by [email protected] | Nov 25, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * One of two Lockheed Martin X-56A Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) has crashed during testing in California. According to a US Air Force statement, the UAV crashed shortly after take off and sustained significant damage. The aircraft had already made 16...
by [email protected] | Nov 24, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy’s Littoral Combat Ship Class (LCS) program is picking up speed with a launch and a commission in the last few days. November 20 saw the USS Omaha enter the water in Mobile, Alabama and the USS Milwaukee was commissioned the following day....
by [email protected] | Nov 23, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * US Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work has suggested that Lockheed Martin’s F-35 fighter will take part in Canada’s latest jet selection competition. The announcement comes after Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that he would not be...
by [email protected] | Nov 20, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The Northrop Grumman MQ-4C Triton UAV has reached a significant stage as it now enters the program’s Milestone C review. Operational tests will involve six test flights and if successful will lead to the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT...
by [email protected] | Nov 19, 2015 | Daily Rapid Fire
Americas * The US Navy has awarded Aurora Flight Sciences a contract worth $11 million to support flight testing of the Autonomous Aerial Cargo Utility System (AACUS) program. The flight testing will take place as part of the governments development of the latest...
