All Fixed-Wing news – Page 813
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Farnborough first news: UK poised to confirm Nimrod MRA4 production contract
Flight testing progress encourages BAE Systems as prototypes stack up hours
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Farnborough first news: Kaman to follow up US Army Burro success
Unmanned variant of K-Max helicopter to continue demonstrations under new deal
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RIAT: Alenia Aermacchi M-311 jet trainer in the black at Fairford
Alenia Aermacchi is using the RIAT show to highlight the capabilities of two of its new jet trainer products, with the M-346 taking to the air and the M-311 – freshly arrived in the UK sporting a new black and silver livery – on static display outside the Patron’s Pavilion
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NewsFarnborough International 2006
Rarely can an air show have been surrounded by so much expectation as Farnborough 2006, with question marks over Airbus and transatlantic trade disputes - bookmark this page for all your show news.
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NewsPictures: Rockwell B-1 lifted from Diego Garcia runway after wheels-up landing forced base closure
In early May Flight reported on the US Air Force Rockwell B-1B strategic bomber that closed the runway of an Indian Ocean US military base for three days after a wheels-up landing - here are exclusive pictures of how they lifted it off.
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NewsPictures: Osprey, Mig-29 OVT and IJT among first arrivals at Farnborough
The first aircraft have started arriving at the UK's Farnborough air field, ahead of next week's Farnborough International air show.
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NewsUK highlights perils to air traffic surveillance of growing wind turbine 'farms'
Air traffic surveillance can be severely degraded unless planners are required to consider aircraft safety, says UK CAA study into wind farms
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End of an era for RAF as last English Electric PR9 Canberra bows out after 55 years
The UK Royal Air Force has retired its last English Electric Canberra PR9 photographic reconnaissance aircraft from active service after 55 years of operations.
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Bringing it back home
The Farnborough site resonates with aviation history and over the years, show visitors have witnessed a succession of aerospace firsts from Concorde flypasts to nuclear bombers
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Energetic Qinetiq
Farnborough visitors will be able to judge the progress of Qinetiq’s UAV developments and see a model of its latest Zephyr high-altitude, long-endurance vehicle
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Searching for shields
Low-flying helicopters are especially vulnerable to ground fire but, with weight and speed-of-reaction constraints, effective defence is proving elusive
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ASTOR is born
The UK’s new military surveillance aircraft is expected to be ready for service in November. Its appearance in static display at Farnborough will be the first chance for many to see it
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Backing Britain
The Defence Industrial Strategy marks a departure in the way the UK will work with defence suppliers, both home-grown and overseas. We ask the UK’s big defence players what it means for them