Northrop Grumman has been awarded a competitive prototyping contract by Boeing to develop an embedded global positioning/inertial navigation system (EGI) for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft.
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Photo: Ka-28, Z-9 on board Varyag
JSF office will have one F-35 dedicated to testing helmet issues
Maj. Gen. Christopher Bogdan, deputy F-35 program director, said his office has set aside a single aircraft at NAS Patuxent River for testing the troublesome helmet.
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Lockheed Martin close to fixing F-35C’s tailhook problem
Lockheed Martin is closer to fixing the tailhook problem on the F-35C with redesigned components. So far, a sharpened point has been tested and a modified damper will be ready by next summer.
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Russian Navy’s Mistral-class helicopter carriers will have 30 helicopters
The Russian Navy plans to equip both of its Mistral-class amphibious assault ships with 30 Ka-52K and Ka-29 helicopters.
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