All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 186
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Revived B-52 jammer concept prompts Boeing-Northrop partnership
Boeing and Northrop Grumman have joined forces to contest a US Air Force requirement to perform a stand-off jammer upgrade to the B-52 bomber...
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NewsUS Air Force requests funding for 20 more F-22 fighters
The US Air Force has proposed buying 20 more Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptors and extending production of the stealth fighter by one year...
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USAF attempts to revive CSAR-X contest upset Boeing
Controversy has quickly followed the US Air Force's latest attempt to revive a competition to buy 141 combat search and rescue helicopters. Boeing...
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EADS Casa to deliver C-295s to Chilean navy
EADS Casa will deliver at least three C-295 transports equipped with a maritime patrol and search and rescue sensor suite to the Chilean navy. The new contract,...
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Airbus-Boeing rivalry may extend to US Air Force contracts
The Airbus-Boeing rivalry for US Air Force contracts may stretch beyond tankers to new replacements for Lockheed Martin C-5-class freighters and Air Force...
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Veteran troubleshooter takes his place in 787 hot seat
Boeing has installed a veteran crisis manager with a problem-solving style described by former subordinates as "relentless" to fix a 787...
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Daydream believer: How different is the Boeing 787?
dayDREAM believer STEPHEN TRIMBLE WASHINGTON DC The 787 is different - not least because Boeing decided to rewrite the rules of aircraft exterior...
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Boeing offers C-17B to US Army
Boeing is seeking US Army support for a new version of its C-17 airlifter, a month after the concept was publicly rebuffed by a senior US Air Force official...
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Boeing delays 787 final assembly by five months
Boeing has delayed final assembly for the first 787 by five months, extended the flight-test period...
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US Army defends ARH-70 and adds Apache upgrades
The US Army will upgrade a further 120 Apache attack helicopters to Boeing's AH-64D Block II standard, while backing Bell Helicopters' troubled ARH-70...
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L-3 to use C-27J role to boost cockpit avionics upgrades
L-3 Communications is considering a new avionics suite for US-produced Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan transports...
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NewsVIDEO: USAF deploys MQ-9 Reapers to Afghanistan
In 12 missions flown since 25 September, the General Atomics MQ-9 deployed to Afghanistan has yet to fire on a target.
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PICTURE: US Army's light utility helicopter programme
The US Army's light utility helicopter programme may not have been grabbing headlines, but it could have a fundamental affect on how the service buys rotorcraft
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PICTURE: Airbus says there is a market for the A380 freighter conversion
Airbus is reacting to concerns that appraisers are setting A380 residual values too low by re-emphasising the ultra-large airliner's long-term viability...
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Up-cycle for air travel nearing peak, Avitas analyst says
Widespread hopes that airlines have overcome the industry's historical boom-and-bust cycles is ill-considered and the current cycle of growth is "definitely"...
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NewsVIDEO: CAL 737-800 nearly overruns runway (UPDATED)
A China Airlines 737-800 broke one of eight lamps at the end of a runway in a near-overrun incident at Saga Airport in Japan.