The desire for technical data rights “is one of those areas where industry and government have been at odds for a long time. And certainly Boeing on F-18 and the Navy as well,” Boeing fighters VP Mark Sears told Breaking Defense. “So being able to put that on a path to final resolution … is a really positive step.”
By Michael MarrowA new approach to speed, scale and efficiency for the industrial base
Radars, EW, EO/IR, space imagery, and microelectronics are brought under one roof for a streamlined approach to common people and factories.
Across the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps, the Pentagon will purchase 21 fewer fighter jets than originally expected for the 2025 fiscal year, dropping a planned buy of 107 to 86.
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But a different acquisition strategy can help lower risks when fixed-price approaches are involved, the acquisition czar said.
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Another small schedule slip has postponed test jet deliveries to the Air Force, according to a Boeing spokesperson.
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The company has incurred some $1.3 billion in charges on the delayed program, but a senior official at the Dubai Airshow sees much clearer skies ahead.
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“Like most test programs, we’ll have discovery and we’ll overcome it quickly,” said Air Force T-7A program lead Col. Kirt Cassell.
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Despite not talking to Boeing about development of a F-7 armed light attack aircraft based off the T-7A Red Hawk, a USAF official has revealed the service is interested in such a concept, and could look to replace older F-16s with it.
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B-21, hypersonics and more: How digital development is driving industry innovation
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To meet the program’s delayed production decision, set for February 2025, the T-7A will need to qualify its escape system and finish its flight control software, though officials expressed confidence the jet could achieve the goal.
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Boeing Chief Financial Officer Brian West previously warned that it could take several years until the company’s struggling defense sector turns a profit.
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“Formula One is amazingly complex from an aerodynamic perspective. And in my opinion, it’s more complex than what we do in aviation,” said Will Roper, the Air Force’s former acquisition chief.
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The aerospace giant’s defense and space division recorded new charges for NASA’s Starliner shuttle, the Air Force’s T-7A training jet and the Navy’s MQ-25 Stingray drone.
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The watchdog’s report is unsparing in outlining the cost increases and schedule delays for a majority of Defense Department programs.
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Even as developmental hurdles for the T-7A remain, a top Air Force official and representatives from Boeing expressed confidence that the trainer’s recently re-baselined schedule could be met.
By Michael Marrow A Boeing official tells Breaking Defense that the company is making strides on issues around the training jet’s ejection seat.
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