All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 154
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Senate votes to stop F-22 production
The US Senate today voted to end production of Lockheed Martin F-22s after 2011, overturning a challenge to the Obama Administration's defence budget priorities...
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Boeing reveals full length 747-8
Boieng has revealed the first glimpse of the full length of the 76.3m (250ft) fuselage of the 747-8 Freighter. The new image shows that Boeing has…
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NewsFormer F-35 worker sues Lockheed, alleges software lapses
A newly unsealed lawsuit accuses Lockheed Martin of developing corrupt and possibly dangerous software for the F-35 Joint Strike...
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Boeing predicts late August ruling in WTO case
Boeing says a five-year-old trade dispute about alleged Airbus subsidies is likely to be decided by a World Trade Organisation panel during the last week...
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Senate F-22 vote delayed in bizarre twist
Months of sparring over the Lockheed Martin F-22's future took a bizarre twist when a key vote in the US Senate on 15 July was delayed by at least a week...
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NewsUSA to delay release of KC-X tanker request
The US Department of Defense is to delay the release of a draft request for proposals for the US Air Force's KC-X tanker requirement ...
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Major UAS contract narrows to four bids
With a contract award up to three months away, the competition for a major unmanned aircraft systems contract has narrowed to four announced teams. The...
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Boeing displays manned F/A-XX concept jet
Boeing Phantom Works has released a new concept image for a "sixth-generation" fighter to replace the F/A-18E/F fleet after 2025. The two-seat, twin-engined...
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RAAF chief welcomes 1st F/A-18F, but says 'no more'
Air Marshal Mark Binskin welcomed the first of 24 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force in an 8 July unveiling. However,...
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AAI unveils Aersonde Mark 4.7 for STUAS/Tier II bid
AAI has unveiled the Aeronsonde Mark 4.7 as its offer for the US Navy and Marine Corps' small tactical unmanned aircraft system (STUAS)/Tier II programme. The...
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Raytheon: Data link problems are over
Raytheon believes it has finally overcome the delay of a single technology that may have scuttled funding for one weapons programme and also imperilled the...
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First engine starts tests, but CH-53K faces new delays
General Electric has launched tests on the first 7,500shp (5,590kW)-class GE38-1B engine, even as Sikorsky and the US Marine Corps begin to struggle with...
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Boeing confirms deal for Vought's 787 role
Boeing today confirms it has agreed to buy out Vought Aircraft Industries' role as one of six major structural designers and producers in the 787 programme....
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(duplicate) Airbus studies new air-to-ground links for 'black boxes'
Airbus today announced it will study technology aimed at extending data transmissions for commercial airliners, among other new technologies to reinforce...
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F-22 stealth coatings face legal scrutiny
A pending lawsuit by a Lockheed Martin-trained stealth expert may provide new perspective on concerns about the F-22's low observable, or stealth, systems. Although...
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Pratt & Whitney faces new pressure on F135 costs
Pratt & Whitney has launched a multi-year effort to lower costs for the F135 engine in response to pressure from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's programme...
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PICTURE: Northrop rolls out first Block 40 Global Hawk, as USAF boosts order
Northrop Grumman received a $75 million contract award on 30 June, with the sum providing long-lead funding to start building two RQ-4 Global Hawk Block...
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USAF deploys Global Express jet with new Northrop relay suite
The US Air Force has deployed the first of three Bombardier Global Express XRS business jets leased since November to serve as advanced communication relays. The...
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Lockheed delivers first production targeting sensor for AH-1Z
Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control delivered the first AAQ-30 target sensor system (TSS) on 30 June for the US Marine Corps' Bell AH-1Z attack helicopter. The...
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NewsEx-F-22 engineer to sue Lockheed for stealth design
A stealth expert on the F-117 and B-2 programmes intends to file suit against Lockheed Martin later this week for concealing alleged deficiencies with the...