by Joe Katzman | Sep 6, 2011 | Boeing, Events, Fighters & Attack, Support & Maintenance, USA
Latest updates: US Marines wearing ’em out. F/A-18C to Afghanistan(click to view full) In October 2008 a fleet-wide inspection program and limited grounding became necessary after aileron hinge cracks are discovered in some of the US Navy’s 630 or so...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Africa - Other, Budgets, China, Daily Rapid Fire, Policy - Procurement, Support Functions - Other
* The Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction (aka Supercommittee – will it fly?) will have its first organization meeting on Thursday September 8. This will no doubt lead to a string of announcements from interested parties throughout the week. Bloomberg...
by Editorial Staff | Sep 6, 2011 | Contracts - Awards, Forces - Marines, Helicopters & Rotary, UAVs
Loaded to the K-MAX(click to view full) With its 5,145 lb empty weight (2.3 metric tons), the K-MAX UAS cannot quite convey the same sense of graceful lightness as its Hummingbird Boeing competitor, coming at slightly less than half the weight. Belonging to a...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 5, 2011 | Blimps & LTA Craft, C4ISR, Contracts - Awards, Other Corporation, Radars, Support & Maintenance, Support Functions - Other, USA, Warfare - Trends
TARS, deployed(click to view full) An aerostat is a lighter-than-air craft that relies on a ground tether for movement and sometimes for electrical power as well, as opposed to blimps which are self-powered, free-flying craft. The US military has slowly come around to...
by Joe Katzman | Sep 5, 2011 | Fighters & Attack, Policy - Personnel, USA
US F-16(click to view full) In Smithsonian Air & Space magazine’s 10-year, post-9/11 look at the US Air National Guard, Lt. Col. Scott Van Beek talks about the US ANG’s coming pilot crunch, driven by trends in civil aviation, and by the...
