All Fixed-Wing news – Page 29
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NewsPratt & Whitney lands contract to maintain B-52 and E-3 engines
Engine maker Pratt & Whitney (P&W) has won a Pentagon contract valued up to $870 million for sustainment of TF33 engines, which power Boeing B-52H heavy bombers and Boeing E-3 Sentry airborne early warning jets. The TF33 is the military designation for P&W’s JT3 commercial jet engine. The sustainment contract, ...
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NewsAurora proposes fan-in-wing aircraft for DARPA Sprint competition
Revealing the second of four designs for DARPA’s Speed and Runway Independent Technologies aircraft development programme, Boeing subsidiary Aurora is opting for a blended-wing-body approach using fan-in-wing rotors for vertical lift.
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NewsNATO to buy six Boeing E-7A Wedgetails for initial AEW&C transformation
NATO plans to acquire six Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for introduction from early next decade, as part of preparations to draw down its veteran Boeing E-3A airborne warning and control system fleet.
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NewsSecretive US ‘spaceplane’ will return to orbit on SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket
The Boeing X-37 Orbital Test Vehicle, operated by the US Space Force, will return to orbit atop a SpaceX Falcon Heavy booster for its seventh long-endurance flight mission.
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NewsCalidus displays expanded product range as B-250 deliveries draw near
UAE-based Calidus Aerospace used its home show to exhibit a range of in-development products, including its B-250 turboprop and the Sahab unmanned air vehicle design.
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NewsUAE confirms L-15 trainer order for display team use
The UAE defence ministry has confirmed finalising a contract with China’s CATIC to supply its air force with a dozen Hongdu L-15 jet trainers for aerobatic display team use.
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NewsUAE’s final GlobalEye nears debut flight, as Swedish programme advances
Saab is close to performing the debut flight of its fifth and final GlobalEye surveillance aircraft for the United Arab Emirates, while it scans for additional sales.
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NewsEmbraer close to announcing first C-390 order in Asia or Middle East
Embraer could soon land its first customer for the C/KC-390 tactical transport from the Middle East or Asia-Pacific regions, company officials say.
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AnalysisPower shift: how GCC-member air forces are getting stronger
The United Arab Emirates surprised many with its $17 billion deal for 80 Rafale fighters, but its potential interest in acquiring Chinese or Russian aircraft has put the brakes firmly on a suggested F-35 buy.
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NewsRe-engined Il-76MD-90A makes Dubai show debut
Russia’s presence at the Dubai air show includes a debut for its re-engined Ilyushin Il-76MD-90A transport.
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News‘Amazing momentum’ has C-390 prospects soaring, Embraer defence chief says
Embraer is aiming to close out an already great year for its C/K-390 airlifter by securing additional orders, while it also eyes longer-term opportunities in the Middle East.
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NewsFlight of the Raider: B-21 lifts off for the first time
The next-generation stealth bomber, under development by Northrop Grumman for the US Air Force, made its first flight on 10 November from the secretive Plant 42 industrial facility in the California high desert.
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NewsLeonardo chief Cingolani eyes year-end sign-off for GCAP joint-venture
Leonardo’s chief executive is confident that an agreement setting out the roles of each of its industrial partners in the multi-national Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) can be signed off by the end of the year.
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NewsRAF chief awaits clarity on revised Wedgetail service introduction plan
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) will soon set out a further slip to the expected entry into service schedule for a delayed fleet of three Boeing E-7A airborne early warning and control aircraft.
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NewsFirst Aeralis jet to rise as ‘Phoenix’
UK military light jet developer Aeralis has named its first test aircraft ‘Phoenix’, following a contest opened up to the Royal Air Force’s Air Cadets organisation.
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NewsFirst Boeing T-7A arrives at California air base for flight testing
The first example of Boeing’s T-7A Red Hawk has arrived at Edwards AFB in California, as Boeing and the US Air Force (USAF) progress through flight testing toward low-rate production of the new jet trainer.
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NewsUSA launches F-15 strikes and B-1 flights over the Middle East following MQ-9 downing
American air power is on full display across the Middle East, with a B-1 bomber flight and lethal strikes from F-15 fighters coming the same day a US Air Force MQ-9 UAV was downed by rebel fighters in Yemen.
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NewsF-15EX prices exceed those of F-35As in latest USAF contract for 48 fighters
The US Air Force and Boeing have finalised terms for the next three rounds of production for F-15EX fourth-generation fighters, covering 48 aircraft valued at $3.9 billion.
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NewsTextron Aviation wins $100 million Pentagon contract to sell turboprops to foreign governments
The Foreign Military Sales agreement allows Textron Aviation, over five years, to deliver to overseas buyers aircraft including Cessna SkyCouriers, Grand Caravan EXs and Beechcraft King Airs.
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NewsUS Navy to field Stormbreaker precision bomb on F/A-18 fleet
The Raytheon-made guided munition, fielded under the designation Small Diameter Bomb-II, has already been certificated for service with the Boeing F-15 and is in the process of being integrated into the full three-variant fleet of F-35 fighters.