All United States articles – Page 101
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NewsPratt & Whitney receives $2 billion to supply F-35 engines
The US Department of Defense has awarded Pratt & Whitney a $2 billion contract to supply F135 turbofan engines for the Lot 11 order of Lockheed Martin F-35s.
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NewsGeneral Atomics completes first test of PW815 engine for MQ-25 bid
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully tested Pratt & Whitney’s PW815 turbofan engine on an inlet and exhaust mock-up for its proposed MQ-25 unmanned air vehicle on 5 April.
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Opinion
OPINION: Aircastle's rating upgrades de-risk business
"We're pushing hard to get our friends at S&P to be where we think we should have been long ago," Aircastle chief executive Michael Inglese told investors on 13 February during an earnings call. "It's front and centre, and what we're focused on."
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UH-1 replacement award delayed until fourth quarter of 2018
The US Air Force has delayed the award of the Bell Helicopter UH-1N replacement contract until the fourth quarter of 2018.
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US Air Force releases official A-10 wing replacement RFP
The US Air Force released on 25 May its official request for proposals to replace 112 wing sets on its Fairchild Republic A-10 fleet.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: GE9X completes first phase of flight testing
In the second week of May, the crew of an Antonov An-124 operated by Russian cargo operator Volga-Dnepr got to work on the flightline at Victorville, California, loading a pallet measuring 3.96m (13ft) wide and 7.77m long into the cargo bay of the chartered widebody freighter for emergency shipment to ...
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EBACE: Denali prototypes coming together in Wichita
Three flying prototypes of Textron Aviation’s Cessna Denali are coming together in a Wichita factory ahead of a scheduled first flight in the third quarter, the manufacturer says.
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EBACE: HondaJet rolls out Elite upgrade package 30 months after EIS
Honda Aircraft has revealed the first major upgrade for its HA-420 HondaJet only 30 months after the entry-level jet entered service.
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Dual air-launched LRASMs hit moving ship for second time
Lockheed Martin successfully hit a moving vessel with two Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles launched from a US Air Force B-1B bomber.
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Amedeo considering bid for Intrepid: sources
Widebody lessor Amedeo, along with equity partners, could be the frontrunner in the race to buy Intrepid Aviation, sources tell FlightGlobal.
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US services battle over future helicopter priorities
US Marine Corps officials are seeking clarity from their army counterparts over the latter's priorities for the Future Vertical Lift helicopter programme, as the service eyes the long-term replacement of its Bell UH-1Y fleet.
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Bell confident on V-280 as development gathers pace
Bell Helicopter is confident that its new V-280 Valor tiltrotor will achieve the programme's targeted speed of 280kt (518km/h) later this summer, with the test aircraft having so far hit 190kt during initial transitions to forward flight.
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Boeing F/A-18E/F demonstrates sensor fusion
Two Boeing F/A-18E/Fs have demonstrated a sensor fusion capability that combines the data from multiple sensors on both aircraft in near real-time as the programme launches production of the Block III version of the 20-year-old, carrier-based fighter, says Bob Kornegay, business development manager for the F/A-18E/F and EA-18G Programs at ...
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Boeing marks 737 Max anniversary with 130-strong fleet
Boeing has passed the one-year anniversary of the 737 Max with a staggeringly large in-service fleet that has fulfilled promises of improved fuel efficiency while battling normal teething problems.
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V-22 crash off Australian coast possibly due to downwash
An US Marine Corps investigation of the crash of a V-22B Osprey into an amphibious transport ship in August 2017, which killed three, found that the rotorcraft suffered no mechanical or electrical problems and the aircrew was not at fault.
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BAE Systems receives $100 million plus to support F-35’s electronic warfare system
BAE Systems received a more than $100 million contract from Lockheed Martin to support the maintenance and replacement of electronic warfare systems on the F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft.
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Marine Corps orders Switchblade drones from AeroVironment
Usage of AeroVironment’s explosive-tipped drone, the Switchblade, is growing as the US Marine Corps ordered its first of the missile-like weapon in April 2018.
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Israeli F-35Is make combat debut with two air strikes
Israeli Air Force F-35I Adirs have participated in two air strikes in the Middle East, making country’s recently-deployed, Lockheed Martin-made fighters the first in the global fleet to see combat, says IAF commander Maj Gen Amikam Norkin.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulfstream raises super-large bar with G500
Like its bigger sibling the G650, Gulfstream's G500 advances the state of the art
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: HondaJet programme chief defies convention
A carefully choreographed and staged ritual begins every time a customer parks in front of the HondaJet delivery centre to accept handover of a new aircraft.