All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 183
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San Antonio to play an expanded role in Boeing 787 recovery plan
Capacity shortfalls in Everett, Washington, will force Boeing's nascent 787 modification line in San Antonio, Texas, to play an expanded role in the delayed...
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Raytheon wins AESA retrofit deal for Super Hornets
The US Navy has moved forward with plans to retrofit active radars on the bulk of its older-model Boeing...
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US Navy unveils surprise order for ducted-fan UAVs
The US Navy will usher Honeywell's unmanned ducted-fan technology into operational service later this year, after disclosing a surprise...
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NewsBoeing widens plan for 787 mod line in San Antonio
Boeing has greatly expanded a little-publicized plan to establish a modification line in San Antonio for 787s produced before the flight test phase is complete.
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CV22 Osprey to get minigun retrofit
BAE Systems is to start adapting a remotely operated minigun to install on the US Air Force BellBoeing CV-22...
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VIDEO: BAE wins CV-22 gun contract
The 7.62mm-calibre weapon is officially labeled as an “interim all-quadrant defensive weapon”, but would be the first weapon system to be embedded within the internal structure of a V-22 airframe.
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NewsBoeing eyes X-49A technology for Apache attack helicopter
Boeing is to enter talks to determine whether Piasecki Aircraft's X-49A experimental compound helicopter could provide technologies for a future version of the AH-64 Apache ...
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NewsBoeing's ’07 order tally nears 1,400 mark, surges past Airbus
Boeing has taken a late-lead over Airbus in the 2007 commercial airliner orders race after finalizing a massive order with Dubai Aerospace Enterprise (DAE) and another huge order by Brazil’s GOL Linhas Aereas.
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Canada spares CP-140 Auroras from early retirement
Canada's military is to upgrade, rather than replace, 10 of its 18 Lockheed Martin CP-140 Aurora maritime patrol aircraft ...
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PICTURE: Boeing poised to begin 777F assembly
Assembling the first Boeing 777 Freighter will start soon, after the programme passes the 90% design milestone. Despite 787 production delays, Boeing confirms...
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Boeing expands biofuel strategy
Boeing's biofuel strategy has greatly expanded as the airframer prepares to select a specific fuel source for two demonstration flights scheduled next year. A...
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NewsPICTURE: US border guards start buy for third Predator B batch
The Customs and Border Protection agency released a “presolictation notice” on 13 December to buy more Predator Bs, the medium-altitude aircraft the agency has acquired for unarmed border surveillance missions.
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Boeing predicts slip to USAF's KC-X tanker decision
The US Air Force may delay its decision on the KC-X tanker contract until six months after the planned award date, possibly dragging the bidding process...
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Boeing to strengthen and centralise 787 programme management
Boeing has unveiled a new strategy to strengthen and centralise management for the delayed 787 programme's formerly splintered global supply chain as flight...
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing installs laser weapon on C-130
Boeing plans to demonstrate the Advanced Tactical Laser onboard the C-130H in 2008, completing a technology demonstration project begun in 2001.
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NewsPICTURE: Boeing keeps to revised 787 flight test, delivery dates
The 787 programme remains on track for power-on in late January and first flight in late-March, but the company acknowledges that improvement is necessary to meet delivery and production ramp-up goals later in 2008 and 2009.