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
The ongoing study focuses on integrating MBDA’s air-launched Enforcer missile by 2025 on the XMobot Nauru 1000C uncrewed aircraft system.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The launch of the A-29N during the LAAD Defense and Security event on April 12 comes as Portugal has started shopping for a close air support aircraft.
Light Attack and Advanced Training

By Steve Trimble
The all-composite IA-100 Malvina is being developed to replace the long-retired Beechcraft T-34 Mentor for the Argentine air force.
Light Attack and Advanced Training