All United States articles – Page 206
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NewsDHL to test supply delivery using UAVs
German postal service DHL Parcel is to begin testing the delivery of supplies using its Parcelcopter unmanned air vehicle, marking the first operation of a UAV in European airspace beyond line of sight.
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ATK joins race to develop next-generation USAF launcher
US propulsion specialist ATK has thrown its hat in the ring to develop the next generation of American rocket engine, to replace the Russian-supplied RD-180 motor for United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: USAF push to oust Russian rockets turning into high-stakes contest
A US Air Force drive to end its reliance on Russian rocket motors is turning into a high-stakes competition between rival technologies, with propulsion specialist ATK throwing its hat into the ring just a week after United Launch Alliance and Blue Origin agreed to jointly fund development of a new, ...
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NewsSyrian air strikes mark combat debut for F-22 Raptor
The US military-led air launched over Syria on 22 September against Islamic insurgents marked the debut for US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors in a strike role.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Morris explains how GE came to embrace 3D printing
While GE's rapid acceptance of additive manufacturing technology may leave some industry commentators sceptical, the decades of work by Morris Technologies into the trailblazing technology should assuage even the most strident naysayers
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NewsUS C-130s deployed in support of disaster response
The US Department of Defense has deployed two Lockheed Martin C-130 transports to California in support of wildfire suppression in the area.
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NewsUSAF looks to micro-UAV for SAR operations
The US Air Force has contracted CyPhy Works to develop and test a micro unmanned air vehicle for search and rescue operations.
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NewsNASA teams to develop UAV traffic management system
NASA has partnered with Airware to develop a traffic management system for safe low-altitude UAV operations.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Virgin Galactic 'close to reaching space'
Virgin Galactic has formally backed away from its pledge to put its first fare-paying passengers into suborbital space by the close of 2014 – but has made a very public declaration that suborbital operations from its purpose-built spaceport in New Mexico will begin in early 2015.
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USAF finalises Block 30 Global Hawk purchase
The US Air Force has finalised a deal to purchase three more Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles, filling its official requirement for the high-altitude, long-endurance type.
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NewsBell 525 'lagging' behind Q4 first flight target
First flight of the Bell Helicopter 525 Relentless could fall slightly behind schedule, but the debut of the 505 JetRanger X is on track for the end of the year, chief executive John Garrison says.
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Lockheed Martin delivers improved ALIS for F-35
Lockheed Martin has delivered the latest iteration of the system that brings fifth-generation logistics and maintenance capability to the F-35 Lightning II fleet.
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NewsLockheed outlines cost-saving design tweaks for F-35
Lockheed Martin and its programme partners are putting up millions in investment dollars to redesign manufacturing methods for components of the F-35 Lightning II, in the hope of bringing the per-aircraft cost in line with existing fighters within five years.
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USAF details contribution to fight against Islamic State
The US Air Force has literally and figuratively done the heavy lifting during the ongoing fight against the Islamic State in northern Iraq, performing aerial refuelling and humanitarian airlift on a daily basis since June.
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NewsP&W to test remedy for F135 engine fault
Pratt & Whitney officials say they have identified a promising remedy for rubbing in the F135 engine that caused the catastrophic June fire that destroyed a Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II and has limited test flights of the developmental fleet.
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NewsUS Army trains on JLENS ahead of first deployment
The first 44 operators of the US Army’s aerostat-based radar surveillance system have been certified to operate the system, ahead of its first planned deployment at the end of the year.
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NewsNorthrop Grumman sizes up UK UCAV requirements
Northrop Grumman is pitching the unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) technology derived from its US Navy (USN)-sponsored X-47B demonstrator to the UK, to feed into its Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme.
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Unstabilised approach to blame for UPS crash: NTSB
Two UPS Airbus A300-600 pilots died because of the captain’s decision to continue an unstabilised approach in instrument conditions instead of performing a go-around maneouvre, the US National Transportation Safey Board (NTSB) says.
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NewsBoeing prepared for more 737 rate increases
Boeing believes the 737 customer and supplier base can support a further increase in production beyond the planned rate of 47 aircraft per month in 2017, says Commercial Airplanes chief executive Ray Conner.
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NewsNATO Summit: Obama confident in Iraq, Syria mission
President Barack Obama has claimed that the USA is defiant in its mission to dismantle the Islamic insurgents that are advancing in Iraq and Syria, as it reaches a milestone in the number of air strikes it has carried out against them.