Orbital ATK Gets $92M for US Army Supply | Next Batch F-35s May See Further Savings | Taiwan Searching Off Shore for Domestic Submarine Tech

by [email protected] | Apr 12, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The US Navy has continued the grounding of T-45 aircraft for another week, after the service’s instructor-pilots reported that crew were experiencing physiological episodes. A three-day grounding was initially called last Wednesday in order for an...

USS America Downs UAV with RAM in Test | USAF Will RFP for Next Gen Ejector Seats End of FY 2017 | USAF Selects URS Fed Svcs for $3.6B UAV Support

by [email protected] | Apr 11, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The Navy’s USS America has successfully shot down a UAV with the Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM), during live-fire exercises designed to verify the new amphibious assault ship’s defense capabilities. During the test, the UAV posed as an anti-ship...

USMC Performs POC Hot Load of GBU-32 on F-35B | Carrier Gerald R. Ford to Begin Sea Trials | Gen Dynamics Chosen by UK for $409M Morpheus Project

by [email protected] | Apr 9, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * The USMC has completed the first hot load of a GBU-32 on an F-35B fighter. Hot loading — when the Marines are performing the loading evolution while the aircraft is turning — poses several challenges as far as communicating; just creating some chaos as far...

Raytheon’s New Phalanx Gun to be Lean & Mean | Brazil Shows Interest in Russian Pantsir S-1 | Norway to Spend $1.16B on P-8A Poseidon

by [email protected] | Apr 7, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Raytheon has tested a new electric gun that allows varying rates of fire for the Phalanx Close-In Weapon System. The gun has been designed to replace the Phalanx’s pneumatic motor, compressor and storage tanks, resulting in a 180 pound weight...

Raytheon Snags $59M from MDA for MOKV Research | F-35’s Ejection Seat Test Complete | $418M FMS to Kenya Up in Air; IOMAX Challenges L-3

by [email protected] | Apr 6, 2017 | Daily Rapid Fire

Americas * Saab has announced that they are developing the first Gripen fighter for the Brazilian Air Force. The two-seat version of the Gripen NG is being developed in the Brazilian state of Säo Paulo in conjunction with 56 engineers and with participation from...