All Fixed-Wing news – Page 510
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Elop's Music system to protect helicopters
Elbit Systems' Elop division is working on developing new versions of its Music countermeasures system to protect different types of helicopters.
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AUSA: Helicopters escape funding cuts in US Army budget review
US Army helicopter budgets have managed to escape cuts in the current sweeping defence spending reviews
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AUSA: US Army to consider alternatives to OH-58D upgrades
The US Army will consider alternatives to its plan to acquire upgraded Bell Helicopter OH-58F Kiowa Warriors.
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NBAA: Aircare Facts grows repertoire with fire trainer
Growing its repertoire of crew training simulators, Aircare Facts Training has added a new business aircraft-style cabin fire trainer. Dubbed Facts...
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NBAA: CMC lands SmartDeck orders for mystery aircraft
Esterline CMC Electronics is in "final discussions" with two airframers who have chosen the company's SmartDeck integrated avionics suite for two unannounced programs.
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NewsIAI confirms work on additional hovering air vehicles
Israel Aerospace Industries is looking to develop additional hovering air vehicles for surveillance tasks ...
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Pakistan's F-16s to get ITT electronic warfare kit
ITT has received a $49 million contract to supply pod-housed electronic warfare equipment for the Pakistan air force's F-16 fighters ...
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NewsBoeing backs away from 2012 prediction for F-15 shutdown
Boeing has backed off from previous forecasts that its F-15 production line would shut down next year, due to a number of pending orders ...
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Gama completes Grob Tutor safety upgrade for UK
Gama Engineering has completed a programme to boost the safety of the UK's Grob G115E Tutor military trainers ...
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NewsFerranti Technologies offers brownout-beating system for UK helicopters
Ferranti Technologies hopes to agree a deal with the UK Ministry of Defence to counter the threat posed by brownout during helicopter operations ...
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NewsUnmanned K-Max headed to Afghanistan
The US Navy has selected the Kaman/Lockheed Martin K-Max helicopter for an unmanned resupply demonstration in Afghanistan ...
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NewsPICTURES & VIDEO: F-35B starts critical tests in comeback attempt
With the beginning of at-sea trials for the Lockheed Martin F-35B, the short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL) variant had entered the most critical phase in a year-long campaign to overcome probation and be spared cancellation.
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NewsNBAA - Cessna retools, fills Citation product gap
Plunging demand led Cessna to halve its workforce and rethink its product strategy. Its latest ploy is to fill a gap at the bottom of its Citation range
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NewsIndia in talks to buy six more C-130Js
The Indian air force is in negotiations to order a second batch of six Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules ...
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NewsIndonesian Aerospace to study 19- to 50-seat civil aircraft
Indonesian Aerospace is to look at developing civil transport aircraft from 19 to 50 seats under a strategic co-operation with Airbus Military. This...
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NewsIndia's naval Tejas clears first engine ground run
The first naval version of India's Tejas light combat aircraft has made a successful engine ground run in Bengaluru ...
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NewsUS Army considers Texas start-up’s design for Black Hawk, Apache replacement
A Texas-based start-up will challenge three rotorcraft industry giants for a possible US Army contract to replace the Apache and Black Hawk ...
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NewsGuatemala close to concluding Super Tucano purchase
Guatemala is finalising negotiations with banks to finance the purchase of six Super Tucano turboprops ...
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NewsNew Zealand MoD looks to close training capability gap
New Zealand's defence ministry has issued a request for information (RFI) to modernise the pilot training capability of the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF),...
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Cockpit controlled load delivery system ready for flight trials
A novel concept in dropping underslung loads without assistance from the ground has passed hangar testing and is being readied for flight trials.