All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 161
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[Corrected] USAF orders production revival for upgraded Maverick missile
Raytheon is to restart production of a nearly 30-year-old air-to-ground missile system that is scheduled for replacement. The company is to upgrade...
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NewsLIVEBLOG: US DOD reveals FY2010 budget proposals
Join Americas managing editor Stephen Trimble as he covers the FY2010 US DOD budget live
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US Marine Corps plans to convert KC-130J tankers into gunships
The US Marine Corps has decided to convert some Lockheed Martin KC-130J tankers into combination surveillance platforms and gunships. The renamed KC-130J...
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Next-generation missile contract attracts three bidders
At least three industry bidders have confirmed plans to compete for small technology contracts. The work could eventually generate the next major US missile...
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GE/Rolls-Royce team plans to resume F136 testing in May
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team plans to resume testing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternative propulsion system...
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NewsQatar confirms plans to buy two more C-17s
Qatar has confirmed plans to buy two more Boeing C-17s by the end of this year, in a move which would double its future strategic transport fleet ...
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Boeing remains confident in estimated 2009 deliveries
A top Boeing executive says that sharply declining passenger traffic this year has not yet affected projected aircraft deliveries.
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X-51A programme admits facing long odds
Boeing X-51A programme officials acknowledge that they face long odds for completing a successful flight-test programme for the hypersonic vehicle with only...
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NewsFifth V-22 with loose bolts points to design problem
US Naval Air Systems Command confirms today that a fifth MV-22 -- and the first US-based aircraft – is afflicted with the same “loose bolts” problem that caused the fleet to be grounded earlier this week
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AFRL mulls adding scope to X-51A Waverider hypersonic tests
The US Air Force has set 27 October as the first flight date for the Boeing X-51A...
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US Navy seeks fuel-saving upgrade for Super Hornet engines
The US Navy plans to task General Electric Aircraft Engines with reducing the specific fuel consumption for the propulsion system powering its Boeing F/A-18E/F...
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News'Loose bolt' grounding spoils V-22 milestone
A precautionary order that temporarily grounded all 84 BellBoeing V-22 Ospreys currently in service marred a celebration for the US Air Force CV-22 programme’s latest milestone event.
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NewsObama, lawmakers offer split views on KC-X strategy
US Defense Secretary Bob Gates has scotched suggestions that the air force's KC-X tanker deal could be split between Boeing and Northop Grumman ...
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Argentina moves to nationalise Lockheed AT-63 plant
Argentinian officials have decided to reassert state control over the country's major aerospace manufacturing hub in Cordoba that was outsourced to Lockheed...
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NewsEcuador finalises big Super Tucano order
Ecuador has finalised a contract to buy 24 Embraer EMB-314 Super Tucano trainer and light attack aircraft ...
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NewsSkyCatcher future in doubt after second flight test crash
A Cessna spokesman confirms the future of the Model 162 light sport aircraft programme is under review after a second flight test aircraft crashed on Thursday.
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Boeing starts final assembly on last flight test airframe
Boeing has started assembling the sixth and last airframe for the 787 flight test programme and now has 25 more in various stages of production. The...
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US auditors predict new cost, schedule problems for Joint Strike Fighter
A new report by US congressional auditors warns that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter faces up to three years of delays...
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USAF prepares upgrade strategy for F-15E fleet
Boeing confirms that its single-largest customer for the F-15E, the US Air Force, is finalising a new, long-term upgrade "roadmap" for the multirole fighter. The...
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NewsPICTURES: Boeing unveils upgraded F-15 Silent Eagle with fifth-generation features
PICTURES: Boeing unveils upgraded F-15 Silent Eagle with fifth-generation features