All Fixed-Wing news – Page 148
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Boeing B-52 bombers to get new Raytheon AESA radars
The US Air Force (USAF) plans to upgrade the radar on its fleet of Boeing B-52 Stratofortress bombers to new active electronically scanned array (AESA) systems, which will be developed by Raytheon.
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Boeing Defense catching up with helicopter and tanker deliveries
After struggling with manufacturing and parts design problems last year, issues which delayed dozens of deliveries, Boeing Defense, Space & Security matched its 2018 delivery totals in the first six months of the year, with 96 military aircraft received by customers.
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NewsBulgaria approves F-16 purchase
Bulgaria's government has given the green light for the $1.25 billion acquisition of eight Lockheed Martin F-16Vs.
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Boeing reassures it’s still in the Canadian fighter competition
After a news report that said it might pull out of Canada’s fighter competition, Boeing says it’s still participating in the process and hasn’t made any final decisions.
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AVIC official sounds upbeat note about FC-31: report
Development of the AVIC FC-31 fighter is going well, and the aircraft is destined to enter service with the People's Liberation Army (PLA) according to its chief designer.
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US Navy declares IOC for MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter
The US Navy (USN) declared initial operational capability (IOC) for the Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout unmanned helicopter on 28 June.
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PICTURE: First RCAF C295 conducts maiden flight
The first Airbus Defence & Space C295 aircraft due for Canada’s Fixed Wing Search and Rescue Aircraft Replacement (FWSAR) programme has had its maiden flight.
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OpinionPiaggio must spell out role to secure future
If anyone requires a wonderful example of short- versus long-term planning - or tactics versus strategy, perhaps - then they could do worse than study the €700 million ($800 million) lifeline thrown to Piaggio Aerospace by the Italian government.
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OpinionWinning the loser's game of Indian defence procurement
What is worse than losing a military aircraft competition in India? Winning one, say cynics about New Delhi’s dysfunctional procurement system.
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Investigation, sustainment cloud Indian PC-7 deal
Indian media reports indicate that investigations are underway into New Delhi’s May 2012 purchase of 75 Pilatus PC-7 Mk-II basic trainers.
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NewsIndia edges forward with rebooted plan to acquire 110 fighters
The Indian defence ministry’s response to a parliamentary question suggests that a plan to obtain 110 advanced fighters is inching through New Delhi’s bureaucracy.
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Boeing to produce or remanufacture up to 600 AH-64E Apaches
The US Army plans to grant Boeing a multiyear contract for the production or remanufacture of up to 600 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsSerbia outlines Orao modernisation programme
Serbia's defence ministry has detailed a major upgrade programme being performed on its Soko J-22 Orao combat aircraft and NJ-22 trainers, which will significantly enhance the type's operational capabilities.
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NewsNATO AWACS base to trial digital tower technology
NATO's main operating base for its Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system (AWACS) fleet is to trial the use of digital tower air traffic control technology next year, with equipment supplied by Swedish venture Saab Digital Air Traffic Solutions.
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Raytheon and Northrop Grumman boost Karem’s FARA bid
Karem Aircraft’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype bid has received a big boost, with the addition of Northrop Grumman and Raytheon to its team.
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Eurofighters collided at high altitude: Luftwaffe
Germany's air force has disclosed further details about the fatal collision between two Eurofighter combat aircraft that took place near Rostock on 24 June.
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NewsPICTURE: Serbian air force receives first H145M
Serbia’s first of an eventual nine H145Ms was handed over to its air force at the Partner Defence Exhibition in Belgrade on 26 June.
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NewsPICTURES: UK F-35s make operational debut
The UK gave an operational debut to its Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning force in mid-June, with the fifth-generation type having flown missions over Iraq and Syria alongside Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons.
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Probe begins into fatal German Eurofighter crash
An investigation is under way into a fatal collision involving of a pair of German air force Eurofighter combat aircraft near Rostock on 24 June.
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Boeing's T-X to get Safran auxiliary power system
Boeing’s T-X jet trainer is to use an auxiliary power system supplied by Safran Electrical & Power, under the terms of an agreement signed at the Paris air show with the US company's development partner, Saab.