All United States articles – Page 177
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NewsBoeing acknowledges possibility of 777 rate cut
Boeing executives acknowledged on 21 October that the current 777 production rate may not not sustainable over a four-year bridge period until a re-engined and re-winged version of the 20-year-old widebody hits the market in 2020.
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SkyWest Inc orders 19 more Embraer 175 jets
SkyWest Inc has ordered 19 more Embraer 175 regional jets to operate for Delta Air Lines.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Next phase of Army engine battle begins
In Afghanistan, the Boeing AH-64 and the Sikorsky UH-60 encountered a problem their designers never anticipated. Hovering at 4,000ft in 35°C (95°F) conditions had always seemed sufficient performance for a helicopter. But Afghanistan’s mountains and hot summer raised the bar for hot-weather hovering by 2,000ft.
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NewsLockheed's enhanced F-16V makes first flight
The newest version of Lockheed Martin’s venerable F-16 has taken to the air for the first time, with a range of equipment enhancements including an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Dream Chaser spaceplane not just wishful thinking
When NASA chose seven-seat capsule concepts from Boeing and SpaceX for full development funding in 2015 – in its bid to restore a US manned spaceflight capability lost with the 2011 retirement of the Space Shuttle fleet – it looked like the end of the runway for the Dream Chaser, ...
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NewsLockheed bankrolling F-35 and C-130J suppliers pending contracts
Lockheed Martin has run out of advanced procurement money for C-130J and F-35 aircraft being procured by the US military and is paying out of pocket to support supplier base.
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NewsUSAF and Lockheed nearing deal on five-year C-130J purchase
Lockheed Martin is close to securing a multi-year contract for C-130J procurement with the US air force, with the company saying a verbal agreement has been reached with the service for 78 firm orders, plus five contract options.
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OpinionOPINION: Can US Army afford its helicopter vision?
When the US Army exited the Vietnam War, there was a vision for its aviation branch. A breakthrough, high-speed helicopter – Lockheed’s AH-56 Cheyenne – was already cancelled, but the seeds of a comprehensive modernisation strategy had already taken root. Within a decade, it fielded the Sikorsky UH-60 and Boeing ...
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Lockheed touts ABC laser turret as testbed completes 60 flights
Lockheed Martin claims to have overcome a major obstacle to shooting high-power laser weapons from high-speed aircraft, saying it has successfully completed 60 Aero-adaptive Aero-optic Beam Control (ABC) laser turret flight tests over the past year.
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NewsF-35 ejection seat fix expected by 2016 amid safety concerns
The US Air Force is demanding a long-term fix to the Martin Baker US16E (MK16) ejection seat for the Lockheed Martin F-35, after recent tests discovered “unacceptable risk of neck injury” for light-weight pilots during parachute deployment at low speeds.
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US Army watches demonstration of Hero 30 loitering weapon
UVison conducted a recent demonstration of its Hero 30 expendable unmanned air system in southern Israel for the US Army, and primarily the service's special operations command.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: One year on, Virgin Galactic forging ahead with SpaceShipTwo endeavour
One year ago this month, Virgin Galactic’s pursuit of suborbital space tourism was put in jeopardy when its Scaled Composites-built SpaceShipTwo broke apart over the Mojave Desert just 13 seconds into its fourth powered flight.
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NewsLockheed F-35 heads to the polls in Canada
As Canada heads to the polls on Monday, Lockheed Martin F-35 backers will be quietly hoping for a conservative win after Liberal Party leader Justin Trudeau came out against the troubled fighter programme while on the hustings, in favour of more spending on ships.
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NewsK-Max carries out US federal government firefighting tests
Lockheed Martin and Kaman have demonstrated to US federal government departments the firefighting capabilities of the unmanned K-Max helicopter.
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CEO Garrison leaving Bell for non-aerospace company
Bell Helicopter chief executive John Garrison is leaving the company to take over the top leadership post at a non-aerospace company, parent Textron announced on 15 October.
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NewsBoeing’s MOP bomb approaching second phase of redesign
Boeing can expected a sole-source contract for redesign, qualification and testing of the US Air Force’s largest non-nuclear penetrating bomb, the 13.6t GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP).
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NewsLockheed secures split-buy of -ER and baseline JASSM missiles
Lockheed Martin’s JASSM cruise missile programme has locked in a contract for 280 more missiles, with an even split of baseline and extended-range variants.
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NASA signs three CubeSat-dedicated start-ups
NASA has signed up three US-based launch start-ups to fly a series of CubeSat missions, due to fly in 2017 and 2018, to provide the agency with a dedicated route to orbit for the tiny satellites.
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NewsLockheed displays new-look Terminator UAV
Lockheed Martin has displayed an evolved version of its 'Terminator' loitering unmanned air vehicle, which it is offering for the US Army's long-running terminator Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System programme.
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NewsGeneral Atomics confirms first Improved Gray Eagle purchase
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has confirmed the US Army’s purchase of 19 “Improved Gray Eagle” UAVs following the service’s disclosure this week that its MQ-1C procurement has been “amended” to the extended-range version.