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Manufacturability

The OA-X Experiment: A New Way Ahead for USAF Acquisition?

Posted on August 16, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/16/2017
The USAF leaderhip is touting the light attack aircraft competition as the harbinger of change.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Creating a Clean Sheet Light Attack/ISR Aircraft: The Emergence of the Scorpion

Posted on August 11, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
08/11/2017
One of the entrants in the USAF light attack aircraft experiment is from Textron Defense with its clean sheet build Light Combat Jet, multi-mission aircraft, the Scorpion.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

Australian Defense Industry Looks to the Future

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
While plenty of obituaries have been written to mark the death of traditional manufacturing in Australia for defence contractors their prospects are much brighter.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

F-35 Fleet Passes 100,000 Flight Hour Mark

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
The F-35 fleet has flown more than 100,000 flight hours.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability

Speaking of Software Code: The 2015 Ford GT Supercar Has More than an F-35

Posted on July 31, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/31/2017
The 2017 Ford GT Supercar contains more code than the F-35.
Posted in HOME, Manufacturability

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

Posted on July 30, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/30/2017
If the shift is to build the kill web rather than buy stovepiped systems, the ability to manage software upgradeability in an agile manner is a crucial capability.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New

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

Posted on July 28, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/28/2017
ADS used Denel’s Overberg Test Range (OTR) for the successful testing of an initial SAGITTA aircraft.
Posted in Manufacturability, Market Opportunities, What's New

An Update on Australian Hypersonic Developments

Posted on July 24, 2017 | by Robbin Laird
07/24/2017
Australia has a small but cutting edge team of hypersonic researchers who have recently made a successful experimental flight at Woomera.
Posted in Manufacturability, What's New
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