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in News, TechnologyRaytheon Eyes Joint Standoff Weapon Integration for Air Force F-35As
A Raytheon-built joint standoff weapon is expected to be certified for use on the U.S. Air Force's F-35A Lighting II fighter aircraft by the end of November, FlightGlobal reported Monday.
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in Industry News, NewsInitial Ground Test Results of Lockheed-Built F-35A Variant Show Potential for Service-Life Increase
Lockheed Martin and the F-35 joint program office have wrapped a series of durability, drop and static tests designed to validate the F-35 aircraft's resilience and strength in combat environments and support maintenance forecasting and fleet management operations. The fighter aircraft has an average service lifetime of 8K hours and preliminary ground testing results showed […] More
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in Industry News, NewsRaytheon, Navy Complete Final Developmental Test of F-35C Joint Standoff Weapon
Raytheon and the U.S. Navy have finished developmental testing of the Joint Standoff Weapon C warhead for use on the F-35 aircraft’s C variant. The company said Tuesday the 1,000-pound JSOW makes use of a global positioning system-based inertial navigation platform equipped with an infrared seeker made to autonomously detect targets. The air-to-ground weapon system was designed to […] More
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in Industry News, NewsLockheed’s F-35 completes final system devt & demonstration flight test
Lockheed Martin has announced the completion of the final flight test of the F-35 program's system development and demonstration phase. The company and the military completed the final SDD test flight Wednesday by flying the U.S. Navy's F-35C test aircraft, CF-2, at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland to assess the fighter jet's capability to […] More
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Raytheon integrates air-to-ground missile tech into Navy F-35C
Mark Borup, senior manager of business development for the air warfare systems product line at Raytheon‘s missile systems business, has said the company helped the U.S. Navy integrate a variant of the Joint Standoff Weapon system into the F-35C aircraft, Military.com reported Tuesday. Borup told Military.com in an interview the JSOW-C installation was part of the fighter developmental test phase […] More
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in Industry News, NewsBoeing Previews Offering for Navy's MQ-25 Tanker Drone Program
Boeing has unveiled its proposed unmanned aircraft offering for the U.S. Navy's MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refueling tanker drone program. The company said Tuesday it has begun engine tests on its proposed unmanned aerial system in preparation for deck handling demonstrations in 2018. “We will be ready for flight testing when the engineering and manufacturing development […] More
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in NewsDave Wajsgras: Raytheon to Develop Landing Guidance Tool for F-35, Drones Under $255M Navy Contract
Raytheon will work to develop and produce a Joint Precision Approach and Landing System for integration with the Lockheed Martin-built F-35 aircraft and unmanned aerial systems under the potential six-year, $255 million contract with the U.S. Navy. The company said Wednesday the contract could reach $270 million in total value if the service branch exercises all options. […] More
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USS George Washington Hosts F-35C Test Pilots to Complete Dev’t Testing
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington will host a Patuxent River integrated test force team for the Lockheed Martin-built F-35C fighter aircraft in support of developmental testing efforts. The USS George Washington office said Sunday the test pilot team will work to complete the third and final at-sea stage as part of preparations for the F-35 variant’s initial operational capability scheduled for […] More
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in Industry News, NewsLockheed-Built F-35 Fleet Hits 50K Flight Hours
A fleet of Lockheed Martin-built F-35 Lightning II aircraft that the U.S. service branches and other countries operate worldwide has reached the mark of 50,000 flight hours. Lockheed said Wednesday 155 operational fighter jets deployed to six countries reached approximately 37,950 flight hours, while 18 F-35 planes intended for system development and demonstration operations reached 12,050 flight […] More