All United States articles – Page 171
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NewsNew US army chief embraces predecessor’s aviation upgrade plan
The US Army’s new top general isn’t planning any major shakeup of the ground force’s aviation modernisation plan, but there may be opportunities to move faster on Future Vertical Lift.
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Quarrel over next-gen nuclear cruise missile heats up
As the voices opposing America’s new nuclear-tipped cruise missile grow louder, recently-retired air force general Larry Spencer has rejected suggestions that cancelling the programme will inspire other nations to follow suit.
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NewsCongress offers Christmas cheer to F-35 and F/A-18 programmes
The Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F/A-18 are major winners in an omnibus spending bill announced by US lawmakers Wednesday, with funding granted for 11 more Lightning IIs than requested by President Obama in February.
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NewsWelsh: Modernise USAF or risk more lives in future conflict
The military head of the US Air Force has warned that the cost of not modernising front-line combat aviation forces “will be measured in terms of lives lost of friendly forces”.
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NewsF-22, Typhoon and Rafale tested in new joint combat exercise
The increasingly cluttered warzone in Syria and the recent shoot down of a Russian Su-24 bomber by Turkey underscore the need for deeper interoperability, deconfliction and coordination between coalition fighters, according to US Air Force’s top general.
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NewsGlobal Hawk readies for new payload tests
Northrop Grumman has scheduled flight tests of three new payloads for the RQ-4B Global Hawk fleet next year.
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Turbomeca secures EASA approval for Arrius 2R
Turbomeca has secured European Aviation Safety Agency certification for the 500shp (373kW)-class Arrius 2R, the latest variant of its long-running turboshaft engine that will power the Bell Helicopter 505 Jet Ranger X.
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NewsUSN begins F/A-18 flight certification of new anti-ship missile
The US Navy’s newest and most sophisticated anti-ship cruise missile is a step closer to being carried as standard on the Boeing F/A-18 Super Hornet after the first “captive-carry” flight with a weight and form-representative payload over Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland.
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NewsBoeing still backing stalled CHAMP and UAV projects
Despite all the hype surrounding the high-power microwave energy weapon known as CHAMP, interest in the computer-frying device assembled and tested by Boeing Phantom Works and the US Air Force Research Laboratory appears stalled.
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NewsBoeing Phantom Works keeping T-X and F-X plans under wraps
Boeing Phantom Works president Darryl Davis is refusing to take Northrop’s bait by disclosing new information about the advanced research and design unit’s secretive “T-X” and future fighter projects.
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NewsJSTARS programme forges ahead with Pentagon tick
An air force programme to recapitalise the timeworn Northrop Grumman E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System, or JSTARS, is moving forward with the Pentagon’s blessing after receiving “Milestone A” approval from the US military’s top weapons buyer last week.
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NewsNorthrop: Beating heat leads sixth-generation fighter challenges
Thermal management will be a critical factor in a brewing competition to replace hundreds of Lockheed Martin F-22s and Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, says a top Northrop Grumman executive.
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Flying wing tailsitter emerges as last proposal for DARPA Tern contract
Northrop Grumman revealed a flying-wing tailsitter design as the company’s offering for an experimental unmanned air system that can bring Predator-sized payload and endurance to naval ships smaller than aircraft carriers.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman offers sneak-peek of full T-X concept
A private unveiling of a “slightly” outdated Northrop Grumman’s T-X advanced trainer model reveals an unmistakeable likeness with the T-38 Talon and a strategic focus on cost control to win the hotly-contested US Air Force competition.
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OpinionOPINION: Despite impressive figures, Boeing is still playing catch-up to Airbus
Another new Boeing 737 rolled out of the factory in Renton on 9 December. But this time around, the airframer should not assume narrowbody market dominance – or even parity, it appears
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NewsTwo ATC agencies 'blacklist' 787 over position-data flaw
Most of the Boeing 787s delivered to date contain a software defect that, in at least five identified aircraft, have erroneously reported their location to controllers, prompting two air traffic management agencies to put the Dreamliner on a “blacklist” for certain services.
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Qatar chief points to air traffic control in Miami collision
Qatar Airways chief Akbar Al Baker says instructions from air traffic controllers resulted in the September runway light collision in Miami, despite evidence of confusion in the cockpit.
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Boeing "always studying" 737 production rate
As the first 737 Max 8 test aircraft moves the pre-flight phae, Boeing now has one-third more production capacity in the 737 final assembly centre in Renton, Washington.
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NewsUSN moves to modify Super Hornet for Blue Angels role
The US Navy has started a process to replace the Blue Angels demonstration team’s aircraft with a squadron of Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornets.
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Pilot errors preceded US Airways flight 1702 crash: NTSB
National Transportation Safety Board documents confirm that pilots of US Airways flight 1702 failed to enter required takeoff information into the aircraft’s flight computer prior to a March 2014 crash in Philadelphia.