Steve Trimble

Defense Editor

Washington, DC

Summary

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

Born in a U.S. Air Force family, he grew up on military bases around the world and came to Washington DC in 1997 to work for Army Times Publishing Co. as a journalist. Steve helped launch the Military.com portal in 2000, then joined the editorial team for Aviation Week’s web site in 2001. He reported on the Pentagon for Aerospace Daily in 2002 and 2003.

From September 2003 to September 2018, Steve covered defense and aviation issues and managed staff as the US bureau chief for Jane’s Defence Weekly and later FlightGlobal. He has covered aviation stories on six continents and won multiple awards, including the 2017 Aerospace Media Awards honor for Best In-Depth Feature on the effort to revive Russia’s commercial aviation industry.

 

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Articles

By Steve Trimble
Akaer and Intra are scheduled to fly the first Samoom by the end of the year, but the timing could be extended.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Steve Trimble
The comments come a year after air force officials proposed to add four F-39s to the first batch, then acquire a second batch of 26.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
Jacarei, Brazil-based Turbomachine is seeking investors to move the design of the TF6000 turbofan into to the development phase.
Missile Defense & Weapons