US Navy / USMC Aviation

[ngatimozart]

Can't seem to find a thread for these so will start one instead of having the topic in the naval thread.

Boeing is developing a Block II upgrade for the F-18G Growler. This will be a retrofit for the entire USN Growler fleet and at present the time fame is for capability delivery in 2025.

Boeing to Retrofit Existing EA-18G Growler Fleet - USNI News

 

[Ranger25]

And they’ll soon be armed with new HARM missiles

Large range increase

USAF F-35As Will Get Navy's New Air Defense Busting Missile Amid Talk Of Anti-Ship Variants

 

[FormerDirtDart]

Posted this over on the US Navy thread, but, this is actually a more appropriate location

Sikorsky gets $1.1B contract for Marine helicopters

" Sikorsky Aircraft received a $1.1 billion contract to build a dozen CH-53K King Stallion helicopters for the U.S. Marine Corps, with nearly half the work slated for its Stratford headquarters. ...
... The Pentagon is awarding the money in stages to Sikorsky and parent Lockheed Martin, including $509 million for the current fiscal year and $617 million in the following year. "

For 12 aircraft ($91.67 Million per), that's about $4.5 Million over the estimated flyaway cost ($87.1 Million) from 2015

 

[Ananda]

US Navy begins search for next jet trainer to replace T-45 Goshawk

The service wants a nondevelopmental, land-based jet trainer aircraft capable of field carrier landing practice and nuclear aircraft carrier touch-and-go landings by 2028 or sooner.

www.flightglobal.com

Seems it's going to be another round of Boeing/SAAB vs LM/KAI competition. Another reround of TF-X. But this time even Leonardo being talk will still be participating in competition, the elements of carrier operation in my opinion left the competition to Boeing vs LM only.

Even USN already put requirements that they are looking for different approach on training regime then what they have in T-45 (thus no catapults launch and arrested landing from and on the carrier). Still the need for the trainers doing touch and go on carrier training regime, in my amateur civilian observation required capabilities that similar for Catobar operation.
Thus besides LM and Boeing, who other potential US partner that Leonardo can bring that have Catobar experience ?
More and more it will seems going to be another reround of TX final two competition.

 

[Masquerader]

The US Navy recently postponed a potential contract award for a T-45 successor to 2028 due to questions over whether a T-45 Goshawk replacement would need to practice carrier landings.

Given that the T-50A designation was reserved by the Defense Department for the Lockheed Martin/KAI T-50 Golden Eagle in May 2005 in the event of the US military someday acquiring the Golden Eagle, if the T-50N naval derivative of T-50 Golden Eagle jet trainer is ever chosen to replace the T-45, then the T-50A designation would be formally assigned to this proposal in order to prevent confusion between two different "T-50" trainers.

U.S. Navy Releases New T-45 Replacement’s Request For Information, Pushing Program To 2028

The next generation Undergraduate Jet Training System will replace the aging T-45 Goshawk, with the candidates being the Leonardo-Textron M-346N, the

theaviationist.com

U.S. Navy Pushes Back T-45 Replacement Timeline | Aviation Week Network

The service released another request for information for the Undergraduate Jet Training System on June 26.

aviationweek.com