All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 141
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NewsUS Army predicts shift to nearly all unmanned aircraft by 2035
US Army aviation will shift over the next 25 years to operating mostly unmanned aircraft that will take on new missions, including cargo re-supply ...
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NASA Global Hawk to eject dropsondes for hurricane research
A NASA-owned Global Hawk UAV will drop hundreds of dropsondes later this year in support of research into hurricanes ...
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Northrop flights prove software for autonomous refuelling
Northrop Grumman has moved a step closer to achieving autonomous in-flight refuelling for unmanned aircraft systems ...
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Global Hawk buyers seek cost savings
Northrop Grumman has started working out details of a plan to boost the commonality between the US Air Force RQ-4 Global Hawk family and the US Navy's Broad...
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NewsUSAF may convert some F-15Cs to radar jammers
The US Air National Guard may convert some Boeing F-15C Eagles into electronic warfare platforms ...
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Lockheed rejects Pentagon's cost estimates for F-35
Lockheed Martin has reached a key F-35 Joint Strike Fighter first flight milestone - and struck back at Department of Defense budget estimates warning that...
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NewsLockheed flies first sensor-equipped F-35, one year late
Lockheed Martin has for the first time flown a sensor-equipped F-35, with STOVL aircraft BF-4 getting airborne on 7 April ...
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General Dynamics demonstrates new weapon for tactical UAVs
Artillery shells can be dropped from a tactical-level unmanned air vehicle and navigate precisely to a target, General Dynamics has announced.
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Lockheed claims breakthrough on JAGM propellant
Lockheed Martin is claiming a technical breakthrough with a solid propellant rocket motor propulsion system in the competition for the prized joint...
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Hawker Beechcraft adds power to armed AT-6
Hawker Beechcraft has flown a more powerful version of its AT-6 turboprop, ahead of a USAF light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft contest ...
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NewsEA500 owners behold new Total Eclipse
Eclipse 500 very light jets are again for sale seven months after the New Mexico-based factory reopened its doors. The factory's new owners on 29 March...
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C-130J deal nets $2.3bn offset package for Canada
In return for the $1.4 billion acquisition of 17 C-130J airlifters by Ottawa, Canadian aerospace industry will reap $2.3 billion in offsets over the life...
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USAF rules out new F-15s and F-16s to narrow ‘fighter gap’
Delays and cost overruns for the Lockheed Martin F-35 have not changed the US Air Force's plans to deactivate about 250 fighters later this year, says its...
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Lufthansa Technik to repair 737 struck by car: Arik
Arik Air will ferry a Boeing 737-700 to Germany for inspection and repairs after a car slammed into the aircraft on a tarmac in Nigeria. The incident...
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NewsCessna Caravan leads race for Afghan airlift contract
A US Air Force contract for a fixed-wing light mobility aircraft (LiMA) has attracted interest from companies based in Australia, New Zealand and Spain,...
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US Department of Defense negotiates multi-year F/A-18E/F and EA-18G contract
The US Department of Defense is negotiating a new contract with Boeing that could lock in more than 70 additional F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler...
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‘Flawless’ vertical landing by F-35 signals possible tipping point
Lockheed Martin still has much to prove, but two days of flight tests on 17-18 March did more than offer a short burst of relief for the F-35 programme's supporters ...
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USAF tanker contract draws only European interest, not Russian
The battle for the US Air Force's $35 billion tanker contract may continue despite Northrop Grumman's decision to withdraw, but the contest would involve...
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NewsUS Navy looks to develop unmanned, stealthy combat aircraft on mature technologies
The US Navy will start developing within 10 years a stealthy, carrier-based, unmanned air system to participate in a category of combat that US officials...
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Hawker Beechcraft finds unexpected market with King Air 350ER
Expectations for the extended-range King Air 350 were modest five years ago, so soaring demand for the updated 1960s light turboprop has surprised Hawker Beechcraft