All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 149
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Boeing reiterates 787 first flight target
Boeing says the side-of-body modification for the 787 is "progressing well" and first flight by the end of this year remains on track.
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JetBlue to refresh
JetBlue Airways has revealed a new livery design and plans to refresh all aspects of its "brand experience" four months ahead of celebrating its 10th anniversary...
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NewsCORRECTED: USAF selects General Electric and Rolls-Royce to continue ADVENT work
The US Air Force has narrowed the competition for designing and building a demonstrator for the next high-performance military engine to one company. General...
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Lockheed sees new market for leased spyplanes
Lockheed Martin has identified a possible new business model in the global market for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft: leasing...
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USAF approves auto-GCAS for fighters
Controlled flight into terrain could be virtually eliminated as a mishap category for US Air Force fighters by loading a new set of algorithms into the flight...
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NewsPICTURES: Lockheed Martin unveils first F-16 Block 52 ordered by Pakistan
Lockheed Martin today unveiled the first of up to 36 F-16 Block 52 fighters that could be sold to the Pakistan Air Force in a ceremony attended by the chiefs of both Pakistani US air forces.
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US Army eyes STUAS drones for battalions
US Army officials have identified a gap for a battalion-level unmanned aircraft system that could be addressed by platforms such as the Boeing/Insitu Scan...
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NewsLockheed seeks to export Shadow Harvest spy system for C-130s
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division is seeking clearance from the US government to export a roll-on/roll-off suite of intelligence sensors for the C-130 Hercules that is designed to identify targets concealed under camouflage or foliage.
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Raytheon improves new visibility system for helicopters
Raytheon has received a contract to upgrade a new distributed aperture system developed to give helicopter pilots 360° visibility in poor visibility conditions....
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General Electric/Rolls-Royce team halts F136 testing to inspect damage
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce team developing the F136 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has halted testing after the discovery...
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US Army to demonstrate 'slaving' unmanned and manned helicopters
The US Army plans to soon demonstrate "slaving" the flight controls of four unmanned cargo helicopters to a single, manned helicopter, says a top army official. The...
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US Army starts analysing options for OH-58D replacement
After cancelling the Bell Helicopter ARH-70 Arapaho a year ago, the US Army is now formally analysing a wide range of options for replacing the Bell OH-58D...
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FedEx to upgrade MD-11s, 777Fs with new fire supression system
FedEx Express announced on 6 October plans to install a new automatic fire suppression system on all 59 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 freighters and new Boeing...
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US Army unveils five-layer strategy for airborne ISR
Nearly four years after botching its attempt to replace its ageing signals intelligence platform, the US Army has regrouped with a new strategy to recapitalise...
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NewsLockheed starts building new version of the C-130J
Lockheed Martin officially launched production on 5 October of the first C-130 Hercules acquired by the US Air Force to support search and rescue missions...
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Northrop upgrades MQ-5B Hunter with automatic take-off and landing, new avionics
Northrop Grumman has upgraded the US Army's MQ-5B Hunter unmanned air vehicle with an automatic take-off and landing system ...
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US Air Force and army seek unmanned cargo aircraft concepts
US Air Force and US Army personnel will attend an 'unmanned cargo aircraft' day during November, as interest in the concept increases ...
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NewsDecision day looms for C-130H cockpit upgrades
A panel of senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials will meet on 2 October to decide whether to cancel the Boeing avionics modernization programme (AMP)...
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Northrop Grumman calls new KC-X competition unfair
Two competitors vying a second time for the $35 billion KC-X contract have responded to the US Air Force's draft request for proposals in stridently different...
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ATK, Lockheed to develop new warning system for US Navy aircraft
The US Navy has selected ATK and Lockheed Martin to compete for the right to produce the next missile and gunfire warning system for thousands of fixed-wing...