Steve Trimble

Defense Editor

Washington, DC

Summary

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

Born in a U.S. Air Force family, he grew up on military bases around the world and came to Washington 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 U.S. 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.

 

Articles

By Steve Trimble
Most defense programs end up more expensive than planned, but the B-21 is still cheaper than the Air Force expected. Supporters say it is time to buy.
Budget, Policy & Operations

By Steve Trimble
Shawn Warren joined GE Aerospace’s team selling F110 engines in 2018 when the engine still had an uncertain future.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The company has dusted off a two-year-old concept as an intense competition builds for the second batch of Collaborative Combat Aircraft prototypes.
Aircraft & Propulsion