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Navy Has No Plans Develop Lethal Carrier UAV Before MQ-25A Hits Flight Decks

X-47B Salty Dog 501 flies over USS Theodore Roosevelt on Aug. 17, 2014. US Naval Institute Photo

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Navy won’t pursue the development of a lethal carrier-based unmanned aircraft before it fields its unmanned MQ-25A Stingray tanker sometime in the 2020s, the service’s requirements chief said last week.

The service is taking a deliberate approach to adding unmanned aviation assets to carrier decks, ensuring it successfully integrates the MQ-25A into the airwing before it studies...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/22/navy-has-no-plans-develop-lethal-carrier-uav-before-mq-25a-hits-flight-decks

White House: Patrick Shanahan Will be Nominated to Become SECDEF

Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patrick M. Shanahan meets with Colombian Vice President Marta Lucía Ramírez at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. on May 7, 2019. DoD Photo

Former Boeing executive Patrick Shanahan will be nominated by President Donald J. Trump on Thursday to become the permanent secretary of defense, a position he’s held on an acting basis since the start of the year.

Shanahan had been deputy secretary of defense until his predecessor James Mattis announced his intention to resign....

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/09/shanahan-formally-nominated-to-become-secdef

Boeing to Retrofit Existing EA-18G Growler Fleet

Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Equipment) Airman Daniel Brown verifies the weight of an EA-18G Growler, assigned to the “Rooks” of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 137, on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) on Nov. 8, 2018. US Navy Photo

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Boeing is developing upgrades to the Navy’s existing EA-18G Growler fleet to quickly deliver a Block II electronic warfare aircraft with improved sensor capabilities and more efficient fuel...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/07/boeing-to-retrofit-existing-ea-18g-growler-fleet

Navy: First MQ-25A Stingray Flight Planned for Later This Year

MQ-25 Stingray. Boeing Photo

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. – Later this year, Boeing’s prototype for the Navy’s MQ-25A Stingray unmanned aerial tanker will make its first flight from an Illinois airport. When the Stingray will start operating from U.S. carriers is less clear.

On April 28, Boeing moved its MQ-25A prototype from its manufacturing facility near St. Louis, Mo. to the MidAmerica regional airport where it will conduct its first flight later this year, Program Executive Officer for Unmanned...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/06/navy-first-mq-25a-stingray-flight-planned-for-later-this-year

Navy Taking Major Steps to Prevent Future Physiological Events in Jets

Capt. Jeffrey Anderson, commander, Carrier Air Wing Three, performs pre-flight checks inside the cockpit of an F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to the Sidewinders of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 86 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 2016. US Navy Photo

ARLINGTON, Va. – With the Navy ruling out contaminated air and focusing on air pressure fluctuations as the cause of many physiological events (PEs), the service is planning a major maintenance event on...

https://news.usni.org/2019/05/02/navy-taking-major-steps-to-prevent-future-physiological-episodes-in-jets

Μετράει ζημίες η Boeing λόγω 737

Η καθήλωση στο έδαφος των αεροσκαφών 737 ΜΑΧ της Boeing τον περασμένο Μάρτιο φαίνεται ότι επιφέρει σημαντικό πλήγμα στα οικονομικά μεγέθη της εταιρείας.

Συγκεκριμένα, όπως αναφέρεται σε επίσημη ανακοίνωση της εταιρείας και μεταδίδουν τα διεθνή μέσα, από την παύση των πτήσεων των αεροσκαφών 737 ΜΑΧ, που ήλθε ως αποτέλεσμα της συντριβής των αεροσκαφών της Lion Air και της Ethiopian Airlines, ηBoeing υπολογίζεται ότι επιβαρύνεται με ποσό της τάξης άνω του $1 δις.

Συγκεκριμένα, τα συνολικά έσοδα της...

https://www.naftikachronika.gr/2019/04/30/metraei-zimies-i-boeing-logo-737/

U.K. Developing its Own Extra Large UUV for Royal Navy

Artist’s conception of the Boeing Orca XLUUV. Boeing Image

LONDON — Britain’s Ministry of Defence is exploring options for the development of an Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (XLUUV) to conduct covert missions at distances of up to ranges 3,000 nautical miles for three months at a time for the Royal Navy.

As a preliminary step, the MoD’s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), similar to the Pentagon’s DARPA, launched a competition this week to find an autonomous control...

https://news.usni.org/2019/04/17/u-k-developing-its-own-xluuv-for-royal-navy

Boeing Awarded $4B Multi-Year Deal for 78 Super Hornets

F/A-18E Super Hornets from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 136 ‘Knighthawks’ fly in formation during a photo exercise over California on March 12, 2019. US Navy Photo

The Navy awarded Boeing a $4 billion multi-year contract modification to build 78 F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, according to a Wednesday Pentagon contract announcement.

The contract modification covers the production and delivery of aircraft between Fiscal Years 2019 and 2021. Boeing estimates the multi-year contract modification...

https://news.usni.org/2019/03/21/42021

Boeing Grounds Entire Global Fleet of 737 Max Aircraft

  • Boeing has grounded its entire global fleet of 737 Max aircraft after investigators uncovered new evidence at the scene of the crash.
  • The satellite data showed possible similarities between flight patterns of Boeing 737 Max planes operating in Canada and the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed.
  • FAA – which provides the safety certification for the new aircraft – was under intense pressure to fall into line.
  • Experts believe that Boeing’s MCAS anti-stall system may also have played a role in...

http://mfame.guru/boeing-grounds-entire-global-fleet-of-737-max-aircraft/

Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Crashes Near Addis Ababa, No Survivors

A family member of a victim of the crash awaits news at Addis Ababa airport.

According to  Ethiopian Airlines statement, all 157 people aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight that crashed soon after taking off on Sunday morning from Addis Ababa have been killed, reports CNN

Live Update: China Grounds Boeing 737
  • In a knee-jerk reaction, the Chinese government has grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets.
  • The Civil Aviation Administration of China said in a statement on Monday morning that all domestic Boeing 737 MAX 8 jets must be out of the air by 6 p.m. local time, due to its...

http://mfame.guru/ethiopian-airlines-boeing-737-crashes-near-addis-ababa-no-survivors/

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