All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 171
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Cockpit displays enter F-16 upgrade fray
A brewing industry battle to upgrade thousands of older-model Lockheed Martin F-16s is broadening beyond radars to the cockpit displays that could soon be...
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USAF aims to complete CSAR-X deal by year-end
Signing a contract for a next-generation, combat search and rescue (CSAR-X) helicopter by end-year has assumed a new significance now that the US Air Force...
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Schwartz to push for predecessor's next-generation bomber concept
Industry has been waiting for the US Air Force to commit funding for the next-generation bomber, and new chief of staff General Norton Schwartz opened the...
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Hellfire missile replacement contracts awarded to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon/Boeing teams
The US Army selected two competitors today vying for the Joint Air to Ground Missile (JAGM) contract to continue into the system development and demonstration phase.
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NewsBombardier terminates Learjet 85 deal with insolvent partner Grob
Bombardier has terminated an agreement with an insolvent partner for developing and building the all-composite Learjet 85 midsize business jet.
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Raytheon tests potential Block 2 version of AIM-9X
Raytheon confirms that a potential upgrade for the AIM-9X missile paves the way for a follow-on project to dramatically extend the range of the air-to-air...
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New USAF leadership reconsiders procurement decisions
Concerns about the aerospace industrial base are likely to guide major aircraft recapitalisation decisions under the US Air Force's new leadership. Since...
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BAE Systems advances airborne networking with MIDS-JTRS, FAST
BAE Systems, Inc earlier this month delivered the first production units of a next-generation datalink terminal for US combat aircraft, ushering in a new...
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BAE Systems to unveil new candidate for objective gateway contract
BAE Systems, Inc will challenge Northrop Grumman for a major contract to develop one of the central nodes in the US military's evolving airborne communications...
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DoD calls off KC-X competition
US Secretary of Defense Bob Gates has called off the potentially $35 billion KC-X competition and voided the programme's three-year-old acquisition strategy. Gates'...
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Honeywell proposes UAVs as anti-missile escorts for airliners
Honeywell is proposing to thwart shoulder-fired missile attacks on civilian aircraft on takeoff by using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) as decoys and chaff...
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KC-X cancellation nixes Mobile move for A330F final assembly
EADS North America confirms today that the cancellation of the KC-X tanker competition by the US Department of Defense (DOD) nixes the Airbus proposal to...
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Airbus to offer heavier A330 against delayed 787
Airbus is making a higher-gross weight version of the A330-200 available in the first half of 2010 in hopes of capturing new market share caused by Boeing...
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Veteran C-130 Hercules remains at heart of US airlift
It may be 55 years old, but the C-130 is still at the heart of the USAF and other air forces' tactical transport plans as Lockheed Martin continues to modernise its airlifter
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NewsEmbraer: Phenom 100 certification weighted by “pacing” items
Embraer has reaffirmed that it will complete certification for the Phenom 100 very light jet by the end of September....
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Boeing nears first light test for Airborne Laser
Boeing is close to achieving the key first light milestone on board the US Air Force's YAL-1 Airborne Laser aircraft ...
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Lockheed looks to widen Hercules
Ground vehicle transport demands linked to the US Army's Future Combat System programme have prompted Lockheed Martin to study an enlarged version of the venerable Hercules ...
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Boeing close to firing offensive laser from C-130
Flights of a Lockheed Martin C-130-based Advanced Tactical Laser system are expected to start by mid-September, with Boeing to fire the system at ground...
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Qinetiq searches for production partner for Zephyr high-altitude UAV
Qinetiq has unveiled plans to transition a slightly larger version of the Zephyr high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle into operational service...
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Sikorsky high-speed X2 prototype starts flight-test phase
Sikorsky's ambitious X2 prototype, designed to conquer the 170kt (315km/h) speed barrier for conventional helicopters, passed its first test by getting airborne...