All Fixed-Wing news – Page 1309
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Kfir talks
Ecuador is negotiating the purchase of additional Kfir fighters from Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI). Ecuador is already operating one squadron of Kfir C-2 fighters. IAI has already asked for US approval for the deal. This is needed because the aircraft is powered by a US engine. The fighters are offered ...
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An-70 rolls out again
Antonov rolled out its second An-70 on 23 December - the first aircraft crashed. The military transport is due to fly in the first half of this year. The Ukrainian aircraft builder also rolled out its first An-140 twin-turboprop airliner. Iran has already signed a deal to build the 52-seater. ...
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PATS fuel tanks extend 767 range
JET AVIATION HAS completed modification of the first Boeing 767 to be fitted with auxiliary fuel tanks. The 15,000litre auxiliary fuel-system, produced by PATS, was installed in a corporate-configured 767-200ER completed at Jet Aviation's Basle, Switzerland, modification centre. The aircraft's owner has not been identified, but is believed ...
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Cegelec lights Bosnia
The Airports division of France's Cegelec Projects has supplied 236 airfield light fittings to Banju Luka Airport in Bosnia. The equipment was ordered by a UK Government agency, and delivered using Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft based at RAF Lyneham in the UK. Source: ...
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Concurrent inks Lockheed Martin computer deal
CONCURRENT Computer has allied with Lockheed Martin to produce rugged versions of its PowerMAXION real-time computer for military applications. Lockheed Martin plans to use the PowerMAXION in systems for sensor fusion, situational awareness, route replanning and battle management. An early application will be the US Army's Rotorcraft Pilot's ...
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New Year's resolution
ONE OF THE FEW people to emerge smiling from the Franco-German summit in Nuremberg on 9 December was Siegfried Sobotta, co-president of Eurocopter and chairman and chief executive of Eurocopter Deutscheland (ECD). During the summit, Germany gave no firm commitment to the joint Helios 2/Horus satellite programme; the ...
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MiG-AT poised for service
The Russian air force will place an order for ten VPK MAPOMiG-AT advanced jet trainers within the next 12 months, according to Russian press reports. If confirmed, the move is the clearest indication yet that the MiG-ATis emerging as the air force's preferred jet trainer over the rival Yakovlev Yak-130. ...
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German air force sends F-4F Phantoms to Holloman
The German air force is to send ten McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantoms to Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico, on 14 January, in a move towards upgrading its US-based F-4 training squadron. The F-4Fs will replace F-4Es now used by the service for training at the base. A ...
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FAA flights begin on C-130J
US FEDERAL AVIATION Administration flight-testing of the Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules 2 has begun in anticipation of civil certification in May. The company is developing the C-130J as a private venture and will use civil certification, rather than military qualification, as proof of the aircraft's airworthiness. Certification testing began in ...
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UKMoD enters MALD talks
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is "involved in discussions" with Teledyne Ryan Aeronautical Systems and the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) over potential participation in the Miniature Air-Launched Decoy (MALD) programme. The MALD is a small, jet-powered unmanned air vehicle, which will be launched as ...
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B-2 clearance
The Northrop Grumman B-2 stealth bomber has been cleared for use in the conventional-bomber role. The clearance follows completion of bombing tests in which the aircraft successfully destroyed targets using the global-positioning-system (GPS)-aided targeting system and GPS-Aided Munitions (GAM). Source: Flight International
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Thin end of the wedge
It is a feature of helicopter operations in the Middle East that, when Israel decides to react to any kind of provocation in south Lebanon - and the Tel Aviv Government does so often - the United Nations peacekeeping force in the area is grounded. UN operations in the region ...
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IAI discusses Astra with Indian defence ministry
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and the Indian defence ministry are negotiating the sale of up to nine Astra business jets to be configured for maritime-reconnaissance and target-towing roles. The talks come on the back of the visit of a high-level Israeli defence/aerospace delegation to India at the end ...
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Lockheed Martin chases Phalcon
LOCKHEED MARTIN is evaluating offering the Israeli Elta Phalcon phased-array radar on the airborne-early-warning (AEW) derivative of its C-130J Hercules 2 transport. The US company has applied for an export licence allowing it to discuss the AEWC-130J with Elta and hopes to begin talks within the next three to four ...
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Hunter test
Israel Aircraft Industries (IAI) and TRW have successfully carried out a 16h flight test of the E-Hunter long-endurance variant of the basic IAI Hunter. The E-Hunter will be demonstrated to the US Army early this year. The E-Hunter differs from the basic Hunter in having an extended wing span and ...
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Phillipine F-18 tests
Phillipine air force pilots have completed a four-day evaluation of the McDonnell Douglas F-18 Hornet at the US Navy Naval Air Warfare Center-China Lake. The Phillipine air force is considering the F-18 as a candidate for its future fighter requirement alongside several other aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin F-16 and ...
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Too big, Mac?
The danger for the Europeans and the rest of the world's industry in Boeing's absorption of McDonnell Douglas (MDC) lies in believing that Boeing has trumped them for good. Yes, Boeing has - at a stroke - made itself the most powerful aircraft manufacturer in the world. That is not ...
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Embraer will offer an early-warning variant of EMB-145
Embraer plans to offer an airborne early-warning (AEW) variant of the EMB-145 regional jet following the Brazilian Government's decision to use the twinjet instead of the EMB-120 turboprop as the platform for the Ericsson Erieye phased-array radar under the SIVAM Amazon surveillance contract. The Brazilian manufacturer is negotiating ...
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UK funds Tornado replacement study
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to launch the feasibility study for the replacement of its Panavia Tornado GR4s. The French defence ministry is also funding elements of the project in a clear indication that it has an embryonic requirement for a strike aircraft to complement the Dassault Rafale. ...
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Poland's upgraded Iryda I-22 jet trainer prototype is 'ready to fly'
Polish aircraft manufacturer PZL-Mielec says that it is ready to test-fly an upgraded prototype of the I-22 jet trainer. Iryda chief designer Marek Potapowicz says that an aircraft incorporating the first stage of a range of proposed airframe and avionics improvements is ready for flight-testing. The ...