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January 04, 2016

USAF Opens UAS Operator Slots To Enlisted Personnel

Non-Officers Will Be Accepted Into Training Program To Fly RQ-4 Global Hawks

Facing a shorting of UAS operators, the U.S. Air Force is shifting its policy of only allowing officers to become unmanned system pilots.

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Army Will Not Authorize Burial Of Female WWII Pilot In Arlington

Former Secretary Of The Army Changed Criteria In 2015

From 2002 until sometime last year, Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) had been eligible for interment in Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. But in 2015, then-Secretary of the Army John McHugh ruled that the WASPs were not eligible.

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DARPA Tern Moves Closer To Full-Scale Demonstration

Phase 3 Funding Awarded For Unmanned VTOL Aircraft Designed For Small Ships

Small-deck ships such as destroyers and frigates could greatly increase their effectiveness if they had their own unmanned air systems (UASs) to provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) and other capabilities at long range around the clock. Current state-of-the-art UASs, however, lack the ability to take off and land from confined spaces in rough seas and achieve efficient long-duration flight. Tern, a joint program between DARPA and the U.S. Navy’s Office of Naval Research (ONR), seeks to provide these and other previously unattainable capabilities.

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U.S. Government, LMC Announce C-130J Super Hercules Multiyear II Contract

Company Will Deliver 78 Aircraft Through 2020

The U.S. government will take delivery of 78 C-130J Super Hercules aircraft under the terms of a multi-year contract with Lockheed Martin announced on Dec. 30, 2015.

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AAS Continues Testing On P-8A Poseidon

Designed To Determine The Airplane's Ability To Operate Safely And Efficiently

The Navy continues integration and testing of the first Advanced Airborne Sensor (AAS), designated the APS-154, aboard the P-8A Poseidon. Testing will confirm the ability of the P-8A and AAS to operate safely and efficiently.

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Multi-Million Pound Hercules Contract Supports RAF Fleet

Three Companies Tapped By U.K. MoD For Work Through 2022

A £369 million (approx $546 million) contract to support the Royal Air Force’s (RAF) fleet of C-130 Hercules transport aircraft has been awarded to three companies by the Ministry of Defense (MoD).

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