All Fixed-wing articles – Page 211

  • News

    Triumph to supply Boeing T-X wing and tails

    2017-09-15T16:18:59Z

    Triumph Aerospace Structures will supply the wing, vertical tail and horizontal tail structures for the Boeing T-X trainer aircraft, Boeing announced this week.

  • Peres UAV - APG
    News

    Israel's APG unveils unmanned Peres

    2017-09-15T15:44:11Z

    Israeli company APG has unveiled a new vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) unmanned air vehicle, with the "Peres" (Hebrew for "vulture") having a tandem wing configuration and four electric motors.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Cobham helps USAF to breathe easy on OBOGS

    2017-09-15T13:52:10Z

    ​Even as the US Air Force’s Lockheed Martin F-35A soared above Le Bourget in July, oxygen issues grounded the same aircraft back home at Luke AFB, Arizona.

  • F-35I - Israeli air force
    News

    New additions boost Israel's F-35 fleet

    2017-09-15T10:46:54Z

    Israel's latest pair of Lockheed Martin F-35s landed at Nevatim air base on 14 September. The arrivals brought the total number of "Adir" jets operated by the nation's air force to seven.

  • News

    ​Rolls Royce offers BR725 for B-52 re-engine effort

    2017-09-14T18:32:19Z

    Rolls Royce is pitching its BR725 engine for the US Air Force’s B-52 bomber re-engine effort, though the service has yet to establish a programme of record or release a request for proposals.

  • Shadow R1 - Crown Copyright
    News

    UK commits to major upgrade for Shadow surveillance fleet

    2017-09-14T10:35:43Z

    One of the UK's key intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) types is to receive a major upgrade, under the terms of a long-term arrangement between the Royal Air Force and prime contractor Raytheon UK.

  • News

    Leonardo enters ASDOT training battle for UK

    2017-09-14T10:29:01Z

    ​Leonardo has joined forces with Discovery Air Defence Services and Inzpire in pursuit of a major UK aggressor aircraft requirement, making it the latest company to target the air support to defence operational training opportunity.

  • News

    ​USAF awards Boeing $600M contract toward Air Force One

    2017-09-13T21:18:41Z

    The US Air Force awarded Boeing a $600 million contract to begin preliminary design work on the Air Force One replacement aircraft, the service announced this week.

  • News

    ​US clears suspended Super Hornet export to Canada

    2017-09-13T00:21:46Z

    The US State Department has approved a $5.23 billion sale of Super Hornets to Canada, but bad blood between the Canadian government and Boeing may have already spoiled the deal.

  • News

    ​USAF mulls canceling JSTARS recapitalisation

    2017-09-12T20:10:57Z

    The US Air Force could scrap its business jet strategy in favor of an alternative platform for its Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalisation, according to a recent letter sent from Congressional members to the US defense secretary.

  • ETPS G120TP
    News

    G120TP buy completes ETPS fleet renewal

    2017-09-12T14:28:47Z

    ​Qinetiq has ordered Grob Aircraft's G120TP to deliver basic training services for the Empire Test Pilots' School.

  • Gripen Aggressor tail - Saab
    News

    Gripen Aggressor targets UK, US requirements

    2017-09-12T12:39:58Z

    Saab has launched a new derivative of its Gripen C, which it believes is ideally suited to meeting the future adversary training needs of the UK and USA.

  • News

    US Navy tightens unmanned tanker requirements

    2017-09-11T21:57:56Z

    ​The US Navy solidified parameters for its unmanned MQ-25 Stingray, setting up a spartan platform that will satisfy not much more than carrier suitability and air refueling requirements.

  • News

    ​US State Department approves F-16V sale to Bahrain

    2017-09-11T19:28:25Z

    The US State Department has approved the sale of 19 Lockheed Martin F-16V aircraft to Bahrain, offering a critical lifeline to the Falcon’s production line.

  • News

    Leonardo confident on UK RWUAS programme

    2017-09-11T18:41:05Z

    ​Leonardo Helicopters is hopeful that early next year it can begin development work on a clean-sheet, rotary-wing unmanned air system (RWUAS) for service entry in the mid-2020s.

  • News

    US Coast Guard searches for long-range UAV

    2017-09-11T15:02:03Z

    ​The US Coast Guard is searching for a land-based, long-range, ultra-endurance unmanned air vehicle, according to a request for information posted on the Federal Business Opportunities website last week.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: US Air Force looks to the future of air superiority

    2017-09-11T08:48:54Z

    As the US Air Force approaches production on its Northrop Grumman B-21 bomber and eyes full operational capability for its Lockheed Martin F-35A, the service is examining the future of air superiority with its next-generation air dominance (NGAD) concept.

  • News

    Unidentified USAF aircraft crashes at Nevada range

    2017-09-09T11:12:47Z

    ​An unidentified US Air Force aircraft assigned to Materiel Command crashed in the Nevada Test and Training Range on 5 September, killing the test pilot and raising questions about the potential existence of a new classified aircraft.

  • News

    L-3 selects Gulfstream for Compass Call platform

    2017-09-08T18:04:10Z

    ​L-3 Communications selected the Gulfstream 550 Airborne Early Warning (AEW) aircraft to host the US Air Force’s existing Compass Call technology, a move that its rivals Boeing and Bombardier attempted to thwart over the past two years.

  • A330 MRTT France - Airbus Defence & Space
    News

    PICTURE: First Phénix tanker rises for France

    2017-09-08T15:30:31Z

    ​Airbus Defence & Space has moved a step closer to delivering an A330 multi-role tanker transport to the French air force, after flying its first example on 7 September.