All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 126
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Boeing’s 462 deliveries in 2010 tops guidance
Boeing has announced commercial aircraft deliveries last year amounted to 462 aircraft. The total slightly tops the company's latest forecast but marks a...
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First Boeing 747-8I to enter factory gauntlet tests
Boeing confirms the first round of gauntlet testing will start by end-week on the 747-8I Intercontinental, moving the passenger version of the widebody one...
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NewsF-35 enters 2011 on high note, but still dogged by future uncertainty
Lockheed Martin's 11th F-35 flight-test aircraft should begin taxi trials next week, as the programme awaits on the outcome of a new review ...
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USAF nears final piece of airborne ISR rebirth for Afghanistan
The US Air Force is within two months of installing the final piece of a broad shake-up of its approach to airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in Afghanistan.
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AeroVironment details possible future for Global Observer
The AeroVironment Global Observer hybrid-electric unmanned aircraft system could be extended beyond the current $120 million demonstration effort, and become a programme of record within the US government between 2012 and 2014.
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Army launches OH-58F cockpit and sensor upgrade programme
The US Army has been cleared to launch a nearly four-year, $1.98 billion project to develop the first major technology upgrade for the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in two decades.
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Forecasts 2011: Defence - Caution continues
Military budgets are under pressure in the USA and Europe, but Asia has some ambitious plans in store ...
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NewsUS government details AH-64D bid for Indian air force contract
The US government has confirmed details of Boeing's bid for a $600 million attack helicopter contract in India with the AH-64D Block III Apache ...
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NewsAeroVironment receives $46.2 million order for Raven UAVs
AeroVironment has received a long-awaited order to deliver hundreds of new Raven unmanned aircraft vehicles and retrofit kits to the US Army and Marine Corps ...
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Missing recorder means CV-22 crash remains a mystery
A paperwork glitch has deprived investigators of the flight incident recorder on board a crashed Bell Boeing CV-22 tiltrotor despite evidence that the critical device survived, according to the president of a US Air Force accident investigation board.
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NewsLockheed pays $10 million to settle charging dispute with US government
Lockheed Martin has paid a $10.28 million settlement to resolve a dispute with the US Department of Justice over allegations of inflating overhead costs related to the C-27J airlifter.
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F136 engine funding ok’d through 4 March
The US Department of Defense must reluctantly continue paying General Electric and Rolls-Royce to develop the F136 engine through at least 4 March, says Sen Sherrod Brown of Ohio.
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UH-72A crashes off Puerto Rico in first major mishap
The US National Guard is investigating the first loss of an EADS North America UH-72A Lakota helicopter as a search and rescue effort continues at the crash site off the coast of Puerto Rico ...
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Applied Signal buy to boost Raytheon intelligence
Raytheon has moved to expand its intelligence-gathering products with an agreement to purchase mid-tier defence contractor Applied Signal Technology in a $490 million deal.
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General Electric celebrates 25th anniversary of best-selling widebody engine
Twenty-five years ago, GE consolidated its grip on the widebody aircraft market with the entry into service of the CF6-80C2
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Basler conversion revives DC-3 beyond its 75th birthday
With a large payload, Basler's Turbo BT-67 - a replacement for the 75-year-old DC-3 - is proving its worth in dealing with problems in the world's most difficult areas
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Sea Harrier revived by former USMC pilot for air show circuit
An ex-US Marine Corps pilot and volunteer team overcame a crash, parts shortages and other obstacles to restore a decommissioned Royal Navy Sea Harrier
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NewsIndia receives first C-130J from breakthrough deal with US industry
The Indian air force has received the first of six Lockheed Martin C-130Js ordered under New Dehli's first transaction with the US foreign military sale system ...
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NewsPilatus receives follow-on PC-21 trainer order from Swiss air force
Pilatus will deliver two more PC-21 trainers to the Swiss air force under a deal signed on 17 December ...