All United States articles – Page 135
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Lockheed Martin rolls-out first LM-100J
Lockheed Martin ceremonially rolled out the first LM-100J commercial freighter off the assembly line in Marietta, Georgia, completing a key milestone ahead of a scheduled first flight in the spring.
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F-35 cost target impossible without block buy, Lockheed says
A hand-shake agreement with US government negotiators slashes the cost of each F-35A ordered in the latest annual lot to $94.6 million, but the Lockheed Martin programme’s goal to drop the price to $85 million in three years is in jeopardy unless the Defense department invokes a package of special ...
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NewsDelta, United, Southwest chiefs to meet with Trump
The chief executives of Delta Air Lines and United Airlines will meet with President Donald Trump tomorrow, joining a group of airline chiefs due to meet with the new president.
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USAF to test Israeli runway monitoring system
The US Air Force is evaluating technology developed by Israeli company Xsight Systems to rapidly detect damage to runways at air bases outside the USA.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: The future of nuclear weapons will be networked
When the US Air Force’s Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber talks to the long-range standoff (LRSO) weapon, it will mark the first time a nuclear cruise missile communicates digitally with its delivery aircraft.
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Boeing supplier in talks on early 747 wind-up
A major Boeing supplier says discussions have opened over possibly ending 747 production as early as the first half of 2019, but Boeing says there are no plans to close the 50-year-old production line.
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US Marines set 2019 target for Osprey tanker fit
The US Marine Corps expects to declare initial operational capability for the Bell Boeing V-22 Aerial Refuelling System (VARS) in late 2019, with the milestone to represent the availability of an initial four mission-equipped aircraft.
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AAR to maintain SkyWest's CRJ landing gears
MRO provider AAR has signed an agreement to overhaul landing gears on SkyWest Inc's Bombardier CRJ aircraft, AAR announces.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Raytheon hits milestone for missile that changed air warfare
Raytheon will deliver the 20,000thcopy of the missile that three decades ago changed air-to-air combat in a 31 January ceremony inside the company’s factory in the desert on the outskirts of Tucson, Arizona.
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Opinion
OPINION: The dwindling pool of T-X bidders
Back in October 1986, the US Air Force was faced with a difficult decision. It had received seven responses to a request for proposals to build two prototypes for the advanced tactical fighter competition that ultimately yielded the Lockheed Martin F-22. In the wake of later industry consolidation, the USAF, ...
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Raytheon adapts Coyote as swarming commodity
The swarm is coming. Packs of centrally monitored, flying robots are now a hallmark of the Pentagon’s strategy of future warfare.
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Opinion
OPINION: Does being launch customer matter?
In a world where profit is king, it feels odd to see two airlines squabbling over a title that appears to carry no commercial advantage.
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DAE prices $410 million Falcon ABS
Dubai Aerospace Enterprise has disclosed pricing for its sale of 21 narrowbodies through a $410 million asset-backed securitisation.
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Northrop, BAE withdrawal cuts T-X bidders to two
Northrop Grumman and BAE Systems have decided not to submit a bid for a $16 billion US Air Force contract for 300-350 advanced jet trainers, narrowing a once diverse field to as little as two competitors.
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AEI to convert two CRJ200s into freighters for Aeronaves
Aeronautical Engineers (AEI) has landed a contract to modify into freighters two Bombardier CRJ200s for Mexican air cargo provider Aeronaves TSM, AEI announces.
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Bell calls time on 206 as Jet Ranger X waits in the wings
Bell Helicopter has quietly called time on one its longest running and most iconic programmes, with assembly of the 206 series due to end in the first half of 2017.
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NewsBell confirms certification delay for 525
Bell Helicopter has confirmed that certification for its developmental 525 Relentless has been delayed following a self-imposed grounding in the wake of the 2016 fatal crash of a flight-test aircraft.
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Trump: Lockheed cuts price on 90 F-35s by $600m
US President Donald Trump says that the Lot 10 contract for 90 Lockheed Martin F-35s will be $600 million cheaper overall thanks to heavy pressure from the White House, but Boeing will continue to be asked to compete for orders against the Lockheed stealth fighter.
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NewsAirlines scramble to comply with US temporary travel ban
The recent ban on entry into the USA by nationals of several countries may apply to airline crews, leaving the airline industry struggling to understand the implications of the order IATA and media reports indicate.
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Gulfstream sees flat business jet deliveries in 2017
After a disappointing 2016, Gulfstream expects deliveries of outfitted business jets to increase slightly in 2017 as the entry-into-service of the G500 replaces the venerable G450 in the market, executives of the parent company General Dynamics said on 27 January.