All Fixed-Wing news – Page 611
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SINGAPORE 2010: Asian fighter requirements continue to grow
What kind of fighter aircraft do Asian nations need? Talk of fourth and fifth generations is not always useful
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Military compassion helps Haiti
In-flows of food, medical supplies, construction equipment and military troops - mostly from Brazil, Canada and the USA - continued to pour into the rubble of Haiti's earthquake-battered capital at the end of last week.
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Israel sets sights on two-seater F-35
The role of Israeli industry in the F-35 programme remains one of the last undecided pieces in Lockheed Martin's vast supply chain for the stealth fighter. While...
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IAI takes on privatized mindset
Israel Aerospace Industries punches above its weight and believes it could get even bigger without government ownership
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UK updates guidance on VC10 passenger flights
The UK Ministry of Defence has clarified its position with regard to the restrictions imposed on some passenger operations with the RAF's VC10s ...
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Rafael seeks partnerships for export success
Israel's state-owned armaments developer takes great care when making its pitch to potential export customers
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NewsAirbus: 'zero major issues' from A400M flight tests
With over 30h now flown with its first A400M, Airbus Military says it has encountered no major problems with flying the delayed type ...
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PICTURES: Second accident spells end for Finland's 'Frankenhornet'
A Finnish air force Boeing F-18D trainer has crashed just weeks after the completion of a 100,000h rebuild project ...
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NewsSINGAPORE 2010: Singapore air show preview
The Singapore air show - being held for the second time next week following its 2006 split with Asian Aerospace - remains the premier all-sector event for the eastern hemisphere.
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US FAA sends temporary ATC tower to Haiti
The US FAA has responded to a request from the Haitian government to dispatch a portable air traffic control tower to Haiti to help with aircraft operations...
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NewsLockheed struggles to keep F-35 flight-testing on track: report
Lockheed Martin's test programme for the F-35 dropped further behind schedule in fiscal year 2009, according to a newly leaked document ...
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PICTURES: UK tests load capacity of A400M
The UK has conducted trial equipment loading work using a full-scale mock-up of the Airbus Military A400M's cargo hold ...
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India issues RFI for refuelling tankers
India's defence ministry has issued a fresh request for information linked to its possible future purchase of six new in-flight refuelling aircraft, having...
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Hellenic Aerospace to maintain Saudi C-130 engines
Hellenic Aerospace Industries has won a three-year, $43 million contract with the Saudi Arabian...
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PICTURES: Multinational C-17 wing flies first relief mission to Haiti
A multinational group of NATO and Partnership for Peace states has performed its first humanitarian relief flight with the C-17 transport ...
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Boeing wins support contract for Australia's Wedgetails
Australia has given Boeing a five-year contract to support the country's Boeing 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
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NewsRoyal Air Force suspends passenger operations with VC10 fleet
The UK has temporarily ceased passenger operations with its VC10 tanker/transports, as part of an RAF airworthiness review process ...
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NewsRafael quits Israel's congested UAV market
Rafael has abandoned its efforts to become an unmanned air vehicle manufacturer and will not invest in new platforms ...
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Italy investigates loss of upgraded Predator UAV
The Italian air force is investigating the cause of a crash involving one of its upgraded General Atomics RQ-1B Predator A Plus unmanned air vehicles on...