All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 115
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US fighter companies satisfied after MMRCA downselect debrief
Both US bidders shut out of a competition for a major fighter contract still have no complaints after receiving a long-awaited debriefing from the Indian...
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F-35 LRIP overrun value raised to $1.15b
The F-35 programme office has confirmed the estimated cost overrun for the first 28 production F-35s is roughly $1.15 billion ...
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NewsUAS suppliers look for options in wake of USAF MQ-X delay
Unmanned air system manufacturers see new hope for near-term sales, despite the US Air Force's decision to delay fielding a replacement for the MQ-9 Reaper until at least 2018 ...
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Honda opens door to aviation growth
Honda Aircraft on 12 July opened its doors to the news media for the first time since the Greensboro, North Carolina, complex opened five years ago to reveal a massive, state-of-the-art business jet factory sized to support multiple programmes.
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NewsThe power of silence
Don't shout it out loud, but Sikorsky's Firefly will be the first manned helicopter lacking both engine and gasoline, as it is powered by an electric motor fed by battery cells
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Lockheed adds $771 million to early F-35 production bills
Lockheed Martin has added $771 million to the final bill for the first 31 early production models of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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NewsBoeing's fighting comeback
Assumed to be out of manned combat aircraft 10 years ago, Boeing is still firmly in the business, and looking past fifth-generation fighters
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Cirrus SR20 wins US Air Force academy award
Cirrus Aircraft will deliver 25 SR20 trainers to the US Air Force academy under a $6.1 million contract ...
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Japan grounds F-15J fleet after crash
A 5 July crash has prompted the Japan Air Self-Defence Force to temporarily ground its F-15J fighters ...
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NewsUSAF requests information on F-16 AESA upgrade
The US Air Force has taken its first step towards upgrading hundreds of Lockheed Martin F-16s with active electronically scanned array radars ...
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Antonov details plans for An-178 airlifter
Antonov has confirmed plans to launch flight tests with its An-178 airlifter in 2013 ...
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L-3's break up would be a sign of things to come
Few companies more than New York-based aerospace and defence giant L-3 Communications owe their existence to the consolidation frenzy of the last cyclical...
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PARIS: Defence industry stays quiet at Paris
Military aviation is nearly always overshadowed by the commercial news juggernaut of the Paris air show, but the global defence industry's biggest newsmakers seemed especially quiet at what is still the world's largest industry event this year.
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PARIS: L-3 Communications faces new break-up pressure
L-3 Communications faces new pressure to break up the company after an activist investor group acquired enough shares on 22 June to become the company's largest shareholder.
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PARIS: Air show is latest stop on T-6C world tour
Hawker Beechcraft is counting on the T-6C trainer to return from a two-month tour achieving more than just performing an entertaining, 8min flying display for the Paris air show audience.
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PARIS: Interview: L-3 Communications chief executive Michael Strianese
L-3 Communications built a multi-billion dollar global defence company during a massive acquisition spree near the end of the last cyclical downturn in US investment in weapon systems.
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PARIS: Turkey launches armed, unmanned helicopter prototype
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has launched a small, armed, unmanned helicopter to expand a widening portfolio in the unmanned airborne systems market.
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PARIS: Northrop Grumman proposes a 'civvie' LEMV
A commercial customer could be announced within 12 months for a new heavy freighter version of a hybrid airship in development for the US Army
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PARIS: USAF’s irregular warfare strategy under new attack
US lawmakers are threatening to wipe out most of a three-year investment by the US Air Force to stand up a small corps of conventional aircraft and flight crews dedicated to irregular warfare missions.
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NewsPARIS: United Aircraft opens door to new airliner launch
United Aircraft has opened the door to launching a new aircraft programme aimed at the commercial sector within two years.