All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 159
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Army aviation review targets increases for UH-60, CH-47
The US Army has ordered the first major review of its aviation branch since a landmark study in 2003, with greater numbers of Sikorsky ...
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NewsSOCOM reveals plan to buy 20 improved and renamed A160T Hummingbirds
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has confirmed plans to acquire 20 Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned helicopters to serve as a strike and surveillance...
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US Army launches for review to shake up aviation programmes
The US Army has launched the first major review of its aviation needs since the previous study led to canceling the Sikorsky/Boeing RAH-66 Comanche.
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Spirit AeroSystems 1Q earnings slide on post-strike slowdown
Spirit AeroSystems today posted a 26% decline in net earnings during the first quarter, blaming slower output on the aftermath of the machinists strike at...
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NewsBoeing reveals details of ambitious 787 flight test plan
Boeing has revealed the first details of a fast-paced, around-the-clock 787 operation. The programme is set to launch by 1 July and will test and certificate...
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Lockheed to build high-altitude airship
Lockheed Martin has won a $400 million contract to build a high-altitude airship demonstrator featuring radar technology powerful enough to detect a car...
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Mission system checks loom after P-8A passes first flight
The first flight of the US Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft on...
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Boeing cites progress with FAA on 787 certification
With first flight scheduled within two months, Boeing says it has submitted 2,280 compliance reports to the FAA so far to support type certification for...
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Joint Heavy Lift programme faces two-year, up to $70 million funding gap
The US Army Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) programme needs $60 million to $70 million to survive for two more years until a possible demonstration programme begins in Fiscal 2012.
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NewsNorthrop buys Swift's KillerBee UAS family
Northrop Grumman has acquired a line of small unmanned air systems (UAS) invented by Swift Engineering and formerly known as KillerBee. The acquisition...
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NewsLockheed wins ISIS airship contract from DARPA
Lockheed Martin has won a $400 million contract to build a high-altitude airship demonstrator with radar technology so powerful it could spot a car hidden under a canopy of trees more than 300 km away.
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NewsSukhoi confirms Su-35 prototype crash
Sukhoi has confirmed the company’s third prototype for the Su-35 programme crashed at Komsomolsk-on-Amur during high-speed ground tests.
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Boeing passes 25% design release mark for 747-8I
Boeing's engineering team on the 747-8 Intercontinental has completed one-fourth of the design data needed to start building tools and parts.
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NewsPICTURES: First Boeing P-8A gets airborne
Boeing confirms that a US Navy P-8A Posiedon test aircraft achieved first flight early on Saturday, flying from its factory Renton, Washington.
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USAF chief says "light strike" fighter could be needed
The US Air Force's top officer says a "light strike" platform optimised for the irregular warfare mission could be added to the service's inventory ...
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Boeing's double squeeze
Civil aviation crisis and Obama's defence budget are pressing both sides of the business
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NewsSTOVL F-35 beats vertical thrust target
The Pratt & Whitney F135 engine powering the Lockheed Martin F-35B short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant has exceeded the thrust requirement during hover pit tests leading up to airborne testing.
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NewsBoeing reveals 60 aircraft deferrals from 2010 and 2011
Boeing today revealed that 60 aircraft deliveries in 2010 and 2011 have been deferred into the future, and at least another 60 more deferrals are in discussions...
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Boeing delays 747-8I passenger aircraft deliveries
Boeing has further delayed first delivery of the 747-8 Intercontinental by three to six months to the fourth quarter of 2011.
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USAF surveys industry for T-38 replacement
The US Air Force has launched a market survey to acquire a new lead-in trainer in 2017, while crafting a careful strategy to preserve its ageing Northrop...