All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 173
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NewsUH-1Y declared operational after 12-year development phase
The US Marine Corps UH-1Y programme has achieved the initial operational capability (IOC) milestone after a 12-year-long, troubled development phase.
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NewsUSAF delays communications link for F-22, other fighters
The US Air Force has announced a new delay for a programme that would allow several combat aircraft, including the reclusive Lockheed Martin F-22, to communicate...
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Germany, Italy make requests for Reaper/Predator B
Italy and Germany have requested to buy unarmed General Atomics MQ-9/Predator Bs from...
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NewsBoeing tanker gambit could force KC-X award delay
The US Department of Defense's goal to avoid further delays and award the KC-X tanker contract before year-end faces a key new challenge. Although...
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AARGM readies for second missile firing before production decision
Following a first successful missile firing on 3 August, Alliant Techsystems (ATK) will conduct a second firing of the AGM-88E...
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Controversy brews as rivals regroup for new KC-X bids
Controversy is already brewing over proposed revisions made by the US Department of Defense as it reopens the terms of the KC-X tanker competition. So...
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DOD advisory board urges sweeping changes to US defence industry structure
A special advisory board to US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has proposed perhaps the most sweeping structural reform of defence industrial base policy
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Canada acquires new round of helicopters, UAVs for Afghanistan
Canada will acquire three new types of unmanned air systems and two types of helicopters to meet demands of a recently prolonged peacekeeping deployment...
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AMRAAM upgrade scores first kill despite near-miss
Raytheon has completed a key step in developing the latest variant of the AMRAAM medium-range...
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NewsDOD re-opens tanker competition, makes 3 major changes
The US Department of Defense today re-opened the tanker competition by issuing a draft request for proposals to the two bidders and setting a goal for contract award by Christmas Eve.
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FAA gives go-ahead for amphibian revival
A North Carolina-based firm owning the type certificate for the Grumman G-21 amphibian has received an initial US Federal Aviation Administration go-ahead...
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NewsUS Navy discloses three-year, 36-aircraft buy for P-8A
The US Navy clarified today that it will order 36 Boeing P-8A Poseidons during the first three years of production, perhaps further opening the door to accelerating the in-service date by one year.
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Lockheed touts networking prowess in final round of CSAR-X bidding
As the three competitors this week finalised their latest proposals for the US Air Force combat search and rescue contract decision, Lockheed Martin unveiled...
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Northrop Grumman launches SIGINT payload for tactical UAVs
Northrop Grumman has launched development of a miniaturised signals intelligence payload in the hope of capturing a rising market for niche applications...
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US group calls for more electronic warfare investment
Two US lawmakers are campaigning to stabilise investment in electronic warfare as two next-generation airborne jammer programmes enter an early development...
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NewsIsrael makes request to buy 9 C-130Js, swelling Lockheed's backlog
The US government today announced plans to sell 9 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 to Israel only two days after disclosing another proposed sale of six C-130Js to Iraq.
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Saab proposes 85 Gripen NGs for Netherlands
Saab has presented the Dutch defence ministry with a proposal for 85 Gripen NG (Next Generation) combat aircraft, with its move offering an alternative to...
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Lockheed lands targeting deal for AC-130 gunship
The US Air Force has selected Lockheed Martin to lead a targeting system upgrade to 12 of its AC-130U gunships ...