All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 128
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PICTURES: Australia's F-111 retirement to close chapter of aviation history
Australia's retirement of its last F-111s this week sees the curtain call of iconic Cold War veteran Australia will retire its last General Dynamics...
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F-35 production cost fall highlights pressures facing Lockheed
Lockheed Martin must dramatically cut costs if its new fixed-price contract for 31 F-35s is to be delivered ...
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Lockheed's future in Greenville unclear after inspection
Lockheed Martin's Greenville site has undergone a key inspection that could determine its long-term prospects ...
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KC-X competition delayed as evaluation process complicated by politics, USAF errors
The US Air Force has acknowledged extending the evaluation process on the KC-X tanker competition into early next year ...
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Retrospective: No rallying cry as Space Shuttle programme launched
The Space Shuttle was launched to service a space station, but it had to wait 30 years to fulfil its original mission
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NewsFatigue cracks raise questions about key decision in F-35 redesign
Are the cracks widening? Questions raised over 2004 weight-saving decision to switch key F-35...
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NewsLatest deal for 31 F-35s shows slight price decline
Lockheed Martin has finalised a nearly $3.5 billion low-rate initial production contract for 31 more F-35s ...
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NASA revives X-plane hopes with environmental goals
Can NASA meet a challenging list of environmental goals? The agency's aeronautics branch could achieve its aims with full-scale testbeds - if it can obtain funding ...
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NewsUSAF spots “apparent” F-22 wreckage, pilot still missing
Aircraft wreckage spotted by a US Air Force search team is believed to be a Lockheed Martin F-22 that disappeared at 7:40pm on 16 November, the USAF says....
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P-3C concerns may freeze deliveries from Lockheed plant
US officials could freeze deliveries from Lockheed's Greenville factory after finding "quality issues" on P-3C Orion wing components ...
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General Electric primes CMC for turbine blades
To consume fuel more efficiently, a gas turbine engine needs to squeeze air harder before it enters the combustion chamber and turn up the heat. If...
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USAF selects three to compete for insurgent jammer
The US Air Force has selected three companies to bid for a $200 million programme to field an electronic attack pod aimed at jamming communications networks...
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Boeing: 787 fire over in 30sec, but flight testing freeze continues
The onboard fire that has grounded the Boeing 787 fleet for six days lasted less than 30sec and the entire incident was over within 90sec, Boeing says.
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F-35B flies with Block 1.0 software
Lockheed Martin has flown an F-35 flight test aircraft with the third of five major blocks of software for the first time ...
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F-35 cuts 'could slash US budget': report
The USA could save about $58 billion by slashing four aerospace and defence accounts, including the F-35B ...
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US Navy to keep some P-3Cs, despite replacement by P-8A
A subset of the US Navy's Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion fleet is being upgraded to remain airworthy for at least a decade beyond its scheduled replacement by the Boeing 737-based P-8A Poseidon.
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NewsUS Navy overcomes mass P-3C grounding scare
The US Navy has quietly overcome a grounding scare that programme officials now acknowledge brought the Lockheed Martin P-3C Orion fleet "to its knees" only...
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NewsLockheed starts post-F-22 transition in Marietta
Lockheed Martin has entered the final 12 months of a key transition phase at its massive final assembly plant for the F-22 in Marietta, Georgia.
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Pratt & Whitney sues Rolls-Royce, seeks Trent 1000 import ban
Pratt & Whitney has escalated a legal feud over patent rights on commercial jet engines with rival and partner Rolls-Royce. Complaints filed on 5 November...
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Boeing plugs in 747-8I power system
Boeing has completed the power-on milestone for the 747-8 International, another step in the final assembly process for the passenger aircraft.