All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 148
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Boeing, Raytheon submit bids for major USAF weapon contract
Boeing and Raytheon have confirmed submitting proposals to the US Air Force for a contract to build its next major precision-guided munition. The air...
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Robust Riyadh
Saudi Arabia's commitment to expand its military power is unrelenting, with deals pending for an array of equipment
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UAE: building an arsenal
The United Arab Emirates continues to sign waves of high-profile weapons contracts - and there are more to come
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Border security
The Arab countries immediately bordering Israel are ramping up weapons spending. The US government is pumping more military aid into Jordan and Lebanon....
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Iraq: starting from scratch
Iraq's arms budget is growing rapidly as it moves to rebuild its security forces in preparation for full military autonomy
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Fractious friends
The smaller Middle Eastern states are slowly moving towards a NATO-like coalition to co-operate on defence matters
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Raytheon job ad reveals UAV sensor upgrade
Raytheon has revealed plans by the US Army to dramatically improve the performance of a new sensor payload expected to be installed on hundreds of unmanned...
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Northrop pressures USAF on KC-X criteria
Northrop Grumman is publicly pressuring the US Air Force to make wholesale changes to a set of proposed rules for selecting the winner of the $35 billion...
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USAF probes structural viability of EC-130H Compass Call fleet
The US Air Force is reviewing the health of its Lockheed Martin EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft fleet ...
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Schiebel S-100 selected for improvised explosives sensor demo
Schiebel will provide a Camcopter S-100 unmanned helicopter to test a new sensor payload dedicated to detecting improvised explosive devices (IED). The...
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Arizona start-up challenges major primes for King Air 350 market
An Arizona-based start-up company plans to challenge US defence prime contractors in the rapidly growing market for airborne surveillance platforms. Aerial...
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Lockheed launches flight tests for multi-mission Hellfire missile
Lockheed Martin has launched flight tests for a new and far more capable version of the AGM-114 Hellfire missile family. An inert AGM-114R Hellfire...
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USAF shifts jammer funding plans from B-52s to cheap pods
The US Air Force has shifted the focus of a decade-long attempt to revitalise its ability to jam enemy radar systems ...
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Lockheed foresees long, rich futures for C-130J, F-16
Lockheed Martin has updated plans to rapidly escalate C-130J production output, but F-16 deliveries are facing a two-year contraction ...
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NewsDARPA invites bid for 5-year flight demonstrator
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has formally invited bids for a $155 million Vulture II contract to build and test an ultra-long-endurance...
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USAF: Advent upgrade 'feasible' for F-35 engine
A top US Air Force technologist confirms the potential exists after 2013 to greatly improve the fuel efficiency of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine by...
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US Army seeks EA-18Gs comms jammer for UAVs, Raytheon says
A Raytheon executive says the US Army wants to buy three newly designed pods that repackage the communications...
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Power pay-off
The winner of the race to replace the GE T700 military engine could find a huge commercial market too
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NewsUpstart MC-12 Liberty fleet to grow to 29 aircraft
The US Air Force's six-month-old fleet of MC-12W Libertys will grow to 29 aircraft under a new contract announced on 19 October by Hawker Beechcraft. The...
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NASA: Aluminium-lithium Orion better than composites
A NASA programme manager confirms aluminium-lithium remains the favoured material to serve as the primary structure for the Orion...