:

Air Force

Boeing T-X Offering Takes First Flight

Pat Host

Tuesday, December 20th, 2016

SHARE:

Boeing T-X Offering Takes First Flight

Boeing's T-X aircraft offering, unveiled in St. Louis on Sept. 13. Photo: Boeing.

Boeing [BA] and partner Saab on Tuesday completed first flight of their offering for the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition.The aircraft climbed up to nearly 11,000 feet and hit 231 knots speed, lead T-X pilot Steven Schmidt told reporters. He said he evaluated backup systems and checked different speeds and handling qualities with the landing gear down, including a full stop landing.Schmidt said the aircraft is ready to fly again, but engineers want to first check their data predictions. He…

Congress

House Sends Dec. 11 CR With Ship Construction Funds To Trump’s Desk For Final Signature

The House on Tuesday passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the government open through Dec. 11, sending the temporary funding measure that also includes funds to support ongoing shipbuilding […]

Missile Defense

Guetlein On Golden Dome: ‘We Cannot Protect This Nation And Bankrupt It At The Same Time’

While there has been criticism among missile defense advocates of Golden Dome’s development pace after the signing of an executive order in January last year, Space Force Gen. Michael Guetlein, […]

Missile Defense

Interview with Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus

Rep. Jeff Crank (R-Colo.), a co-chair of the Golden Dome Caucus in Congress and a member of the House Armed Services Committee’s strategic forces panel, discusses the transformative defense investments […]

Space

Space Force PAE For Infrastructure Completing Move To Colorado Springs

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Portfolio Acquisition Executive (PAE) for infrastructure–a $4 billion contracting hub for SSC–is completing a move from Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. to […]