The U.S. Navy is moving forward towards integrating the Infrared Search and Track System (IRST) on the Boeing Super Hornet fighter by giving Boeing a $89 million cost-plus-incentive-fee contract for a Block II design of the IRST.
By Official U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Cmdr. Josh Hammond/Released (U.S. Navy) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Dan Gillian, who runs the Super Hornet program at Boeing, believes the company will “be building F/A-18s into the 2020s” based on the demand signals received.
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Month: May 2017
Indonesia keen to produce air-to-air missiles with Ukraine
Philippines want to arm FA-50PH with Russian precision munitions
In an exclusive interview with the Philippine News Agency, Defense Secretary Delfin Lorenzana said Manila is thinking of arming its KAI FA-50PH fighters with precision guided munitions made by Russia.
Photo:KAI
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Clear view of Russia’s Orion UAV
We first reported on this mysterious Russia unmanned aerial vehicle last year when it was spotted by commercial satellite. Now a clear view of the airplane has emerged.
Pakistan lost another F-7PG
A Pakistan Air Force F-7PG fighter crashed near Mianwali on May 25 while it was on a training flight. A press release issued by the service said the pilot ejected successfully.
By Michael B. Keller, U.S. Air Force [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons