Rick Burgess

Reapers, Ospreys and Herks

UNITED STATES Sailors assigned to Fleet Logistics...

A wrap-up, a cleansheet design and prenegotiated prices

THE LAST test flight of the F-35’s System Development and Demonstration...

Aircraft procurement, aircraft retirements

UNITED STATES An F/A-18E Super Hornet assigned to Strike...

Fleet replacement detachments, Blackjacks and Minotaur

UNITED STATES Sporting colours replicating those used by Russia...

Telemetry, distraction and qualification

UNITED STATES Perhaps indicative of toned-down CAG-bird colour...

Acceleration, Optimism Retirements and Air Refuelling

The US Navy is considering ways to accelerate the phase-out of...

First Kill, Criticality and Trilateral Cooperation

The shooting down of a Syrian jet fighter on June 18, 2017, marks...

Two Naval Aviation Squadrons Deactivated

The US Navy and US Marine Corps each closed down a longserving...

Roll-On, Roll-Off, Adversary Shortage and Minotaur

The manufacturers of the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft...

Air Refuelling, Restoration, Intelligence and Approval

An air refuelling capability for the US Navy’s P-8A Poseidon...