All Fixed-wing articles – Page 119
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NewsSouth Africa’s AHRLAC poised for deliveries
After becoming the outright owner of what has been a bumpy development programme, South Africa’s Paramount defence group is ready to put country’s first home-grown aircraft since the 1980s into service, positioning it as an adaptable reconnaissance and security platform for budget-conscious customers
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NewsArgentina to use pension funds to restart development of IA-100 ‘Malvina’
Argentina, which defaulted on its national debt in May, has decided to dip into its military pension and retirement fund to restart the development of its new trainer aircraft, the IA-100. The country sees its pension funds a means to develop other projects in the future.
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NewsUS Navy researches long-range aerial sea mine
The service wants sea mines it can launch while out of enemy air defence reach.
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NewsUS Air Force leaders watch first Agility Prime eVTOL demonstration
Several top US Air Force leaders watched a demonstration flight of an electric-vertical-takeoff-and-landing (eVTOL) aircraft on 20 August at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas.
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NewsTempest windtunnel testing shows design detail
BAE Systems has revealed images of the UK’s Tempest future combat aircraft undergoing windtunnel testing at its Warton site in Lancashire earlier this year.
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NewsPentagon confident F-35 full-rate production decision won’t slip again
After suffering delays, including problems caused by the coronavirus, the US Department of Defense (DoD) believes the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II will be ready for a full-rate production decision by March 2021.
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NewsUAE sees Israeli peace deal making it ‘easier’ to buy F-35
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) sees broad benefits flowing from its recent peace deal with Israel, including an easier path to buying the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter, as well as other US-made military products.
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NewsAI wins 5 to 0 in simulated dogfights against human F-16 fighter pilot
The AI program, named “Falcon”, defeated a senior fighter pilot and F-16 Weapons Instructor Course graduate, call sign “Banger”, in a series of nearly flawless performances that took advantage of the computer program’s ability to fly more precisely and aggressively.
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NewsFirst simulator arrival boosts RAF Poseidon operations
Boeing has delivered a key training device to support personnel operating the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) 737NG-based P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet.
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NewsCAE wins contract for USAF’s new AI-guided pilot training initiative
CAE USA has won a contract for a cloud-based learning management system which is to help guide the US Air Force’s Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 initiative.
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NewsOregon Air National Guard to receive first Boeing F-15EX in 2022
Kingsley Field Air National Guard Base near Klamath Falls in southern Oregon will host the US Air Force’s (USAF) first formal training missions.
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NewsUSAF tests B-21 avionics on surrogate aircraft to keep development pace
The US Air Force is testing the avionics and other subsystems of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider on an undisclosed surrogate aircraft while the first example of the stealth bomber is built simultaneously.
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NewsUSAF Research Lab looks for ‘Mayhem’, larger air-breathing hypersonic engine
The Expendable Hypersonic Multi-Mission Air-Breathing Demonstrator programme, referred to also as Mayhem, would be a competition to design, fabricate and integrate a large cruise missile.
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NewsRAF Poseidon, Shadow fleets join illegal immigration monitoring mission
The UK Royal Air Force has expanded its contribution to a national effort to counter illegal immigration across the English Channel from France.
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NewsRwandan army to receive two Cessna Grand Caravan EX special-mission aircraft
The contract comes from ATI Engineering Services, an aircraft modification specialist, and is funded via the US government.
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NewsNATO unit receives second A330 tanker
NATO has received its second A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) from Airbus Defence & Space, with the asset to be jointly employed by partners Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
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NewsUS Navy’s mid-band jammer pod makes first flight on Boeing EA-18G Growler
The Safety of Flight checkout was conducted from Naval Air Station Patuxent River in Maryland and was done to ensure the pod could be safely flown on the EA-18G aircraft for follow-on test flights.
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NewsUS Air Force completes final captive-carry test of ARRW hypersonic missile
The US Air Force completed its final captive-carry test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) under a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress’ wing on 8 August.
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NewsRAF receives first C-130J with replacement centre wingbox
The first of 14 UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports to undergo a life-extending centre wingbox replacement has been returned to squadron use.
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NewsPortuguese air force’s Embraer KC-390 passes preliminary design review
The Portuguese air force’s first Embraer KC-390 passed its preliminary design review in early July, one year after the country became the type’s first export customer.