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  • Raytheon Completes SDB II Developmental Test; Mike Jarrett Comments - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Raytheon Completes SDB II Developmental Test; Mike Jarrett Comments

    Raytheon has finished the development testing phase for its Small Diameter Bomb II technology and started integrating the weapon on F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and F/A-18E/F Super Hornet planes. The company said Thursday fighter pilots dropped and assessed 44 SDB II units to destroy maneuvering targets during the test. “SDB II can eliminate a wider range of targets with fewer […] More

  • Navy to Test 7 Lockheed-Built F-35B Aircraft Aboard USS America Warship - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    Navy to Test 7 Lockheed-Built F-35B Aircraft Aboard USS America Warship

    The U.S. Navy will conduct developmental and operational tests of seven Lockheed Martin-built F-35B Lightning II aircraft aboard an amphibious assault ship. Five of the seven F-35B short take-off and vertical-landing variant are scheduled to enter the operational testing phase onboard the USS America (LHA-6) vessel while the remaining two fighter jets will begin the third phase of the shipboard […] More

  • General Atomics Finalizes Aircraft Integration, Moves to Developmental Tests on Certifiable Predator B - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    General Atomics Finalizes Aircraft Integration, Moves to Developmental Tests on Certifiable Predator B

    General Atomics‘ aeronautical systems subsidiary has shipped its new Certifiable Predator B remotely piloted aircraft to its Gray Butte flight operations facility for developmental tests after the company completed aircraft integration for the system. CPB is set to undergo ground and taxi tests before initial flight tests in November under an experimental certification from the Federal Aviation Administration, General Atomics said Wednesday. The […] More

  • USS George Washington Hosts F-35C Test Pilots to Complete Dev't Testing - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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    USS George Washington Hosts F-35C Test Pilots to Complete Dev’t Testing

    The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS George Washington will host a Patuxent River integrated test force team for the Lockheed Martin-built F-35C fighter aircraft in support of developmental testing efforts. The USS George Washington office said Sunday the test pilot team will work to complete the third and final at-sea stage as part of preparations for the F-35 variant’s initial operational capability scheduled for […] More