All articles by Stephen Trimble – Page 191
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USA to approve export variant of F-35
A "sanitised" aircraft design should be approved by year-end to sell the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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JSF partners urged to make multi-year purchase
US officials want several international partners to sign multi-year contracts upfront to buy Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike...
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Raytheon team details JCA appeal
Raytheon/EADS North America Team JCA is formally challenging two key points in the US military's selection of the Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan for the...
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Boeing releases 2007 list prices
List prices for Boeing airliners have jumped from 4% to 6% this year reflecting inflation rate increases...
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Emission impossible?
Reducing climate-altering emissions will be far from straightforward for aircraft manufacturers and regulators, who will be forced to make some difficult choices in the next 10 years
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Northrop ready to move against Raytheon in radars
Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems is set make to make a number of strategic moves against rival Raytheon in the growing worldwide market for active electronically...
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US Navy BAMS bidders reveal different approaches
The three bidding teams for the US Navy's $2 billion Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) contract have revealed widely different approaches in both airframe...
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BAMS: what it will achieve
The BAMS programme exists to provide the navy with a global network of five surveillance stations that can maintain a constant surveillance orbit measuring...
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US military funding plans in disarray after JCA legal challenge
One week after selecting the L-3 Communications/Alenia C-27J Spartan for the pivotal Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) award, the US military's funding plans appear...
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UK to buy two Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighters next year, US offical says
The UK Ministry of Defence will invest funds next year to buy two Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, giving the overall programme...
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US Navy seeks demonstration of TOSS radar on V-22 Osprey
The US Navy is seeking to gain support for a demonstration of the Thales Cerebus maritime surveillance radar for the Bell...
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C-27J Spartan marches to US transport victory
The US Army and US Air Force have selected the Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan in an open-ended Joint Cargo Aircraft acquisition that seeks to fill the...
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US Army to sign for first two JCA airlifters
The US Army is expected to sign a contract within the next few weeks for its first two Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft, with deliveries...
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New narrowbody delayed to 2015 despite objections by airline chiefs
Industry officials are seeking to delay plans to develop a single-aisle replacement aircraft by two to three years despite new pleas from airline customers...
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IAE poaches China engine deal from CFMI
The International Aero Engines V2500-A5 has been selected to power 20 Airbus A319s operated by Hainan Airlines, poaching the deal from the carrier's traditional...
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Northrop Grumman seeks to undercut rivals on BAMS aircraft numbers
Northrop Grumman has proposed meeting the US Navy's effective time on station (ETOS) requirement for a new broad area maritime surveillance (BAMS) fleet...
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Used C-130s to contest US Air Force's combat tanker deal
An opportunity to sell 115 turboprop tankers to the US Air Force has sparked potential bids from prime contractors based on refurbishing retired Lockheed...
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US Air Force seeks replacement for high-explosive cannon rounds
High-explosive incendiary (HEI) rounds fired by most US Air Force fighters may soon...