Negotiations with the US Air Force over the cost of the E-7 Wedgetail are still ongoing, a Boeing executive confirmed at the Singapore Airshow. By COLIN CLARK SINGAPORE AIRSHOW — Using a drone, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, Boeing’s new method of inspecting airplanes for damage and structural issues is allowing the aerospace giant to … Read More “Boeing turns to drone inspections of military planes, still negotiating Wedgetail price with US” »
Year: 2024
The Boeing F-15EX Eagle II got its seal of approval from Lt Gen Michael A Loh, Director of the US Air National Guard, for its operability as it can carry more weapons and fly longer distances and its easy integration into the service than the stealth F-35A. The all-weather multirole strike fighter is, incidentally, the … Read More “F-15EX ‘Hot Choice’ Over F-35 Stealth Fighters; Top US Official Says Will Push For More Air Superiority Jets” »
The aircraft is expected to be able to reach wind speeds of up to Mach 0.7. X-65 is a technology demonstrator aircraft being developed by Aurora Flight Sciences, a subsidiary of US-based aircraft company Boeing, under the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s (DARPA) Control of Revolutionary Aircraft with Novel Effectors (CRANE) programme. The aircraft … Read More “Could DARPA’s enigmatic X-65 plane revolutionise aircraft design?” »
Written by: Bill McNist Slovenia’s recent celebration was nothing short of monumental as the nation welcomed its very first Leonardo C-27J Spartan Next Generation aircraft. This marked the initiation of a truly remarkable acquisition involving not just one, but two of these advanced aircraft. The excitement and anticipation surrounding this milestone in the country’s military … Read More “Slovenian Air Force Enlists Leonardo C-27J FireFighter into Its Fleet” »
By: Aaron Burstein The Ministry of National Defense (MND) reported the tracking of 10 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels in the vicinity of Taiwan between 6 a.m. on Monday (Jan. 8) and 6 a.m. on Tuesday (Jan. 9). Among these 10 People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft, two Shenyang J-16 fighter jets were observed … Read More “Taiwan monitored the movements of 10 Chinese military aircraft and four naval vessels in the vicinity of its territory” »