All Fixed-Wing news – Page 681
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Boeing close to firing offensive laser from C-130
Flights of a Lockheed Martin C-130-based Advanced Tactical Laser system are expected to start by mid-September, with Boeing to fire the system at ground...
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Australia to replace centre-fuselage on only 10 F/A-18s
Australia will replace the central barrel fuselage for up to 10 of its Boeing F/A-18A/Bs in Canada,...
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Qinetiq searches for production partner for Zephyr high-altitude UAV
Qinetiq has unveiled plans to transition a slightly larger version of the Zephyr high-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle into operational service...
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Saab says Gripen NG will save Netherlands billions
In its response to the Netherlands' request for proposals for a Lockheed Martin F-16 replacement, Saab claims that choosing the Gripen NG (Next Generation)...
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Hawk 128 edges closer to RAF duty
Royal Air Force use of BAE Systems' Hawk 128 advanced jet trainer has moved a step closer, with the type poised to achieve its release to service declaration,...
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Japan's ATD-X stealth fighter suffers funding crunch
Japan is unlikely to get the funding required to construct a stealth fighter demonstrator in 2008, with industry sources expecting the finance ministry to...
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Japan to boost defence budget, but cut aircraft orders
Japan has proposed making a 2.2% increase to its defence budget for fiscal year 2009, but its ¥4.8 trillion ($29.5 billion) allocation contains just ¥189.1...
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France hones requirements for MALE UAV system
France's defence ministry is preparing the requirements for its medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned air vehicle requirement, with a request for information...
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Indonesia poised to receive new batch of Sukhoi fighters
Indonesia is poised to take delivery of its first of six new Sukhoi Su-27/30 fighters in September, with the country's defence and finance ministries having...
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Court permits Kuwait Airways to seize Iraq-bound CRJ900s
Kuwait Airways is carrying out its threat to force the Iraqi Government to pay reparations over war damage by seizing interests in Bombardier regional jets...
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Israeli air force tanker and transport fleets leave Ben Gurion
The Israeli air force on 25 August transferred its Boeing 707 tanker/transport and Lockheed Martin C-130 tactical transport fleets from a facility adjacent...
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Boeing, US Army sign $4.3 billion deal for up to 215 Chinooks
Boeing will build or remanufacture up to 215 CH-47 Chinooks up to 2014 under a new...
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Further delays likely for Korea Aerospace F/A-50 fighter
Further delays are likely in the development of the Korea Aerospace Industries F/A-50 fighter, with the company...
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Fuji Heavy Industries to delay development of Subaru Jet
Fuji Heavy Industries plans to put off the development of a new business jet for several...
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General Dynamics fuels expansion with surprise swoop for Jet Aviation
Last week's surprise $2.25 billion acquisition of Jet Aviation by US defence giant General Dynamics should further fuel what has been a whirlwind expansion...
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Boeing backs off interoperable goal for modelling and simulation networks
Boeing has softened its once-strident stance on the need to establish standards for networking protocols across the US and global defence industry. In...
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India set for offset bounty
Hindustan Aeronautics leads a pack of manufacturing enterprises eyeing import...
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GAO: poor performance doomed Lockheed/General Atomics bid for BAMS
New documents released on 20 August reveal why the US Navy rejected a Lockheed Martin/General Atomics bid for its BAMS deal ...
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Brazil nears first cut for F-X2 fighter bidders
The Brazilian air force is "very shortly" expected to narrow the competitive field for its F-X2 fighter requirement to just two or three bidders ...
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Working week: putting a business jet to the test
Imagine stepping into an aircraft that is being flown for the first time. That is the demanding role of the test pilot. We speak to Tore Reimers, who is part of the certification programme for the new Grob SPn