All United States articles – Page 175
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NewsDUBAI: Boeing offers rosy global P-8A outlook
Boeing sees potential for another 100 orders of its P-8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft over the next decade, but declines to speculate on future customers or the timeline for any sales.
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NewsUSAF QF-4s set for 2017 out of service date
The US Air Force expects to cease carrying out test support using its 22-strong fleet of BAE Systems QF-4 Phantom aerial targets in January 2017, followed by a complete out of service date in the middle of that year.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Gulfstream G500 technical description and cutaway
For nearly half a century, Gulfstream has been synonymous with Savannah, and in recent years the business-jet brand has grown to dominate the economy of this compact, riverside city of tree-lined squares and colonial charms. The company’s prospects matter for many thousands of families, so you might imagine important new ...
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DUBAI: Approvals wait threatens Kuwait Super Hornet deal
Boeing officials say there is some anxiety and frustration over how long it is taking the US government to approve a potential fighter deal with Kuwait.
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DUBAI: Textron-Thales mini-bomb wrapping up flight test campaign
Textron Weapon and Sensor Systems and Thales expect to complete end-to-end testing of their Fury miniature munition in the first quarter of 2016, with hopes for a launch customer in the US or UK.
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NewsDUBAI: Strong demand for King Air and Caravan despite UAV influx
Textron Aviation doesn’t see unmanned aircraft threatening sales of special-mission Beechcraft King Airs and Cessna Grand Caravans, but rather, nations are buying both manned and unmanned airborne intelligence-gathering assets in tandem.
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DUBAI: US working to fill guided munitions shortage as conflict reigns
Ongoing conflicts in Yemen, Iraq and Syria have seen a rapid depletion of munitions inventories and the US government is stepping up its efforts to keep its partners and allies supplied.
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NewsBoeing and Lockheed protest USAF’s bomber award to Northrop
Boeing and Lockheed Martin’s bomber team has asked the US Government Accountability Office to review the US Air Force’s “fundamentally flawed” selection of Northrop Grumman for the $80 billion Long-Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) programme.
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NewsUSN to continue buying Boeing Super Hornets as F-35Cs arrive
The US Navy officials have reaffirmed plans to procure an additional 24 to 26 Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets through fiscal 2018 year while also boosting F/A-18C life-extension rates, primarily due to delays in fielding the carrier-based Lockheed Martin F-35C.
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NewsUS authorises weapons upgrade for Italian Reapers
Italy is planning to arm its air force's fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 unmanned air vehicles, according to a US government export body, becoming the first country to benefit from relaxed export restrictions on the Reaper.
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NewsLockheed receives funding for 55 F-35s as negotiations continue
The Pentagon has awarded $635 million to Lockheed Martin to continue producing the ninth low-rate production batch of F-35s while negotiations on a final contract price continue.
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Dynamic 767 fire linked to disconnected fuel line assembly: NTSB
A coupling assembly had become disconnected from the fuel line of a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767-200ER that caught fire on 29 October at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International airport.
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LRS-B budget trimmed again in defence spending revision
The US Air Force’s delayed selection of Northrop Grumman for the Long-Range Strike Bomber programme could see project funding halved this fiscal year, with congressional authorisers recommending another $230 million reduction because of contract delays.
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Opinion
OPINION: USAF desperately needs LRS-B birth to be pain-free
It has been a long time coming, but the US Air Force has finally picked the manufacturer for its next-generation strategic bomber. But with the B-52 showing its age, time is not on its side
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NewsLockheed pushes F-16 stress test to 27,000h
Lockheed Martin has tested the structural integrity of the F-16C Block 52 over 27,700 equivalent flight hours as it seeks to life-extend the aircraft from 8,000h to 12,000h.
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NewsExperts debate likelihood of UK acquiring favoured P-8
With the release of the UK’s Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) around three weeks away, one defence expert has claimed that the government should bypass a competition for the replacement of the Royal Air Force’s cancelled BAE Systems Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft, and source an aircraft directly.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing damps down expectations for Dubai
Dubai’s last major air show in 2013 set a high bar for order expectations. In the span of less than three hours on the first day of the show, Emirates, Etihad and Qatar signed orders and commitments for a total of 225 777X aircraft. Etihad Airways added another order for ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Embraer's Florida move taps potent workforce
In less than 12 months, a new name will join the top rank of North American cities hosting final assembly sites for business jet aircraft, rivaling a dominant triumvirate of Wichita, Kansas; Dorval, Quebec, and Savannah Georgia.
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NewsWeapons testers fire F-35's 25mm gun over Edwards AFB
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 is steadily gaining more venom after weapons testers successfully carried out the first aerial firing of the Lightning II’s 25mm cannon at Edwards AFB in California.
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NewsUSAF seeks 10 commercial jets in new market survey
The US Air Force appears to be in the market for a new fleet of special mission aircraft after releasing a market survey for airframe manufacturers capable of delivering 10 “green aircraft” starting in 2018.