All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 117
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Raytheon jammer attracts US Navy interest as roles expand
A new customer has emerged for the Raytheon ADM-160 miniature air launched decoy jammer (MALD-J) as the company looks to expand the applications and roles...
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NewsCessna Caravan wins USAF counter-insurgency contract
Wichita-based Cessna has beat several foreign competitors for a contract to supply dozens of "light lift" aircraft as the US Air Force (USAF) arms itself...
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Canada reveals new delay for interim CH-148 delivery
Canada's top defence official said on 26 May that Sikorsky has delayed formal delivery of the first of six interim CH-148 Cyclone maritime helicopters to...
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NewsWhite House again threatens veto over F136
For the third year in a row, the Obama administration has threatened to veto a bill to authorise defence spending if it would enable a competition for the...
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NewsLockheed Martin reveals F-35 to feature nanocomposite structures
Lockheed Martin has revealed the F-35 Lightning II will be the first mass-produced aircraft to integrate structural nanocomposites in non-load bearing airframe components.
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NewsLockheed ponders T-50 re-engining for T-X programme
Lockheed Martin has considered re-engining options for the T-50 Golden Eagle as the company waits for the US Air Force to finalise requirements for the T-X...
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L-3 Communications to build larger Mobius
L-3 Communications is developing a scaled-up version of the Mobius optionally manned aircraft for the military intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) market.
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The business aircraft that changed the world - heroic failures
Many promises have been made for business aircraft, but not all have succeeded. Here is our list of the most memorable flops - although, for some, their time may come.
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 9
It claimed a whole collection of "firsts" in business aviation - first all-composite aircraft, first glass cockpit, first certificated tandem-wing, including...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 8
It says something extraordinary about an aircraft's longevity in the aviation business when at least five companies have owned production rights, and derivatives...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 7
Launched at perhaps the darkest moment in Canadair's history, the Challenger 600 proved much more than a lifeline for a struggling company in the late 1970s....
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 6
Would the very light jet revolution have happened without the Eclipse 500? We think not. True, it was not the first of its type. That distinction...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 5
An opening had appeared in the business aviation market by the late 1960s. Between the ranks of high-end turboprops flying at 260kt (480km/h) and low-end...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 4
Described in a 1964 flight test report by Flight International as the "Rolls-Royce of the propeller-driven fleet", the Beechcraft King Air is that rare...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 3
If anyone doubts the sophistication of business aircraft technology, Gulfstream always seems to have the rebuttal. Whether it was the $2 million...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 2
The first to conquer the westbound route across the North Atlantic, the Dassault Falcon 50 defined a new standard for long range in business aviation when...
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The business aircraft that changed the world: No. 10
Designed in the heyday of the famed Lockheed Martin Skunk Works, the JetStar inadvertently invented the market for the dedicated business jet when it appeared...
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The 10 business aircraft that changed the world: No. 1
Neither the largest nor the fastest, the Learjet Model 23/24 series is the most important business aircraft in history.
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Canada special: F-35 wins election
A national election put Canada's F-35 decision in the cross-hairs, but the Conservative Party victory keeps support strong
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Pratt & Whitney military engines boss makes abrupt departure
Pratt & Whitney has confirmed Bennett Croswell has been appointed new president of military engines after the abrupt departure of his predecessor Warren Boley.