All United States articles – Page 92
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USAF Secretary wants to grow squadron numbers by 24%
Secretary of the US Air Force Heather Wilson said she wants to increase the service’s number of operational squadrons by 24% to 386 by 2025 to 2030.
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US Air Force looks for new maker of Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles
The US Air Force is researching alternative sources to produce the AGM-158 Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER).
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Hawaiian to begin Boston flights in 2019
Hawaiian Airlines is striking east to Boston with the launch of nonstop flights between the Massachusetts capital and Honolulu on 4 April 2019.
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NewsPICTURE: US Navy G550 ready for special-mission update
A specially adapted Gulfstream G550 is set to enter the next phase of its preparation before assuming range telemetry duties for the US Navy in California early in the next decade.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: US Air Force eyes adoption of ‘Loyal Wingman’ UAVs
Stretched thin by operations across the globe and new threats from adversaries such as China and Russia, the US Air Force is experimenting with an idea to fill the gaps in America’s fighter squadrons. The so-called Loyal Wingman concept – to deploy semi-autonomous unmanned air vehicles – may radically change ...
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Narrowbodies will grow their share: Udvar-Hazy
Single-aisle aircraft will increase their dominance of the global airline fleet as it grows over the next decade, Air Lease executive chairman Steven Udvar-Hazy expects.
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Fire Scout teams with other unmanned assets to hunt mines
A modified version of Northrop Grumman’s MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter has successfully completed an automated sea mine hunting demonstration.
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Boeing sees potential for more 737 production rate hikes
Boeing is considering ramping up 737 production further in 2020 despite struggling with significant supply chain problems this year, Boeing chief executive Dennis Muilenburg says on 12 September.
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Gulfstream intervenes in Nordam PW800 impasse
Gulfstream has stepped in to resolve an impasse that has halted production of the nacelles for the engines that power the G500 and G600, and forced their supplier into Chapter 11.
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Boeing rehires retirees in effort to bolster 737 production force
Boeing has rehired some retired mechanics and taken other steps to bolster its headcount in Renton as part of a broad effort to ensure timely deliveries of 737s, the company says.
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DIU posts specs for rugged short-range recon drone
The Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) posted desired performance specs for a newly proposed short-range vertical takeoff and landing reconnaissance drone for which it plans to solicit proposals in the second quarter of 2019.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Department of Defense develops stealth target drone
Never before has the US Air Force had to face an adversarial military that has stealth aircraft. Now, it must confront two: China and Russia.
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Opinion
OPINION: Air France-KLM bucks the nativist trend
In a world where inward-looking political sensibilities are zeitgeist, the appointment of Canadian national Ben Smith as the new chief executive of Air France-KLM was a welcome surprise.
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PICTURES: First static-test 777X breaks cover
Boeing has released images of its initial 777X static-test airframe, providing a better look at the manufacturer's latest widebody twin.
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USAF awards Boeing $2.9 billion for 18 more KC-46As
The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $2.9 billion contract for 18 additional KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, spares, support equipment, spare engines and wing air refueling pod kits.
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P&W awarded $437m for further development of adaptive jet engine
Pratt & Whitney was awarded a $437 million contract modification by the US Air Force to further develop its adaptive jet engine design, a propulsion system for a future sixth-generation fighter.
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Goldman Sachs retained for potential GECAS sale
Goldman Sachs has been retained to help evaluate strategic options for GE-owned lessor GECAS, three sources confirm.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Why fuller 'big data' benefits remain unrealised
United Airlines executive Tom Romanowski envisions a day when the voluminous sensor data generated by modern aircraft flows in real time to his team's data-crunching computers.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: New US Air Force combat rescue helicopter rolls off assembly line
After 17 years of continuous operations in Afghanistan and Iraq, the US Air Force’s combat rescue workhorse, the Sikorsky HH-60G Pave Hawk, is looking tired.
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NASA and Bell to demonstrate autonomous UAV in National Airspace System
Bell has signed an agreement with NASA to demonstrate its Autonomous Pod Transport 70 (APT70) – an unmanned air vehicle – flying within the National Airspace System in 2020.