All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 143
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ITT: Technical problems overcome in bid for helo self-protection contract
ITT says it has overcome problems with a critical technology at the heart of its campaign to win a major US Army helicopter survivability deal ...
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EADS: USAF can buy 118 A400Ms with savings from C-130, C-5 retirements
EADS North America has offered a plan for the US Air Force to purchase 118 Airbus Military A400Ms ...
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General Atomics attracts first customer for Avenger UAV, claims Lockheed
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has attracted a first customer for its stealthy Avenger unmanned air system ...
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Boeing pitches P-8 variant to replace JSTARS
Boeing has revealed a new, armed version of the P-8 Poseidon aimed at replacing the USAF's JSTARS fleet ...
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NewsNew VXX competition reveals changes for US presidential helicopter
The US Navy could pursue a two-model strategy to replace its Marine One fleet of presidential helicopters ...
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NewsUSMC moves closer to deciding on unmanned resupply for Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps could use unmanned air systems as a way of taking some truck convoys off Afghanistan's perilous roads ...
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Airborne Laser faces uncertain future despite historic intercept test
The Airborne Laser Testbed (ALTB) faces an uncertain future as both a research project and an operational system even after its 1MW-class chemical laser successfully - and historically - destroyed a ballistic missile off the California coast on 11 February.
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US Army may ditch OH-58 Kiowa Scouts for pilotless fleet
The US Army is investigating options for replacing its Bell OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters with a partly or wholly unmanned fleet. The army's plan to...
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NewsAirborne Laser shoots down 1st ballistic target
The Boeing Airborne Laser Testbed successfully shot down a Scud missile-like target at 2044 PST off the...
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DARPA launches search for unmanned A-10 replacement
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency could demonstrate within two to three years a new unmanned aircraft designed...
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USAF issues KC-X update, ignores Northrop demands
The US Air Force has issued a "presoliciation notice" for the KC-X tanker contract that suggests at least two of the three changes demanded by the Northrop...
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Lockheed Martin sees F-35A replacing USAF air superiority F-15C/Ds
Lockheed Martin has countered a potential cut in US Air Force orders for its F-35A by claiming the in-development fighter could fill an air superiority role...
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Boeing proposes NATO-like consortium for C-17 in Asia
Boeing has targeted the Asia-Pacific market as it seeks a variety of creative ways to continue extending C-17 production after the last aircraft now on order...
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NewsSINGAPORE 2010: Lockheed says F-35s will replace USAF F-15s
Lockheed Martin has added all variants of the Boeing F-15 to an internal analysis of US Air Force platforms the company believes will be replaced by the...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Boeing postpones canted tails for F-15 Silent Eagle [CORRECTED]
Boeing has eliminated the distinctive canted tails from the early prototype and production configuration of the proposed stealthy Silent Eagle version of...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Northrop gains export licence in radar race with Raytheon
Northrop Grumman has intensified the competition with Raytheon to retrofit advanced new radars on thousands of fourth-generation fighters. Northrop...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Leadership turmoil hits F-35 programme
The surprise firing of the US government programme manager and the withholding of a $614 million incentive fee overshadowed Lockheed Martin's plans to showcase...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Raytheon unveils long-range torpedo for P-8
Raytheon has revealed plans to challenge Boeing and Lockheed Martin for a US Navy contract to modify a torpedo for high-altitude launch by a P-8 Poseidon. The...
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SINGAPORE 2010: Asian joint venture formed to market, build Israeli UAVs
Singapore-based Stratech Systems has announced launching a joint venture with Aeronautics Ltd to market the Israeli firm's unmanned systems in the Asia-Pacific...
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SINGAPORE 2010: IAI unveils plans to convert used 767s into tanker-transports
Israel Aerospace Industries' (IAI) aircraft conversion specialist Bedek has unveiled plans to launch a new tanker-transport for the global market based on...