All Fixed-Wing news – Page 758
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Lift-fan inlet door problems led to rethink
Lockheed Martin redesigned the lift-fan inlet on the F-35B with an aft-hinged door after problems with the bifold doors on the X-35 concept demonstrator...
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Italian air force to acquire 14 M-346 advanced trainers
State funding to secure aircraft from 2009 will boost Alenia Aermacchi's export hopes
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Italy readies Mangustas for Afghanistan service
A129Cs to carry out force protection and emergency extraction in Herat province
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Argentina assesses Chinese helicopters for air force, navy
Argentina's defence ministry has signed a military co-operation agreement with its Chinese counterpart, as part of an effort to address an urgent rotary-wing...
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Russian rivals to compete over PAK FA engine deal
Air force chief reveals plan to give next-generation combat aircraft new powerplant
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Defence in brief: 5 June 2007
DEFENCE IN BRIEF TRANSPORT PACT Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to establish a new co-ordination cell to manage...
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CSAR-X contest attracts fresh flak
Sikorsky voices 'vigorous opposition' to new request for proposals, claiming Boeing's HH-47 retains unfair advantage
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India moves to buy six C-130Js
The US Congress has been notified of the possible $1.06 billion sale of six Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports to India, for use by the country's...
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People: 5 June 2007
Gil Michielin (above), vice-president and general manager of Thales's commercial airline solutions business unit, has been elected president of the European...
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IDS looks beyond
Boeing's commercial aircraft division is on a high, with orderbooks bursting at the seams and its European competitor struggling with political, industrial...
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Business briefing: 5 June 2007
Business briefing Cobham snaps up Patriot Antenna Systems ACQUISITION Cobham is further boosting its US footprint with the agreement to acquire...
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Smart rotor on trial
Boeing is to test a smart helicopter rotor in a NASA windtunnel to verify the vibration, noise and performance improvements expected in forward flight with...
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Eurocopter links with Falcon in Abu Dhabi
Eurocopter is teaming up with Abu Dhabi VIP helicopter operator Falcon Aviation Services to open its first maintenance centre in the booming Arabian Gulf...
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Dassault and IAI in talks on future project partnerships
Israeli company keen to leverage experience with Gulfstream and other business jets
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Keeping the Royal Navy's fleet flying
With mechanical engineering skills in high demand, the UK's armed forces serve a vital role in training tomorrow's airframe technicians. Working Week talks to Mark Duddridge, a civilian engineering instructor based at HMS Sultan
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Laser missile jammer to protect Marine Corps helicopters
Laser missile jammmers to protect Marine Corps helicopters in Iraq US Marine Corps helicopters in Iraq are to be equipped with laser jammers to defeat...