Valor’ takes shape [feedly]

Bell preparing to affix V-280 wing as 'Valor' takes shape
http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/bell-preparing-to-affix-v-280-wing-as-valor-takes-421045/

 Bell Helicopter begins 2016 with final assembly of its V-280 next-generation tiltrotor 23% complete and on target for first flight in September 2017, with the next major milestones being mating of the wing and fuselage in April.

Gen Dyn gets $75.3M to Design 30mm Cannon | F-35A to Begin Laser-Guided Bomb Tests | Saudi Arabia Considering Big Spend with Russia [feedly]

Gen Dyn gets $75.3M to Design 30mm Cannon | F-35A to Begin Laser-Guided Bomb Tests | Saudi Arabia Considering Big Spend with Russia
http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/gen-dyn-gets-75-3m-to-design-30mm-cannon-f-35a-to-begin-laser-guided-bomb-tests-saudi-arabia-considering-big-spend-with-russia-032499/

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