All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 125
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Lockheed’s F-35 considers goal of 872 flights in 2011
Lockheed Martin is currently in talks to more than double this year the number of flight tests for the F-35 programme compared to 2010. During Lockheed's...
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USAF starts flight tests on F-15E with AESA radar
The US Air Force has started a three-year flight-test campaign for a new AESA radar designed for the Boeing F-15E ...
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Boeing P-8A wins first LRIP contract for six aircraft
The US Navy has completed deals to spend more than $1.7 billion on the first six low-rate initial production copies of the Boeing P-8A Poseidon ...
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Rockwell Collins plots ascent into flight services market
After acquiring two of the biggest names in flight support services for business jet operators in the past 15 months, Rockwell Collins has quickly risen from bystander to potential market leader.
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PICTURE: AirTractor delivers UAE's first AT-802Us
The first two of 10 AirTractor AT-802U counter-insurgency aircraft ordered by the United Arab Emirates air force have been delivered ...
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Sikorsky primes S-97 for possible AAS launch after 2014
Sikorsky officials remain committed to the company's high-speed S-97 Raider demonstrator despite a likely US Army move to at least postpone a decision to launch an armed aerial scout (AAS) programme.
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US Army revives interest in fly-by-wire for Black Hawks
A fly-by-wire upgrade for the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk is back under serious consideration by the US Army.
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New rotorcraft designs sought by US Army
The US Army has taken the first tentative steps to design an all-new fleet of rotorcraft that could enter service after 2020. The Aviation Applied...
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NewsNASA reveals three visions for a future airliner
NASA has unveiled three concepts for a next-generation widebody airliner that would enter service in 2025 with dramatic reductions in fuel and noise emissions. The...
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NewsUS army aviators raise concerns about uncertain outlook
By almost any standard, US Army aviation has never looked in better shape. With an annual budget of $7 billion, three active production lines for manned...
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ATK reveals details, export interest in supersonic target drone
Alliant TechSystems (ATK) has revealed key details of a new aerial target designed to simulate the flight profile of one of the most dangerous threats to US Navy ships and submarines ...
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FAA sign-off key for Boeing to announce latest 787 schedule change
Boeing is awaiting approval by the US FAA before releasing the company's revised schedule for the 787 prompted by an electric fire on board a flight test...
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Slip for F-35A entry into service “implied” in latest restructuring
The US Air Force's top official confirms that entry-into-service date for the Lockheed Martin F-35A variant will be delayed again due to the programme's...
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NewsUSAF backs off timing estimate for KC-X contract award
The US Air Force has backed off committing to any schedule for awarding the controversial KC-X tanker contract despite entering what was expected to be the...
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New design changes raises pressure on future of F-35B variant
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have revealed the extent of design changes required to release the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B from a newly imposed "probationary" status within two years.
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Targeting intelligence
Raytheon's Applied Signal acquisition bid heats up US defence electronics sector
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Boeing posts sales rebound after two-year decline
Boeing has posted a dramatic sales rebound for commercial aircraft in 2010 as the airline market recovered from the two-year, global recession.
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NewsUS military unveils possible F-35B redesign in sweeping budget reforms
Lockheed Martin may need to redesign the airframe structure and propulsion system of the STOVL F-35B, says US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...