All Fixed-Wing news – Page 26
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NewsF135 engine upgrade best choice for F-35, says Raytheon Technologies boss
Performance updates to the Pratt & Whitney F135 represent the best path to satisfying future increased power and efficiency requirements for the Lockheed Martin F-35, according to Greg Hayes, chief executive of Raytheon Technologies, the engine producer’s parent company.
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Spanish approval clears path for Eurodrone programme launch
Europe’s ambitious Eurodrone programme has cleared the final hurdle prior to its formal launch, with Spain’s council of ministers on 25 January giving its delayed approval to participate in the multinational effort.
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Lockheed Martin reports record $67 billion in sales for 2021
Lockheed Martin has reported net sales valued at slightly over $67 billion for 2021, with its record performance up 3% from roughly $65.4 billion the previous year.
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Modified F-5Ms put Brazil’s indigenous datalink to the test
Brazil’s Link-BR2 programme, which aims to introduce a secure datalink capability across its armed forces, has been advanced via flight tests involving two modified Northrop F-5M fighters.
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Interview
How F-35A demonstration pilot Major Kristin Wolfe became star of the show
F-35A Demonstration Team commander Major Kristin Wolfe has the enviable job of putting the stealth fighter through its paces for the US public, helping others to also fall in love with aviation.
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Top Aces unleashes F-16 advanced aggressor fighter
Top Aces has for the first time flown a Lockheed Martin F-16A equipped with its advanced aggressor mission system, enabling the legacy type “to replicate the most advanced capabilities of contemporary air-to-air combat opponents”.
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Greece welcomes first six Dassault Rafales at Tanagra base
Greece has welcomed the first six of an eventual 18 Dassault Rafales to its Tanagra air base, following a ferry flight conducted from Istres in the south of France.
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Dassault secures 14-year Mirage 2000 maintenance deal for French air force
Dassault Aviation has been awarded a long-term contract to maintain the French air force’s Mirage 2000-series combat aircraft until their retirement next decade.
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Germany pans NH90 and Tiger helicopters for low availability rates
Germany’s fleets of NH90 and Tiger helicopters are again the subject of stinging criticism for their poor operational availability, with their performance branded as “unsatisfactory”.
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Boeing seeks German industry partners for Super Hornet/Growler bid
Boeing has stepped up its campaign to sell a combination of F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Berlin, by issuing a request for information to potential local equipment suppliers.
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Hungarian Gripen upgrade to deliver radar, weapons enhancements
Hungary’s Saab Gripen C/D fighters are to be upgraded to the latest MS20 Block 2 operating standard, with the work to incorporate radar modifications, enhanced communications and expanded weapons capability.
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Collins flight-tests next-gen military network using Bonanza and Mi-2s
Collins Aerospace late last year completed flight tests that demonstrated a suite of integrated communications and networking technologies as part of a US military network-modernisation effort.
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Russia’s first new-build Tu-160M bomber makes flight debut
Russia’s first new-build example of the Tupolev Tu-160M strategic bomber made its debut flight on 12 January.
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RAF completes Poseidon fleet, as ninth P-8A arrives in UK
The UK Royal Air Force has received the last of its nine Boeing P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft, with the twinjet having landed at its Lossiemouth base in Scotland on 11 January.
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Strong 2021 order performance drives backlog growth at Dassault
Dassault Aviation turned in a healthy performance in 2021, boosted by strong sales of its Falcon business jets and Rafale fighter.
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Raytheon, US Navy talk EA-18G’s AESA radar providing jamming boost
Raytheon and the US Navy are looking to increase the jamming capability of the Boeing EA-18G Growler by also using the electronic attack aircraft’s APG-79 active electronically scanned array radar.
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Analysis
US Air Force to advance stealthy successor for F-22
Details of the US Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter are top secret, but some hints about its key technologies are beginning to appear.
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Analysis
Is Seoul’s KF-21 fighter an export star in waiting?
The KF-21 is South Korea’s boldest aerospace development. Can Seoul turn the home-grown fighter into a key defence asset and export success?
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Analysis
UAE, Finnish orders intensify fighter rivalry
A late flurry of fighter competition activity as 2021 drew to a close saw the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sign a surprise deal to acquire 80 Dassault Rafales and Lockheed Martin triumph in Finland’s 64-aircraft HX process.
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Japan, UK to build joint engine demonstrator for future fighters
Japan and the UK have signed an agreement to jointly develop an engine demonstrator suitable for use with future combat aircraft.
