All Fixed-Wing news – Page 607
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EADS: USAF can buy 118 A400Ms with savings from C-130, C-5 retirements
EADS North America has offered a plan for the US Air Force to purchase 118 Airbus Military A400Ms ...
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Delays to New Zealand's C-130 upgrade leads to job cuts
Safe Air plans to cut around 100 jobs due to ongoing delays to an upgrade on five Royal New Zealand Air Force C-130 transports ...
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EADS to establish R&D centre in Bangalore
EADS Defence and Security will establish a new research and development centre in India, as it promotes the Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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NewsPICTURE: Germany's first Heron UAV emerges
Germany is preparing to deploy its first leased Heron 1 unmanned air vehicle to Afghanistan during March ...
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General Atomics attracts first customer for Avenger UAV, claims Lockheed
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems has attracted a first customer for its stealthy Avenger unmanned air system ...
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Selex Galileo parks enhanced Falco UAV
Selex Galileo has put on hold an enlarged version of its Falco UAV, but is eyeing the type for multi-intelligence missions ...
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Boeing pitches P-8 variant to replace JSTARS
Boeing has revealed a new, armed version of the P-8 Poseidon aimed at replacing the USAF's JSTARS fleet ...
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Canberra to delay decision on Growler upgrade for F/A-18Fs
Australia may not immediately convert its 12 Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets that are being wired for the E/A-18G Growler electronic-attack configuration ...
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UK to fly Selex AESA radar on Eurofighter Typhoon
The UK has advanced its plans to equip future production examples of the Eurofighter Typhoon with active electronically scanned array radars ...
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Australia plans for longer service life with Super Hornet fleet
Australia envisages that its Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets, which will begin entering service from March, could become a "long bridge" for an air force capability...
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NewsNew VXX competition reveals changes for US presidential helicopter
The US Navy could pursue a two-model strategy to replace its Marine One fleet of presidential helicopters ...
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NewsEADS: letter from A400M nations an 'important step'
Seven A400M customer nations have submitted a proposal to EADS to save the programme, but the move falls short of a draft contract ...
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PICTURES: Israel's first Heron TP squadron goes operational
The first Israeli air force squadron to receive the Israel Aerospace Industries Heron TP unmanned air vehicle has achieved operational status ...
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NewsUSMC moves closer to deciding on unmanned resupply for Afghanistan
The US Marine Corps could use unmanned air systems as a way of taking some truck convoys off Afghanistan's perilous roads ...
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BAE Systems: culture of corruption?
BAE Systems says it has changed its ways, but plea bargain is emboldening some critics ...
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Helicopter horizons: gaining the leading edge
Innovation, rather than new model launches, is in fashion at helicopter makers as they seek to differentiate themselves
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Civil helicopters: The latest on the market
With the worst of the economic downturn behind them, helicopter manufacturers and operators are turning to innovation, safety and efficiency to gain an edge over rivals.
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FLIGHT TEST: Bell 429 - No detail too small
Bell's new 429 twin-engined helicopter is fast, quiet, smooth, has plenty of power and has safety in its DNA
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UK outlines defence review issues
The UK Ministry of Defence has repeated its past message that tough choices must be made about future equipment acquisition, but again provided few specifics....
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PW designates Nayak as an engine wash supplier
Pratt & Whitney has signed an agreement with aircraft maintenance firm Nayak Aircraft Services to provide its EcoPower engine washes in Europe.