Embraer has announced that it is seeking to enter arbitration proceedings against Boeing after the latter announced that it had terminated an agreement to create two joint ventures with Embraer… Continue reading "Embraer To Seek Arbitration Against Boeing Following Collapse of Joint Ventures"
The first fuselage of what is termed the Airpower Teaming System (ATS) has been completed ahead of a scheduled eventual production run of three prototype systems for the Loyal Wingman… Continue reading "Boeing Completes Major Milestones for RAAF Loyal Wingman"
On April 14, Boeing announced the successful first flight of the F-15QA Advanced Eagle. The F-15QA took off from Lambert International Airport in St. Louis with a vertical “viking takeoff”… Continue reading "First Flight for Qatar’s F-15QA"
On 13 April, 2020, the US Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced that the State Department had approved two Foreign Military Sale deals, with a combined estimated cost of $155 million.… Continue reading "India Strengthens Naval Deterrence with Potential Harpoon and MK54 Torpedo Acquisitions"
The US Army Future Vertical Lift team have made the decision to have Sikorsky’s Raider X and Bell’s 360 Invictus compete head to head in a FARA prototype fly-off in… Continue reading "Sikorsky and Bell Selected to Compete in the FARA Fly-Off"
Israel’s request to purchase Boeing KC-46A aerial refuelling aircraft has approved by the US State Department on 3rd March. The request to purchase was made in December 2019, as previously… Continue reading "Israel Buys KC-46A Aerial Refueling Aircraft"
After months of teasing, Boeing has finally revealed its proposed design for the US Army’s competition to supplement and eventually replace the Apache. Boeing says this is because they desired… Continue reading "Boeing Reveals FARA Design as Downselect Approaches"
While the possibility of the B-1 Lancer being transformed into the next gunship isn’t breaking news, the concept has at least had some consideration at Boeing, with a patent granted… Continue reading "Could the B-1 Bomber Become a Close Air Gunship?"
The United States Air Force received the first MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter on 19 December, a first step in the effort to replace its fleet of aging UH-1N Huey helicopters.… Continue reading "The Grey Wolf: First Huey Replacement Helicopter Delivered"
In a previous article, we covered Bell, Sikorsky, and Karem’s proposals for the Future Attack-Recon Aircraft (FARA). Now that leaves AVX and Boeing, who are considered at a disadvantage compared… Continue reading "AVX and Boeing – The Underdog FARA Entrants"