All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 108
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NewsDUBAI: Lockheed F-35 is 'coming' to the Middle East
Lockheed Martin is still barred from selling or even marketing the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in the Persian Gulf region, but perhaps not for long.
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DUBAI: F-16s powered up Pakistan's counter-insurgency strikes
Pakistan's air force chief has outlined details of airpower's role in a three-year-old campaign waged against Taliban insurgents entrenched in the northwest tribal areas.
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DUBAI: UAE air combat debut hit by communications issues
The United Arab Emirates' (UAE) detachment of Dassault Mirage 2000-9s and Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 60s returned last week from the country's air combat...
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Embraer commits to re-engined E-Jets
Embraer has confirmed plans to abandon development of a narrowbody competitor to Airbus and Boeing and instead focus on an estimated $2 billion programme...
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NewsBAE guided rocket clears tests with US Marine Corps UH-1Y helicopter
BAE Systems has been cleared to deliver a new guided weapon that will enter service next year on US Marine Corps helicopters and later possibly with fixed-wing aircraft.
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NewsEmbraer reveals design work on Harpia UAV
Embraer has revealed the first image of a new medium-altitude unmanned air vehicle now under development ...
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NewsBoeing gets contract for second batch of P-8A Poseidons
The US Navy has awarded Boeing a contract to build a second lot of P-8A Poseidons anti-submarine warfare aircraft ...
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NewsNorthrop to fix costly B-2A structural problem
The US Air Force has decided to fix a key structural problem that has bedevilled the Northrop Grumman B-2A stealth bomber for 22 years ...
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NewsRutan starts work on new light aircraft
Aircraft designer Burt Rutan is working on a new aviation project in the Idaho lake house where he retired only seven months ago after a 45-year career that produced SpaceShipOne, Voyager and dozens of other ground-breaking air vehicles.
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NewsIN FOCUS: Middle East defence market keeps growing
Political uncertainty in the Middle East has stalled but not undone the region's demand for new military equipment
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NewsIN FOCUS: MV-22 makes Dubai debut in bid for export deals
Bell Boeing is to give a debut Dubai appearance to the MV-22 Osprey, with securing a first export sale top of its priority list
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Lockheed Martin acquires Dutch firm making 737, A320 simulators
Lockheed Martin has acquired Netherlands-based Sim-Industries B.V, to move into the full flight simulator market for single aisle and twin-aisle airliners. Terms...
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NewsUS Navy adds classified payload to MQ-8B Fire Scout
The US Navy has disclosed that a classified intelligence payload is now flying on the Northrop Grumman MQ-8B Fire Scout.
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NewsFrom Albania to Afghanistan, US Army integrates lessons into latest Apache
On 2 November, Boeing delivered the first two of 690 AH-64D Apache Longbow Block III attack helicopters to the US Army.
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NewsDoD slashes F-35 orders to pay for cost overruns
The US Department of Defense will buy five fewer Lockheed Martin F-35s in the next yearly production contract and use the savings to cover the government's...
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NewsUS defence cuts deeper than they look
US government warned of unintended consequences in plans to trim defence spending
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Rolls-Royce outlines strategy for next-generation aircraft power systems
Rolls-Royce has outlined a strategy to vastly increase electrical output on a new generation of aircraft engines with an "insatiable" demand for onboard power supply.
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NewsGE-AVIC avionics joint venture still under scrutiny
A US Congressman is continuing to pressure the Obama Administration for a formal security review of a nearly year-old joint venture agreement between General...
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NewsBoeing self-funds F-15E production in anticipation of Saudi deal
Boeing is self-funding production of F-15E strike fighters in the expectation that Saudi Arabia may sign a contract at some point before November 2012, said chairman, president and chief executive Jim McNerney.