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December 24, 2016

First Production Conforming Scorpion Jet Completes Successful First Flight

Flight From McConnell AFB In Wichita Lasted An Hour And 42 Minutes

The first production conforming Scorpion jet has been flown for the first time by Textron AirLand. This program milestone closely follows the recent successful weapons capability exercise on the prototype Scorpion completed in early October.

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President-Elect Trump Continues Military Aircraft Cost-Cutting Crusade

Asks Boeing To Price Out F-18 Super Hornet 'Comparable' To Lockheed's JSF

President-elect Donald Trump isn't done trying to get the costs of some military programs down. After squawking about the price of a new Air Force One aircraft under development, and criticizing the costs of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program, he's now gone back to Boeing with a request to "cost out" an F/A-18 Super Hornet that would be "comparable" to the new 5th generation fighter.

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