All United States articles – Page 183
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Lockheed brings Infirno to surveillance market
Lockheed Martin has decided to enter the turreted surveillance payload market, unveiling the 15in (38.1cm)-diameter Infirno system for forward looking infrared and electro-optical imaging.
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Boeing starts building parts for first 737 Max
Having delivered 8,224 737s of all variants from 1967 through September, Boeing’s workers are now starting to build the single-aisle's newest model launched in 2011 – the 737 Max.
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JLENS undergoes command and control integration testing
Raytheon has completed software integration testing of the US Army’s new aerostat-based radar system with the necessary command and control (C2) systems that will be required during its first deployment above Washington, DC towards the end of the year.
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Airtanker crash spurs California to ground S-2T fleet
California’s firefighting agency has grounded 22 Grumman S-2T airtankers after a crash on 7 October killed a pilot in Yosemite National Park.
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'Stay with the Station', NASA boss urges international partners
NASA administrator Charles Bolden today called on Europe and the UK to stand behind their financial commitments to the International Space Station and work with the USA to keep it flying through 2020 and even 2024 – because the orbiting outpost is humankind’s “springboard” to Mars.
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FAA approval accelerates G650ER deliveries
Gulfstream expects to start deliveries of an extended range version of the G650 slightly early by year-end.
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USAF pilot escapes UK F-15 crash
A US Air Force Boeing F-15 has crashed near RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, England, the service has confirmed.
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ANALYSIS: Boston Logan fire spurs e-cigarette concerns
Concern is growing in the aviation community about potential fire hazards posed by electronic cigarettes.
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Sikorsky rolls-out high-speed Raider rotorcraft
Sikorsky has completed the prototype for a revolutionary rotorcraft design that could dramatically improve the speed and hover capabilities of traditional helicopter.
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Boeing raises 737 yearly delivery target to 624 in 2018
Boeing has announced a plan to further increase 737 production to 52 aircraft per month, or 624 aircraft per year, in 2018.
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Sierra Nevada bids to keep Dream Chaser alive despite NASA non-selection
Sierra Nevada Corporation last week launched two bids to keep alive its Dream Chaser lifting-body spaceplane project, which suffered a blow in September when NASA cut it from its Commercial Crew programme in favour of seven-person capsules being developed by Boeing and SpaceX.
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Tulsa sale will continue despite labour setback: Spirit
Despite a new setback, Spirit AeroSystems will continue efforts to sell off assets used to build wings and other parts for the Gulfstream G280 and G650 business jet programmes.
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UK to join air strike campaign in Iraq
The UK Parliament has voted in favour of the Royal Air Force participating in the air strike campaign against Islamic State militants in Iraq.
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PICTURE: Eastern Air Lines firms up order for up to 40 MRJs
Eastern Air Lines has firmed up an order for 20 Mitsubishi Regional Jets (MRJ), following its signing of a memorandum of understanding at July’s Farnborough air show.
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FAA approves first sub-Arctic commercial UAS ops
Six Hollywood production companies will become the first approved users of commercial unmanned air systems (UAS) in US airspace below the Arctic under new exemptions granted by the US Department of Transportation on 25 February.
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DHL to test supply delivery using UAVs
German postal service DHL Parcel is to begin testing the delivery of supplies using its Parcelcopter unmanned air vehicle, marking the first operation of a UAV in European airspace beyond line of sight.
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ATK joins race to develop next-generation USAF launcher
US propulsion specialist ATK has thrown its hat in the ring to develop the next generation of American rocket engine, to replace the Russian-supplied RD-180 motor for United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V.
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ANALYSIS: USAF push to oust Russian rockets turning into high-stakes contest
A US Air Force drive to end its reliance on Russian rocket motors is turning into a high-stakes competition between rival technologies, with propulsion specialist ATK throwing its hat into the ring just a week after United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin agreed to jointly fund development of a new, ...
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Syrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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ANALYSIS: Morris explains how GE came to embrace 3D printing
While GE's rapid acceptance of additive manufacturing technology may leave some industry commentators sceptical, the decades of work by Morris Technologies into the trailblazing technology should assuage even the most strident naysayers