March 30, 2010 Military Aviation News

U.S. Navy Seeks ISR, Strike UAVs

03/30/2010

Industry players have until early May to respond to a U.S. Navy request for information (RFI) for a carrier-based, stealthy, unmanned, strike and surveillance system capable of integrating with manned aircraft as part of a carrier air wing by 2018.

U.K. Cuts Airbus A400M Order, Will Take Part in Loan (Correct)

03/30/2010

The U.K. will take as many as three fewer Airbus A400M military transport planes than it originally ordered after the program’s costs increased, the country’s defense secretary said.

Military Retrains Crews of Unmanned Drones in War Zones

03/30/2010

The U.S. military is starting to put as much emphasis on unmanned drones as it does on traditional piloted aircraft, and as a result is changing the way it trains flight crews.

U.S. hopes to give Pakistan drones within a year

03/30/2010

The Pentagon aims to deliver a fleet of surveillance drones to Pakistan within a year, but weaponized versions of the unmanned aircraft are still off-limits, a U.S. military official said on Monday.

V-22 Osprey can do more, Washington think tank says

03/30/2010

“After a long wait, the joint force is growing accustomed to using the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor in operational missions. However, it will probably take a good deal longer before Osprey missions become routine, because no military force has ever before possessed a combat aircraft that combines the speed and range of a fixed-wing plane with the vertical agility of a helicopter.

Lockheed Martin’s DAGR Guided Rocket Fires Successfully From Kiowa Warrior Helicopter

03/30/2010

Lockheed Martin hit the target in two tests featuring DAGR guided rockets launched from an airborne OH-58D Kiowa Warrior helicopter. This is the fourth aircraft DAGR has fired from in the past year—prior platforms include the AH-64D Apache and the AH-6 Little Bird.

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