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Business Insider
23-04-2025
- Automotive
- Business Insider
Lockheed Martin's CEO says he wants the F-35 to deliver 80% of the F-47's capabilities at half the cost
Lockheed Martin didn't win the bid for America's next-generation fighter, but its CEO still wants to build a jet that's in almost the same league. At the company's first-quarter earnings call on Tuesday, James Taiclet said he has set a new goal for his staff: To soup up the F-35 so it can match 80% of the F-47's capabilities for half the cost. "My challenge to my aeronautics team is, let's get 80% of sixth-gen capability at half the price," Taiclet said. "And that's something that — and these are engineers, they wouldn't have agreed to this if they didn't think there was a path to get there — that's something we're going to go out and do," he added. Taiclet called this "fifth-generation plus." Lockheed's plan to get there, he said, would leverage its experience from years of working to win the bid for the next-generation fighter. The firm ultimately lost the bid for the sixth-generation stealth fighter to Boeing, which President Donald Trump announced in late March as the selected manufacturer. That decision rocked Lockheed's reputation in the stealth fighter game, which it had dominated with the Nighthawk, F-22 Raptor, and F-35 Lightning II. At Tuesday's earnings call, Taiclet said Lockheed wants to move on from losing the award. "We are not going to protest the NGAD decision of the US government," he said, referring to Next-Generation Air Dominance, which is the US program to create the sixth-generation successor to the F-22. "We are moving forward and moving out on applying all the technologies that we developed for our NGAD bid onto our embedded base of F-35 and F-22." "It's a little kind of — not uncomfortable — but novel for our industry to think that way," Taiclet added. "But we are thinking that way." He compared his ambition to beefing up a road vehicle so much that it becomes a race car. "So, the F-35. So we're basically going to take the chassis and turn it into a Ferrari. It's like a NASCAR upgrade, so to speak," he said. Taiclet said Lockheed had worked on developing better sensors and stealth techniques for its sixth-gen bid, and could apply those technologies to improve the F-35. He also mentioned a newer tracking system and longer-range weapons. He told analysts that the idea is for advanced aircraft to avoid dogfights if they can. "We want to shoot the other guy, as I said, before he even knows we're there," he said. Boeing's F-47 is meant to be America's most advanced stealth fighter yet, with plans for the aircraft to fly in tandem with semiautonomous "wingmen" drones. With air superiority as its priority, one of the next-generation fighter's primary roles is to destroy enemy aircraft. Meanwhile, the F-35, a multi-role fighter that entered service in 2015, is Lockheed's headline export. Taiclet said the company expects to deliver between 170 and 190 F-35s in 2025, with a backlog of about 360 more aircraft. Lockheed reported a net profit of $1.7 billion for the first quarter ending on March 30, up from $1.5 billion in the first quarter of 2024. Earnings of $7.28 per share beat Wall Street's expectations of $6.34 per share. The company's stock price climbed 0.82% to $462.08 at market close on Tuesday.
Yahoo
14-04-2025
- Yahoo
The Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500 Is a Beast of a Router and It's 50% Off
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use(Opens in a new window) . If your Wi-Fi feels like it gives up every time someone hits 'Play' on Netflix, this might be the upgrade that finally fixes it. The Netgear Nighthawk RAXE500 is a tri-band Wi-Fi 6E router built to handle a ton of connected devices without slowing down—and right now, it's $299.97, which is half off the original price. This Wi-Fi router is serious. It covers up to 3,500 square feet, supports up to 60 devices, and runs on the new 6GHz band, which is basically like getting your own express lane for modern devices. That means faster speeds, lower interference, and way less frustration when everyone's online at once. It also has 12-stream support and speeds up to 10.8Gbps—which is a lot, even if your internet plan isn't that fast. The real benefit here is that everything runs smoother, from video calls and 4K streaming to downloading games and syncing cloud backups. And yes, this router has built-in security features, so you're not wide open the second you connect. The setup is super simple with the Nighthawk app. That is, you don't need to be the IT person in your house just to get better Wi-Fi. Once it's running, you pretty much forget it's there—until you notice your devices just working without buffering or dropouts. At $299.97, the Nighthawk RAXE500 is one of those routers that feels like an overkill purchase—until you start using it. Then it's hard to go back. Want more ways to speed things up at home? Check out The Best Router and Mesh Wi-Fi Deals.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Future-Proofing Your Internet? This Wi-Fi 7 Nighthawk Router Just Got Cheaper
