All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 184
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NewsRafale crashes in central France, pilot killed
The French air force confirms the crash of the two-seat Rafale B occurred at 6:20 pm during a training flight with the aircraft unarmed.
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Raytheon uses AIM-9X seeker for ballistic missile intercept [CORRECTION]
Raytheon scored a direct hit during a 3 December seeker test for a new air-launched, anti-ballistic missile weapon dubbed the Network-Centric Airborne Defense...
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US Air National Guard to trial Beechcraft AT-6 for counter-insurgency
The US Air National Guard has received special funds to stage a demonstration of the turboprop-powered Hawker Beechcraft AT-6 for the domestic security and...
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NewsV-22 mishap probe prompts US fleet restrictions
A design defect in an engine component will eventually require a permanent design fix, which will heap additional cost on the BellBoeing V-22 programme.
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NewsUSAF: F-15s risk catastrophic design weakness
The US Air Force Boeing F-15A-D Eagle fleet is grounded to inspect the cockpit seal area for longeron cracks that may have already caused one fighter to partially disintegrate in-flight.
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USAF F-15s back on ground with new crack fears
The US Air Force has detected a possibly "catastrophic" design weakness in the Boeing F-15A-D. Air Combat Command on 28 November grounded all F-15s excluding...
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PICTURE: Omani F-16s replace wet-film pods with BAE digital systems
The Royal Air Force of Oman has fielded a digital imagery intelligence system for the first time on its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16 Block 50 fighters ...
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Boom or bust time for US tankers
Boeing hopes that its KC-767A will prevail in the first-phase tanker recapitalisation programme, having had an earlier lease agreement overturned Selecting...
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BAMS contest to define US Navy surveillance
surveillance BAMS contest to define US Navy martime oversight The US Navy is scheduled to announce the winner of its $2 billion Broad Area Maritime...
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US Air Force moves to rescue CSAR-X project
search and rescue USAF moves to rescue CSAR-X project The US Air Force reopened bidding on 15 November for the combat search and rescue (CSAR-X)...
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NewsVIDEO: USMC releases footage of V-22 in Iraq
The footage of the tiltrotors appeared briefly as part of a USMC news story focusing on preparations in Western Iraq for the Haj, an annual religious pilgrammage.
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NewsBoeing and FAA agree ground rules for certification of 747-8
Boeing and the US Federal Aviation Administration have agreed on the ground rules for judging the airworthiness of the 747-8...
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787 troubles shine spotllight on Vought
Vought Aircraft has entered damage control mode after executives acknowledged the company's high-risk status as one of six key structural producers on the...
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NewsPICTURE: Etihad A340-600 jumps chocks, hits wall; 5 injured
Airbus confirms an A340-600 was damaged and five people were injured in a ground test accident at the company’s Saint-Martin site in Toulouse.
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US Special Command looks to buy maritime unmanned air systems
US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) has unveiled...
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Italy special: Finmeccanica looks to US markets
Selection of the C-27J for the US Air Force/Army will result in a Florida-based production line USA Outward bound Finmeccanica missed out...
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Raytheon wins US Army helicopter sensors upgrade deal
The US Army has selected a Raytheon sensor to re-equip the 530-aircraft Bell Helicopter ARH-70 Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) fleet, even after the...