All United States articles – Page 104
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NewsInsitu launches ScanEagle3 without ITAR restrictions
Boeing-owned Insitu used the annual AUVSI gathering to unveil its ScanEagle3 unmanned air vehicle.
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AeroVironment partners with FlightWave to add VTOL to future UAVs
AeroVironment has signed an agreement with FlightWave to add vertical take-off and landing capabilities to its future unmanned aircraft, the company announced on 1 May.
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Airbus Aerial signs DroneBase to provide on-demand low-altitude imagery
Airbus Aerial has signed an agreement with drone services marketplace DroneBase to provide low-altitude aerial imagery on demand.
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USAF teaching dogfighting to small autonomous drones
The US Air Force Academy is attempting to teach autonomous unmanned air vehicles when to perform combat manoeuvres used by fighter pilots to counter potential swarms of adversarial UAVs.
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Textron unveils thrust-vectoring X5-55 VTOL drone
Textron Systems unveiled its X5-55 vertical take-off and landing engineering testbed at the AUVSI Xponential show in Denver, Colorado, on 1 May.
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Bell to demonstrate Autonomous POD Transport to US military
Bell Helicopter plans to demonstrate its Autonomous POD Transport, a tail-sitting vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle, to several branches of the US military, including the Marine Corps, in the "late summer or early fall".
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ANALYSIS: Boeing pitches doubling navy's EA-18G Growler fleet
Stretched thinly by escort jamming responsibilities not only for its native US Navy, but also for the US Air Force and soon the US Marine Corps, the nation's 160-strong fleet of Boeing EA-18G Growlers may need to grow. That is the belief of the type's manufacturer, which is eyeing a ...
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FAA broadens CFM56 inspection requirements with new AD
The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a new airworthiness directive requiring airlines to inspect fan blades on more CFM International CFM56-7B engines.
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ANALYSIS: US Navy takes lead in bringing Stingray on board
A "Group 5" unmanned air system holds a special place in the US military's jargon. As the largest and most capable UAS in the inventory, the Group 5 fleet forms an exclusive club. For now, only three aircraft types in development or production are included: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems' MQ-9 ...
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Panasonic Avionics and parent settle bribery charges for $281m
Panasonic Avionics and its corporate parent have agreed to pay $281 million to settle federal allegations that it bribed airline officials and airline consultants in an effort to land lucrative inflight entertainment contracts.
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Sierra Nevada and Textron to jointly bid again for Army aircraft
Sierra Nevada and Textron reaffirmed their commitment to jointly bid on the US Army's Fixed-Wing Utility Aircraft programme using a new variant of the Beechcraft King Air 350 even though that aircraft was rejected in September 2017 by the service.
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Bell takes cautious approach to 525 service entry
Bell plans a "soft" service debut in 2019 for its super-medium 525 Relentless helicopter as it continues to eye an oil and gas market that is still dealing with a significant oversupply of rotorcraft.
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Boeing completes final FAA test on KC-46 tanker programme
Boeing’s KC-46 tanker programme completed all required Supplemental Type Certificate flight tests for the Federal Aviation Administration following a successful refueling and communications flight with a C-17 cargo plane.
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ANALYSIS: ALPA warns of strike as WestJet readies Swoop
The union representing WestJet's pilots has warned of a possible strike on 19 May, marking further escalation of a labour battle made contentious by WestJet's plans to launch ultra-discount unit Swoop.
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US senators introduce bill to block F-35 delivery to Turkey
A bi-partisan group of US senators introduced a bill to prevent the transfer of the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to Turkey.
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Northrop Grumman to develop algorithms to counter fast-changing enemy radar
Northrop Grumman was awarded a $7.3 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract by the US Navy to develop machine learning algorithms to help the EA-18G Growler’s electronic warfare systems pin down and jam fast-changing enemy radar signals.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Ingram takes past cues to craft Hawaiian's future
The new chief executive of Hawaiian Airlines views his job as a means to continue a major, company-wide transformation started by former chief executive Mark Dunkerley during a period of bankruptcy more than ten years ago.
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F-35 deployment to Japan hit with sustainment problems
Since the Marine Corps’ deployment of the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II to Air Station Iwakuni, Japan in January 2017 the aircraft has been hit with an assortment of sustainment problems.
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Alaska reports smooth operations after reservations switch
Alaska Air Group's "cutover" this morning to a single reservations system has not caused cancellations or otherwise disrupted the company's network, suggesting Alaska might have completed without major hiccups a task that has marred previous airline mergers.
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ANALYSIS: Airframers set out on differing aftermarket paths
As the aircraft services market continues heating up, three major aircraft manufacturers are providing a closer look at their strategies for tapping the rapidly-expanding sector.