All United States articles – Page 142
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Latest 787 line remake adds AGVs and 2h work kits
Within a few months, the world’s busiest widebody aircraft assembly line will change again. Mobile robotic carts will begin replacing human workers shuttling parts and tools to machinists assembling Boeing 787s in Everett, Washington. Each automated cart will bear kits loaded with precisely enough gear to occupy a machinist for ...
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News
NBAA: Air Force One - a history of the ultimate business jet
Whether it’s President Hillary Clinton or President Donald Trump, one of the perks of winning the top job is getting to fly in the world’s ultimate business jet – actually a pair of Boeing 747-200-derived VC-25s operated by the US air force and known by the call sign Air Force ...
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News
Fire damages F-35A during Mountain Home deployment
A fire erupted in the aft end of a Lockheed Martin F-35A during the engine start sequence on 23 September in Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, forcing the pilot to escape, the US Air Force says.
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News
Four JSTARS grounded for inspection
Almost a quarter of the US Air Force’s of E-8C JSTARS aircraft has been grounded for inspection after water damage caused $2.5 million in damages to the type's ground surveillance radar.
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Opinion
OPINION: US pilot shortage is fixable, but it will cost
US airlines think they have a problem. Assuming air travel demand remains steady, the number of fare-paying passengers could soon vastly outnumber the supply of pilots required to carry them.
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NewsBell unveils V-247 Vigilant unmanned tiltrotor
Bell Helicopter has unveiled a unmanned tiltrotor aircraft, the V-247 Vigilant, as it looks towards a future requirement from the US Marine Corps for a large, armed platform capable of operating from ships.
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News
Congressional language would delay JSTARS IOC by a year
Congressional language in the 2017 National Defense Authorisation Act would force the US Air Force to pursue a fixed-price engineering, development and manufacturing contract for the joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS) recapitalisation effort, and delay initial operational capability of the new fleet by about a year, top USAF ...
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USAF acquisition chief clarifies Huey troop requirement
Despite an earlier statement from head of the US Air Force Global Strike Command, a top service acquisition official clarified today that the Bell Helicopters UH-1N replacement helicopter will be required to carry nine fully-equipped combat troops.
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News
US Air Force seeks more CV-22s for combat loss replacements
US Air Force Special Operations could order more Bell-Boeing CV-22s if demand increases, AFSOC’s commander said this week.
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News
Boeing selects Rockwell Collins for 777X touchscreens
Rockwell Collins will supply touchscreen flight displays for the Boeing 777X cockpit, ushering the technology into scheduled commercial aviation when the 777-9 enters service in 2020.
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News
TU-2S crash kills one pilot, injures another
One pilot was killed and another injured after ejecting from a Lockheed Martin TU-2S Dragon Lady training aircraft in California on 20 September, the US Air Force confirms.
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News
Drone defense for nuclear sites awaits government approval
Small, commercial unmanned aerial vehicles pose an imminent threat to sensitive government facilities, but the US Air Force must wait on approval from a complex web of government agencies before moving forward with a drone defense strategy, according to the head of the US Air Force Global Strike Command.
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USAF general considers common command and control platform
After a US Air Force study concluded a green aircraft to recapitalise the EC-130 Compass Call, E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, and E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System would not yield enough savings, the head of US Air Force Combat Command says the service is still considering a ...
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USAF commander wants technological 'leap' to KC-Z tanker
The US Air Force's head of air mobility command is calling for the service to acquire more tankers by 2035 and to possibly develop a "KC-Y" tanker to fill a procurement gap.
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News
Geared turbofan deliveries behind by up to 100 engines
Pratt & Whitney could deliver up to 100 fewer geared turbofan engines over the next two years as new technology and an over-extended supply chain struggle to keep pace with a massive production ramp-up.
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Air force requirement could narrow down Huey competition
The head of US Air Force Global Strike Commander is calling for the service’s next UH-1N Huey helicopter to fly faster, farther and with more personnel, but those requirements could narrow the field of eligible helicopters for what was once a competitive acquisition strategy.
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News
Last surviving Doolittle Raider rises to name Northrop B-21
Just after the US Air Force officially revealed the moniker for the Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber, now known as the Raider, the service’s head of Global Strike Command expressed his support for at least 100 next-generation bombers.
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NewsUVision and Firstec team to pitch Hero 30 loitering munition to South Korea
UVision and Firstec have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to promote the former’s Hero 30 loitering munition to the South Korean market.
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News
US parts provider acquires Alitalia engine shop
International Aerospace Group has acquired a now-shuttered engine maintenance facility at Rome Fiumicino airport from Alitalia Maintenance Systems.
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NewsCertifiable Predator B nears flight test phase
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is carrying out ground tests of its newly built Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle, ahead of a flight campaign at the US Army’s Yuma Proving Ground throughout 2017 and 2018.