All United States articles – Page 168
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NewsDesign review to unlock Sikorsky HH-60W funds
US air force’s Combat Rescue Helicopter programme is on track to complete a preliminary design review in April that will unlock funds for five more aircraft.
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NewsF-35B due to make second attempt at UK airshow debut
Two years after Lockheed Martin's abortive attempt to give its F-35 an international debut was scuppered by an engine fire, as many as five Joint Strike Fighters will be in the UK in July to appear at two major air shows.
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NewsRaytheon and Northrop to receive JSTARS radar contracts
The US air force is poised to award sole-source contracts to Raytheon and Northrop Grumman for the development of their competing active electronically scanned array radars as part of its Northrop Grumman E-8C JSTARS recapitalisation effort.
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NewsLockheed posts upbeat outlook as defence spending rises
Lockheed Martin chief executive Marillyn Hewson says the company ended 2015 “strategically and financially stronger” following the acquisition of Sikorsky and bump-up in F-35 Lightning II procurement funding for 11 more US aircraft in fiscal year 2016.
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NewsPICTURE: Alaska unveils new livery and brand
Alaska Airlines announces the first major update to its branding in 25 years, rolling out a Boeing 737-800 adorned in a new font and with a logo that includes streaks of blue and green.
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NewsBoeing correcting course as KC-46A refuels F-16C
The US Air Force is optimistic about awarding the first production contract to Boeing for the developmental KC-46A, following a flight test in which the 767-derived tanker transferred 725kg (1,600lb) of fuel to a Lockheed Martin F-16C – the most significant trial of its refuelling systems to date.
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ANALYSIS: NASA awaits final design on supersonic X-plane
Back in 2012, NASA thought it had reached a breakthrough in a decades-long quest to design a “low-boom” supersonic aircraft. With leftover funding from the 2009 financial stimulus act, the agency commissioned Lockheed Martin and Boeing to separately develop preliminary designs and wind tunnel models of aircraft concepts.
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NewsTaiwanese F-16A crashes in Arizona desert
A Taiwanese F-16A operating from Luke AFB in Arizona has crashed and the pilot is presumed dead, according to a base spokesman.
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NewsUS general says B-52 overflight caught North Korea’s attention
North Korea did not shrug off the recent overflight of a 55-year-old B-52H bomber near Seoul that was escorted by US and South Korean combat jets, according to vice chairmen of the US joint chiefs of staff Gen Paul Selva.
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NewsF-35 fires AIM-9X as Raytheon snags next-gen weapons contract
The US Air Force has for the first time successfully test fired a Raytheon AIM-9X passive infrared missile from a Lockheed Martin F-35A over the Point Mugu naval range in California.
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Bell delivers first upgraded 407GXP to Air Methods
Bell Helicopter has delivered the first of an eventual 200 re-engined 407GXP light singles to launch customer Air Methods.
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NewsUS government authorises $2bn Iraqi F-16 weapon sale
Iraq could receive some $550 million worth of armaments – including air-to-air and air-to-ground missiles – for its Lockheed Martin F-16 fleet, following a US government approval of the possible sale.
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NewsDOD official: World faces ‘Terminator conundrum’ on AI weapons
The US military faces “the Terminator conundrum” when it comes to artificially intelligent killing machines, including unmanned aircraft and loitering munitions.
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Boeing announces 747-8 rate cut, $885m charge
Boeing will reduce 747-8 output for the fourth time in less than two years and record a $885 million pre-tax charge when the company releases fourth quarter financial results on 27 January.
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NewsAlaska to order 30 large regional jets in first quarter 2016
Alaska Air Group expects to place an order for up to 30 large regional jets in the first quarter of 2016, with deliveries expected to begin in 2017.
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NewsNew search for VTOL UAVs may resurrect Bell tiltrotor
Several years after losing interest in the Northrop Grumman MQ-8 Fire Scout, the US Army is again searching for a “long-range, runway-independent” UAV that can launch anywhere, anytime.
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NewsUnited orders 40 737-700s to replace RJs
United Airlines has ordered 40 Boeing 737-700s as part of its programme to retire small regional jets.
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NewsBell preparing to affix V-280 wing as ‘Valor’ takes shape
Bell Helicopter begins 2016 with final assembly of its V-280 next-generation tiltrotor 23% complete and on target for first flight in September 2017, with the next major milestones being mating of the wing and fuselage in April.
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Reviving F-22 Raptor production a ‘non-starter’
The secretary of the air force has become the latest official to douse hopes of restarting Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor production, which was capped at 187 aircraft and closed in 2011.
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NewsUSAF faces cost conundrum with F-35, KC-46 and LRS-B
In 1986 during the so-called Reagan Build-up, $12 billion delivered 387 new combat aircraft to the US military. Today, that amount buys fewer than 80.