All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 157
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Boeing to stand up unmanned air systems unit
Boeing Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) will formally announce today the standing-up of a new unmanned aircraft systems business unit under the company's...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rolls-Royce eyes all-new engine family after 2012
Rolls-Royce is considering introducing around 2012 an all-new family of turboshaft engines in the 8,000-10,000shp (5,960-7,500kW) range, says a US-based...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Rolls-Royce to unveil T56 upgrade kit in 2010
Rolls-Royce has developed a major upgrade for the T56 turboprop that powers the world's fleets of Lockheed Martin C-130Hs, Northrop Grumman E-2Cs and Lockheed...
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Face the facts with Alain Bellemare
FACE THE FACTS WITH alain bellemare United Technologies shuffled executives at its major subsidiaries earlier this year. Former Hamilton Sundstrand...
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Canada buys new operational autonomy, but at what cost to domestic industry?
Canada's renewed zeal for defence spending has strengthened its services, but how will it affect its industrial base?
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PARIS AIR SHOW: Skunk Works nears flight for new breed of all-composite aircraft
An experimental aircraft is about to emerge from the Lockheed Martin Skunk Works. Is it going to be the most significant since the early 1970s?
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NewsRolls-Royce: F136 survival is key for major F-35 engine upgrade
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) could be the beneficiary around 2020 of a major engine upgrade if the F136 is not eliminated, a Rolls-Royce executive...
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Wind tunnel tests set for open rotor engine technology
General Electric and NASA today announced details for a pending series of the first wind tunnel tests for open rotor technology since the late 1980s. The...
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PARIS: Epic F-35 production ramp-up to draw upon Toyota, Airbus for lessons
Can Lockheed learn lessons from commercial airframers Airbus and Boeing as it strives to keep production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter on schedule?
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NewsUSAF to arm B-2A with massive bunker-buster bomb
The US Air Force today revealed plans to acquire a small arsenal of a new 13,600kg (30,000lb) penetrator bomb to deploy on Northrop Grumman B-2As in three...
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Rockwell Collins launches Core full flight simulator system
Rockwell Collins today launched the Core simulation architecture with a modular design to customize training between military and civil customers.
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ACCA first flight breaks new ground
Lockheed Martin will work through November to expand the flight envelope of an experimental aircraft testing new composite materials that could revolutionise...
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Boeing shakes off tough year for 747-8
Despite seemingly lukewarm support earlier this year from top company executives and a lack of orders, Boeing is firmly committed to the 747-8
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PARIS AIR SHOW: ScanEagle finds 'sweet spot' as globally ubiquitous airborne sensor
Insitu's ScanEagle unmanned air system was originally designed to help tuna fisherman. It failed to find a niche on trawlers, but the miniature vehicle has been invaluable to the military community
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Raytheon's NCADE survives FY10 budget cuts
A Raytheon-made, air-launched interceptor missile has survived a round of proposed budget cuts, but at levels that stop far short of making a full commitment. The...
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Boeing eyes risk-sharing, lower costs for $100 million F-15SE
Boeing is seeking risk-sharing partners to develop a new version of the F-15E Strike Eagle that adds stealth characteristics and a new electronic warfare...
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Bombardier pitches Q400 for Aerial Common Sensor
A special mission variant of the Bombardier Dash 8 Q400 has been submitted to the US Army to serve as the future Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) platform, the...
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NewsF-35 chief endorses competition for engines and radars
New F-35 programme chief Brig Gen David Heinz strongly defended the case for funding two separate engines and raised the possibility of qualifying Raytheon...
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Boeing's culture challenger
Quashing Insitu's spirit of innovation could easily have been a byproduct of its acquisition...