Sentences with phrase «aircraft systems]»

Goldfein reiterated this month that the force was looking at the light - attack aircraft program, known as OA - X, to produce a plane that fits into that networked battlefield, where all of a force's assets are connected.

Richardson, the chief of US naval operations, told the House Appropriations subcommittee in March that Russia's increasing interest in undersea operations was «exactly why our investments [in European operations] are focused on the antisubmarine - warfare problem, both enhancing our undersea sensors and then... infrastructure for the antisubmarine aircraft, the P - 8.»

Drones dropped the least of any category of aircraft.

If you want to own the big aircraft manufactures, you've got two or three to choose from, which doesn't help diversification.

The aircraft manufacturer's order book gives the company visibility 20 years into the future and the opportunities with consumers are bountiful.

In a statement Tuesday, Qantas Head of Fuel and Environment Alan Milne said the airline ranked poorly because «we use larger aircraft, fly very long distances and have premium cabins that naturally have fewer people on board.»

The current Air Force One aircraft, however, were manufactured in 1990 and are approaching their planned 30 - year service life.

One is that when it comes to safety issues — and in aircraft design, almost everything is a safety issue — everyone should be quick to raise questions.

The hallway reminded me of the corridor of an aircraft carrier I once stayed on during the Kosovo crisis; I shouldn't have been surprised by the room.

Christian Scherer of ATR says the firm is working on certifying its latest aircraft in China and expects orders if successful.

In this case, history may pinpoint the breach to that moment on October 4 when an orca - shaped, stubby - winged aircraft planted its almost comically spindly legs on a runway in California's Mojave Desert.

In this Jan. 26, 2012 photo, members of the Megado frequent fliers group line up to board an American Airlines aircraft at Dallas - Fort Worth International Airport in Grapevine, Texas.

Trading in an aging McDonnell Douglas MD - 80 plane for a new Boeing 737 — a comparable aircraft — can improve fuel efficiency by about 30 %.

Speaking on November 9, Goldfein used similar terms to underscore the role a light - attack aircraft would play on a connected battlefield.

The aircraft manufacturer said on Twitter that it had made «well over 100 changes» to the original US ship since taking over the project.

«We were a company that had never built a supersonic aircraft, and here we had to go straight up into space at Mach 3» — three times the speed of sound.

The radar works both to track incoming aircraft and missiles and to support outgoing weapons and planes.

The rise of a Chinese aircraft manufacturer is «a real plus» for Honeywell, which makes everything from jet engines to software systems used in planes, a company executive told CNBC Thursday.

Yves Robins, a senior vice president with Dassault, the French aircraft - maker, said the Conservative government's recent overhaul of the military procurement system means federal officials would be hard - pressed to explain a return to the F - 35 sole - source plan.

Ottawa is evaluating potential alternatives to its original plan to purchase 65 F - 35 aircraft.

Which means I am not going to buy an aircraft for the route and obviously I'm not going to hire people to crew it.

But soon Air Canada won't have to worry so much about its pilots stashing pornography in aircraft like shame - faced teenagers; it's currently equipping 160 planes with Wi - Fi.

Wizz Air, whose main operations are in central and eastern Europe, said its UK subsidiary Wizz Air UK would be based at London's Luton Airport and fly 8 Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft.

It will travel at 1,451 miles per hour (10 % faster than Concorde), and will fly at around 60,000 feet — higher than any other aircraft has flown, according to The Daily Mail, resulting in a quieter, less turbulent experience.

The Commerce Department revised March orders for non-defense capital goods excluding aircraft, which are seen as a measure of business spending plans, to show them falling 0.4 percent instead of dipping 0.1 percent as reported last month.

Specific security details for the plane are kept under lock and key, but it is a military aircraft.

Both crew members successfully ejected from the aircraft at low altitude.

«Mainland military aircraft will fly closer and closer to Taiwan and in the end fly above the island,» the paper added.

Having brought aircraft manufacturing to the province for the first time, Viking is at the leading edge of B.C.'s ascent in aerospace.

In order to spy on a telephone, all that was needed was that the aircraft be cruising at an altitude above 10,000 feet, the report said.

And Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis said that the strike «has severely damaged or destroyed Syrian aircraft and support infrastructure and equipment at Shayrat airfield, reducing the Syrian government's ability to deliver chemical weapons.»

Among the key players are Cascade Aerospace, which is licensed to maintain C - 130 Hercules transport aircraft (including the Canadian Forces» fleet), CHC Helicopter, contract carrier Kelowna Flightcraft, and MacDonald, Dettwiler & Associates, which recently acquired a California satellite maker.

Masluch said more than 1,000 Challenger 600 series planes have been delivered and are «one of the most robust and reliable aircraft in business aviation.»

The account identified B - 52s with the call signs HERO01 and HERO02 departing Anderson Air Force Base and heading toward the South China Sea, refueling along the way from US Air Force KC - 135 tanker aircraft.

-- Jamail Larkins, Ascension Aircraft

Travelled on an ancient Ilyushin aircraft, and whilst happy to reach my destination, this is not an airline I would use again (no choice this time on my schedule to Pyongyang).

Her paycheck included $ 200,000 for personal aircraft use.

And the European Union, perhaps still smarting from the mothballing of the Anglo - French Concorde in 2003, spent $ 7 million ($ 9.8 million) on the 36 - month Long - Term Advanced Propulsion Concepts and Technologies (LAPCAT) study, examining the possibilities of producing engines for aircraft that could far exceed the speed of sound.

Inspired by the single - seat fighter aircraft from World War II of the same name, it blends vintage design details into a timepiece that's elegant in design, precise in performance, and stylish in its commitment to the wearer.

The French flag - carrier was an early target of the US National Security Agency and its British counterpart GCHQ as it was seen as a terrorist mark and it carried out tests in 2007 on allowing the use of mobile phones on its aircraft.

Moisture in the aircraft's Port Transducer Units during air data calibration distorted the information in the bomber's air data system, causing the flight control computers to calculate an inaccurate airspeed and a negative angle of attack upon takeoff.

The Air Force has been conducting ongoing missions over Iraq and Syria, where US aircraft have led the air campaign against ISIS — though those operations have decreased considerably in recent weeks.

According to the report, this caused an, «uncommanded 30 degree nose - high pitch - up on takeoff, causing the aircraft to stall and its subsequent crash.»

The Air Canada subsidiary, which launched last summer, expects to expand its workforce to 650 by the end of the year when its number of aircraft increases to 33.

The flight was first noticed by Aircraft Spots, a Twitter account that tracks aircraft and US Air Force flights.

Seoul responded to the jets by sending F - 15K and KF - 16 fighters to monitor the Chinese aircraft, which left after two hours and 40 minutes, said the JCS.

The latest J - 31 variant appears to be a more completely developed tactical aircraft with an Infra - red search and track ball passive sensor (IRST ball).

Born in 1904, Olive Ann Beech formed the Beech Aircraft Company with her husband, Walter.

Travelers concerned about legroom will find that some carriers and aircraft offer more space on their basic seats, letting you avoid the fee for a premium seat just to get a few extra inches.

Given this and more information about the J - 20 it can be reasonably suggested that this aircraft is intended primarily for defense of Chinese air space and, if exported, some of its border allies.