This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use(Opens in a new window) . If your Wi-Fi slows to a crawl the second someone starts a video call or downloads a game update, this might be the router that fixes it for good. The Netgear Nighthawk RS500 is $349.98 right now, down from $399.99, and it's built to handle serious traffic without blinking. This is a Wi-Fi 7 tri-band router, which basically means it's ready for the next wave of devices with faster speeds and better reliability. It supports up to 12Gbps wireless speeds and covers around 3,000 square feet. That is, it's a good match for large homes, busy apartments, or anyone with a growing number of connected devices. This also has a 2.5 Gig internet port, so if your ISP offers faster-than-gigabit speeds, you'll actually get to use them. You can connect up to 120 devices without the whole network feeling like it's on dial-up again. This router also has built-in security features, like automatic firmware updates and protection against known threats. And setting it up is very straightforward through the Nighthawk app, so you don't need to be a network engineer to get it up and running. This Nighthawk RS500 also supports Multi-Link Operation (MLO), which helps reduce congestion by combining multiple bands for smoother connections. That means better performance even when everyone in the house is streaming, gaming, or on Zoom at the same time. Plus, the router's sleek, upright design helps with heat management and signal strength. At $349.98, the Netgear Nighthawk RS500 is a high-speed, high-capacity router that's made to last. It's not just fast, but it's flexible and built for homes that don't slow down. So, hurry up and make the most of this deal. For more ways to upgrade your network, check out The Best Router and Mesh Wi-Fi Deals.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Science
- Yahoo
Meet 'Nighthawk': Mars helicopter mission could be big leap for exploration
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The little Ingenuity drone proved that helicopters can play a revolutionary role in Mars exploration. Now, NASA is thinking ahead to bigger and better things. On the back of the success of Ingenuity, which opened up the skies of the Red Planet with 72 flights, the agency is developing a larger drone — the SUV-sized Mars Chopper, which would use six rotors, each with six blades, to propel it through the thin Martian atmosphere. And scientists are already cooking up proposals to make the most of the cutting edge craft. An intriguing new proposal is Nighthawk, detailed in a pair of papers presented at the Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at the Woodlands, Texas, which was held from March 10 to March 14. Nighthawk would task Mars Chopper — which does not require support from a rover, as was the case with Ingenuity and the Perseverance rover — with swooping through the deep, interconnected canyons and across dune fields and lava flows of Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus, a fascinating and scientifically rich region located at the transition between the canyon system of Valles Marineris and the vast volcanic plateau of Tharsis. Related: How NASA's Ingenuity helicopter opened the Mars skies to exploration Among key aims of Nighthawk are studying key areas of Eastern Noctis Labyrinthus — thought to be a deeply eroded and glaciated giant volcano — for potential biomarkers and even suitability for future human exploration. Notably, within this region is Noctis Landing, considered a candidate site for a future crewed touchdown. The mission would also characterize water features and their evolution and volcanic features and their histories, and explore the area's now deeply eroded giant volcano, Noctis Volcano, and its expected massive amounts of glacier ice. To achieve this, Nighthawk would be equipped with three science payloads, using just 6.6 pounds (3.0 kilograms) of the available 11 lbs (5 kg) of payload mass on Mars Chopper. This would allow it to fly significantly higher and reach a ceiling of 4,920 feet (1,500 meters) above the global average Mars altitude and thus carry out its science goals. By contrast, Ingenuity was flying within Jezero Crater, at around 1.6 miles (2.6 kilometers) below the global average, where the atmosphere is thicker. The payloads are OCCAM (Omni-directional Color CAMera system), an eight-camera color imager for navigation and geological context, the NIRAC spectrometer and context camera, and PMWS (Puli Mars Water Snooper), a neutron detector for assessing water abundance in the near subsurface. RELATED STORIES: — NASA is mapping out plans for bigger, more capable Mars helicopters — The Mars helicopter Ingenuity is an amazing success. NASA's already testing tech for the next generation (video) — Facts about NASA's Ingenuity Mars helicopter Nighthawk would operate for at least 240 sols (Mars days) on the Red Planet, conducting 100 flights of up to 1.86 miles (3.0 km) each. "Nighthawk's science mission would not be achievable with an Ingenuity-class helicopter, but could be accomplished with the larger, more capable NASA Mars Chopper currently under design," the paper, led by Pascal Lee of NASA's Ames Research Center in California, concluded. "The Mars Chopper's expected flight range, flight altitude AGL (above ground level), and payload capacity would allow Nighthawk to accomplish its vast range of science." There is currently no indication of when proposals for using Mars Chopper will enter a selection phase, but the possibilities, as suggested by Nighthawk, are tantalizing.
Yahoo
09-02-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Spartans, Hawks Take Home Sectional Trophy
PLATTSBURGH, NY – The Saranac girl's and the Peru boy's each won the Section 7 Indoor Track & Field championships on Saturday. The championships had up to 8 schools competing in 17 events for both the boy's and girl's teams. The Saranac girl's won the team championship for the 6th straight time, while the Nighthawk boys were making it back-to-back Track & Field titles of any kind after winning the outdoor title last spring. Saranac Lake triple jumper, Liam Nobles would break his own Section 7 record, jumping 45 feet, and an inch. A new mark by almost two full feet. Full highlights from a number of races and field events, and hear from both championship winning teams, all in the video above. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
