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U.S. Navy Considers Extending All Its Nimitz-Class Carriers

Brian Everstine

The U.S. Navy’s Nimitz-class carriers are about to turn 50. But given the demand for the carrier air wing and delays to the Nimitz-class replacement—the Ford-class—the USS Nimitz (CVN 68) itself is unlikely to retire as soon as expected.

Increasing geopolitical threats demand the most advanced fighter jet engine ever developed—GE Aerospace’s XA100 adaptive cycle engine. GE Aerospace is ready to provide the capabilities warfighters need and Congress should continue investing in advanced engine technologies to help ensure the U.S. maintains its unrivaled airpower advantage. Learn more.

U.S. Air Force Looking For New ‘Janet’ Operator

Brian Everstine

The U.S. Air Force is shopping for a new contractor to operate the fleet of Boeing 737-600s, popularly known as “Janet,” that ferries workers from Las Vegas to highly secretive locations in the region.

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New Images Emerge Of The Secretive B-21 Stealth Bomber

Brian Everstine

The much-anticipated first flight of Northrop Grumman’s secretive B-21 next-generation bomber took place at Palmdale, California on Nov 10 – just under 34 years and four months after that of its stealthy predecessor – the B-2A.

Rolls-Royce Runs UltraFan To Full Power

Guy Norris

Rolls-Royce has run the UltraFan technology demonstrator at maximum thrust at its test facility in Derby, England, marking the highest power yet achieved by a gear-driven turbofan.

B-21 Takes To The Sky For The First Time As Flight Testing Begins

Brian Everstine

The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider took to the skies over the company’s Plant 42 facility in Palmdale, California, on Nov. 10—less than one year since its first public rollout. Videos of the flight circulating on social media show the bomber and a chase plane flying over the flightline.

U.S. Navy Clears Stormbreaker For Super Hornet

Steve Trimble

The U.S. Navy is prepared now to field the Raytheon GBU-53/B Stormbreaker on the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, adding a new, all-weather strike option to the carrier-based fighter.

Emirates Closes In On Order Decisions

Jens Flottau

Emirates Airline is still in the process of finalizing negotiations with both Airbus and Boeing over potential big widebody orders that could be announced at the forthcoming Dubai Airshow, which begins Nov. 13.

Lockheed Prepares To Deliver First U.S. Air Force 3DELRR System

Brian Everstine

Lockheed Martin is wrapping up its initial tests of the first Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar (3DELRR) ahead of handing it over to the U.S. Air Force, with service developmental and operational testing set to begin next summer.

Starship Sails Through Hot-Staging Separation Before Vehicles Are Lost

Irene Klotz

A Starship-Super Heavy vehicle lifted off from SpaceX’s privately owned spaceport on the shores of the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 18, with all 33 of its first-stage Raptor engines burning as it headed into a second integrated flight test (IFT-2) of the most powerful rocket ever built.

Boeing Outlines 777-9 Certification Test Plan

Guy Norris

Amid growing hopes of beginning the long-delayed certification effort for its 777-9 flagship, Boeing is providing initial details of how the process will be structured.

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