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EA-18G to get machine learning algorithms

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

The EA-18G will soon have machine learning software installed in order for its crew to better counter modern radar systems.

U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler breaks away from a U.S. Air Force KC-135 (altered)
By Senior Airman John Linzmeier (DVIDS.net) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Industry, Navy

GAO thinks Boeing will only be able to deliver all 18 KC-46s in May 2019

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

A new U.S. Government Accountability Office assessment believes Boeing will not be able to deliver all 18 KC-46 aerial refueling tankers this year and will only be able to achieve so in May 2019.

KC-46A
Photo: Boeing
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Posted in Air Force, Industry, KC-X

Finland kicks off fighter competition

Posted on April 28, 2018April 28, 2018 by alert5

Finland is inviting fighter manufacturers to submit bids to supply 64 aircraft to replace its legacy Hornets.

F-A-18 Hornet - RIAT 2015 (26205652370)
By Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK (F/A-18 Hornet – RIAT 2015) [CC BY-SA 2.0], via Wikimedia Commons
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Posted in Air Force, Industry

Embraer to deliver first KC-390 closer to end of the year

Posted on April 28, 2018 by alert5

Embraer disclosed during an earnings call with journalists that its KC-390 cargo plane is expected to be delivered to launch customer – the Brazilian Air Force – “closer to end of the year.”

KC-390 em voo no interior de São Paulo

Posted in Air Force, Industry

CH-53K program eight months behind schedule

Posted on April 27, 2018April 26, 2018 by alert5

A Selected Acquisition Report on the CH-53K program seen by Bloomberg says Lockheed Martin may be falling behind schedule and the initial operational capability could be deployed by eight months.

The CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River on June 30, 2017.  Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.
The CH-53K King Stallion arrives at Naval Air Station, Patuxent River on June 30, 2017. Photo courtesy U.S. Navy.

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Posted in Industry, Marines

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