F-35 Fleet Passes 100,000 Flight Hour Mark

07/31/2017
2017-07-31 The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft fleet recently exceeded 100,000 flight hours while the F-35 Integrated Test Force teams are completing the remaining requirements in the program's System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase.   "This 100K milestone marks a significant level of maturity for the program and the…

Software Upgradeability and Combat Dominance: General Ellen Pawlikowski Looks at the Challenge

07/30/2017
2017-07-18 By Robbin Laird I have focused in several interviews on the basic shift towards building software upgradeable platforms as the base line for shaping a 21st century air enabled combat force. The strategic shift has been to develop and buy core multi-mission platforms and to modernize them through software…

Successful Test of Airbus Defence and Space’s SAGITTA UAV on South African Test Range

07/28/2017
2017-07-22 According to our partner defenceWeb in a piece published on July 18, 2017, the Overberg test range has hosted its first flight of a jet-propelled UAV. Airbus Defence and Space (ADS) used Denel’s Overberg Test Range (OTR) for the successful testing of a new aircraft type that will aid…

Working the Challenge of Software for a 21st Century Combat Force

07/19/2017
2017-07-19  San Diego, CA Mr. Ritesh Patel discusses the new approach to developing, testing, integrating and deploying software systems for the Navy while working at Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific (SSC Pacific). SSC Pacific is accelerating warfighter advantage through science, engineering and discovery. SAN DIEGO, CA, UNITED STATES 07.05.2017…

Airbus Shapes a New Business Model for the C295: Expand the Global Fleet Through Working with a Leasing Company

07/18/2017
2017-07-13 By Robbin Laird The C295 has become a global asset. With nearly 200 aircraft already sold and operating worldwide, the C295 is gaining traction as a global aircraft. This is in significant contrast to the C-27J, which has been purchased by a much smaller number of nations and therefore…