All United States articles – Page 125
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Opinion
OPINION: F-35's Farnborough debut a welcome lift
It was still possible at the Farnborough air show in 2014 to speculate whether the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme would survive the decade.
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News
Boeing awarded $127m deal for new Air Force One work
Boeing will begin developing interior, power and electronic specifications for the next-generation “Air Force One” under a $127.3 million contract awarded by the US Air Force on 15 July.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Flight looks through its pages at 100 years of Boeing
We look back through our archives at the pivotal moments in the 100-year history of aerospace’s biggest company, from the early days of aviation to the space programme.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Boeing details range-boosting 737-7 redesign
Remaking the smallest version of the 737 Max family to carry more passengers and fly further presents three options: Shrink the larger 737-8, stretch the smaller 737-7 or combine elements of both.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Rafael and Northrop team to offer Toplite for V-22
Rafael and Northrop Grumman are teaming to offer the former’s Toplite optronic system for the US Marines Corps’ Bell Boeing MV-22 tiltrotor.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: US Coast Guard shows off HC-27J
The US Coast Guard has brought its latest arrival to Farnborough, as it celebrates service entry of the HC-27J in style.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Lockheed sees bright future for F-16V
There might only be 15 F-16s remaining to be built at Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility in Texas, but there is still a lot of life in the fighter, the company says.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: UTAS highlights new integrated drive generator
UTC Aerospace Systems is using the Farnborough air show to call attention to a new integrated drive generator developed for aircraft including the Embraer 190-E2 and 195-E2.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Volga-Dnepr deal boosts 747-8 but leaves questions
Boeing brightened the future of the flagship 747-8 programme by confirming a year-old agreement with Volga-Dnepr Group to acquire 20 more freighters over the next six years, although exact terms and scheduling for the deliveries were not released.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Norsk to open New York additive manufacturing plant
Component manufacturer Norsk Titanium will build in New York what it calls the world's first industrial-scale aerospace metal additive manufacturing plant.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: UTAS unveils OpsInsight electronic flightbag
UTC Aerospace Systems has unveiled a new integrated electronic flightbag system.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Thales to expand IFE business in Florida
Thales Group aims to create as many as 500 new jobs in Florida and invest more than $20 million in the US state over five years as part of an effort to expand its in-flight entertainment business, called InFlyt Experience.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Parker acquires fuel vapour scrubbing system
Parker Aerospace has acquired rights to technology developed by Phyre Technologies that uses a catalytic process to make aircraft fuel tank vapours inert.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: USAF considers expanded role for T-X
The US Air Force is considering expanding the scope of its T-X trainer requirement to include the role of an aggressor aircraft or potentially as a replacement for its Fairchild Dornier A-10 Warthogs.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: USN carries out MQ-25 aerial refuelling surrogate testing
Surrogate tests are under way by the US Navy’s precision strike weapons programme office to prepare the service’s aerial refuelling pod for integration on its future MQ-25 carrier-based aerial refuelling (CBARS) unmanned air vehicle.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: USAF reopens door for GE to compete for future F-35 engine
The US Air Force has contractually re-opened the door for GE Aviation to challenge Pratt & Whitney for a potential propulsion upgrade for the Lockheed Martin F-35.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Textron targets Fury munition deliveries
Textron Systems could deliver the Fury precision-guided munition before end of this year.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Bell gives international debut to V-280 mock-up
Tucked away in Bell Helicopter’s chalet is a mock-up of its V-280 next-generation tiltrotor, which the manufacturer is pinning its hopes on as the future of vertical lift.
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Triumph gets back in shape
Size doesn’t always equate with wise in aerospace. Just ask the owners of Triumph Group, who have seen the company double in size in the past six years, but also the value of their shares more than half from a 2013 peak of over $80, as the conglomerate has struggled ...
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News
FARNBOROUGH: Boeing tests hardware fix for KC-46A boom
Boeing has foregone a software fix for its troubled KC-46A tanker, in favour of a hardware solution, the company’s vice-president of defense, space and security, Leanne Caret, revealed on the eve of the Farnborough air show.