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John Fedup
The Bunker Group
If NG performs well on the B-21 program then they should follow up with a stealthy tanker. Boeing and LM need to sort their existing programs.
Terran
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Cowabunga it is… or rather Wedgetail.
The USAF is going E7
www.defensenews.com
The USAF is going E7
It’s the Wedgetail: Air Force to buy E-7 to replace AWACS
Boeing's Wedgetail, now flown by the Royal Australian Air Force, has long been seen as the top contender for the job.
www.defensenews.com
Redlands18
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Really a no-brainer and don't forget that it has now been selected by all 3 AUKUS partners.Cowabunga it is… or rather Wedgetail.
The USAF is going E7
It’s the Wedgetail: Air Force to buy E-7 to replace AWACS
Boeing's Wedgetail, now flown by the Royal Australian Air Force, has long been seen as the top contender for the job.
But I don't think that the USAF will get the same upgrade advantages as the RAAF have because of their culture. It is too hidebound by the book and the acquisition people both in the USAF and the Pentagon will not tolerate users operating the same way with the contractors the way that the RAAF E-7 crews do. It will be interesting to see how the RAF will approach this as well because the MOD civil service will not take kindly to having their empire poached upon.Cowabunga it is… or rather Wedgetail.
The USAF is going E7
It’s the Wedgetail: Air Force to buy E-7 to replace AWACS
Boeing's Wedgetail, now flown by the Royal Australian Air Force, has long been seen as the top contender for the job.
That is the biggest issue with oh so many programs. What does have me concerned for the US though is rather then a fixed order they are looking to first get 2 prototype aircraft... How far are they planning to modify them? Could be dumping on them selves unneeded costs and delays when they could have learnt from our mistakes (Forget the gold plating at the start, Get it working, We will shine it up as we go)
There is that too and don't forget Congress and all the pollies within wanting to pork barrel for their district.
It's a wonder the USAF didn't want it built on an upgraded, enlarged B-2 airframe, powered by flux converters, be supersonic with secret hypersonic capabilities. Or is that next months plan?
Well lets give them some credit it will take a few years for plans to adjust so not next month.. But I imagine final design may look something like this...There is that too and don't forget Congress and all the pollies within wanting to pork barrel for their district.
It's a wonder the USAF didn't want it built on an upgraded, enlarged B-2 airframe, powered by flux converters, be supersonic with secret hypersonic capabilities. Or is that next months plan?
FormerDirtDart
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I can see this causing some ire among any number of congressional constituencies (and lobbyists)
From coverage of the ongoing HASC hearing on the USAF FY23 budget request
Ms Insinna's thread is live tweeting her observations on the hearing
Currently streaming hearing
From coverage of the ongoing HASC hearing on the USAF FY23 budget request
Ms Insinna's thread is live tweeting her observations on the hearing
Currently streaming hearing
This has got to be the strangest and ugliest B737 in the world. It's also the most secretive and with a name of RAT55 I don't blame it. It's 50 years old now and photos of it would be rarer than an honest pollie.
The World's Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma | The Drive
The World's Most Secretive 737 Just Migrated To Oklahoma | The Drive
John Fedup
The Bunker Group
This article suggests the F-15EX could be in trouble. With the USN SH orders on the decline Boeing will be pretty much out of the fast jet business if the EX gets cancelled. Even if it’s price wasn’t so north of the F-35, it still never seemed like a worthwhile acquisition IMO other than Boeing welfare.
www.19fortyfive.com
Is the F-15EX On the Brink of Being Canceled?
Unlike every other fighter jet delivered to the USAF since 2001, the F-15EX is not stealth-equipped. That might be a fatal flaw.
www.19fortyfive.com
Redlands18
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Not completely out of the Fast Jet business as they still have the T-7 program.This article suggests the F-15EX could be in trouble. With the USN SH orders on the decline Boeing will be pretty much out of the fast jet business if the EX gets cancelled. Even if it’s price wasn’t so north of the F-35, it still never seemed like a worthwhile acquisition IMO other than Boeing welfare.
Is the F-15EX On the Brink of Being Canceled?
Unlike every other fighter jet delivered to the USAF since 2001, the F-15EX is not stealth-equipped. That might be a fatal flaw.
Sandhi Yudha
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The air force does not plan to order the V-280 Valor, but hopefully it will be of a more mature design with less technical problems.
The V-280 will be probably safer, because between the two engines a driveshaft runs through the straight wing, allowing both prop rotors to be driven by a single engine in the event of engine loss.
www.defensenews.com
The V-280 will be probably safer, because between the two engines a driveshaft runs through the straight wing, allowing both prop rotors to be driven by a single engine in the event of engine loss.
US Air Force grounds Osprey fleet after dangerous clutch problem
Air Force Special Operations Command has begun investigating what is causing the clutches in the aircraft to slip.
www.defensenews.com
Terran
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V22 already has the ability to operate both rotors on one engine in an emergency. In fact your link points that out. The problem is that the engine and its transmission.The air force does not plan to order the V-280 Valor, but hopefully it will be of a more mature design with less technical problems.
The V-280 will be probably safer, because between the two engines a driveshaft runs through the straight wing, allowing both prop rotors to be driven by a single engine in the event of engine loss.
US Air Force grounds Osprey fleet after dangerous clutch problem
Air Force Special Operations Command has begun investigating what is causing the clutches in the aircraft to slip.
John Fedup
The Bunker Group
Another embarrassing moment for the KC-46. Probably (hopefully) a minor one-off event as this important program really needs to be successful.
www.thedrive.com
KC-46 Tanker Made Emergency Landing With Its Boom Deployed (Updated)
The KC-46 made its landing with its boom dangling below its fuselage and a load of New Hampshire congressional staff members onboard.
www.thedrive.com
KC-46 Tanker Spotted With Puzzling Whitewashed Belly (Updated)
A KC-46 Pegasus with a very strange paint job on its underside had been flying from Boeing Field near Seattle recently.
www.thedrive.com
Many different reasons offered in this article why this KC46 has a white washed belly as the author calls it. None of which have been confirmed by Boeing. This aircraft was the Boeing test aircraft at one stage and the fact that is carrying civilian registration indicates that its back in that job
Sandhi Yudha
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Thank you.
A USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey is stuck in the nature reserve Stongodden on the island of Senja in Troms (Norway). This emergency landing is one of the events that recently led to the grounding of all CV-22s, which is quite bad because also all US Army CH-47 Chinooks are grounded.
Maybe they can turn this CV-22 into a monument.
US Osprey trapped on Norwegian island
US Osprey trapped on Norwegian island A USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey is stuck in the nature reserve Stongodden on the island of Senja in Troms (Norway). The aircraft, CV-22...
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Terran
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Thank you.
A USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey is stuck in the nature reserve Stongodden on the island of Senja in Troms (Norway). This emergency landing is one of the events that recently led to the grounding of all CV-22s, which is quite bad because also all US Army CH-47 Chinooks are grounded.
Maybe they can turn this CV-22 into a monument.
US Osprey trapped on Norwegian island
US Osprey trapped on Norwegian island A USAF Special Operations CV-22 Osprey is stuck in the nature reserve Stongodden on the island of Senja in Troms (Norway). The aircraft, CV-22...www.scramble.nl
US Air Force clears Ospreys to fly amid unresolved clutch problem
AFSOC ordered its Osprey pilots to take a two-second pause immediately after takeoff to lessen the risk of clutch engagements, among other steps.
www.airforcetimes.com
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