All Fixed-wing articles – Page 25
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NewsLockheed pleased with F-35 numbers in proposed US defence budget
The manufacturer of the advanced fifth-generation jet says the Pentagon’s current proposal for F-35 purchases in the next budget cycle would allow the company to meet its 2023 production target of 156 aircraft.
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AnalysisHow SAF experimentation is fuelling change for military operators
Compared to commercial aviation, the defence sector has been trailing in taking action to mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions – but change is afoot.
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AnalysisIs Ukraine’s Western fighter request a flight of fancy?
Ukraine is trying to convince NATO nations that donated Western fighters would give Kyiv a decisive edge in its war against Russian invaders. We assess whether the proposal has wings.
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AnalysisWhy Western air forces are taking fresh aim at their ‘carbon problem’
The defence world is fast waking up to the profound influence climate change will have on warfare. How will this impact play out and can the sector manage its greenhouse gas emissions?
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NewsUS releases video footage of Russian Su-27 colliding with Reaper over Black Sea
The US military has released video footage of a Black Sea incident during which a Russian air force Sukhoi Su-27 repeatedly harassed a US Air Force (USAF) General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper, culminating in a collision which resulted in the remotely piloted air vehicle’s loss.
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NewsBipartisan group of US senators push for sending F-16s to Ukraine
Eight US senators from both major parties have signed a letter to secretary of defense Lloyd Austin calling on the Biden administration to provide Lockheed Martin F-16 fighters to the besieged armed forces of Ukraine.
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NewsPacific Propeller wins ‘urgent’ overhaul work for USAF’s C-130H fleet
Washington state-based MRO provider Pacific Propeller International has received what it describes as an “urgent contract” from the US Air Force to replace propeller barrels on the service’s fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130H transports still equipped with a legacy propulsion system.
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NewsUAE Rafale buy helped MBDA secure record orders last year
MBDA secured record orders worth €9 billion ($9.6 billion) last year, including an “extraordinary” armaments package linked to the United Arab Emirates’ contract for 80 Dassault Rafale combat aircraft.
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NewsPentagon and Lockheed resume F-35 deliveries following engine fix
The US military is accepting new deliveries of Lockheed Martin F-35 fighters for the first time since December, when a previously unidentified engine issue caused the crash of an F-35B undergoing certification at the company’s assembly plant in Fort Worth, Texas.
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NewsRussian and American military aircraft collide over Black Sea
An uncrewed aerial vehicle from the US Air Force and a Russian fighter jet collided over the Black Sea on 14 March during what American defence officials describe as an “unsafe intercept” by Russian aviators.
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NewsElbit secures Romanian SA330, Soim upgrade contracts
Elbit Systems has received a fresh slew of contracts from Romania linked to the NATO nation’s fleets of transport helicopters and jet trainers.
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NewsUSAF favours P&W F-35 engine upgrade over adaptive-cycle engine replacement
Budget pressure and lack of buy in from other US military services led the US Air Force to abandon designs for an entirely new engine for its F-35A stealth fighters, and instead pursue a core upgrade of the existing power plant.
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NewsLockheed Martin delivers first ‘next-generation’ F-16 to Bahraini customer
Lockheed Martin has delivered its first Greenville, South Carolina-built F-16 to the Royal Bahraini Air Force, with the Block 70-standard fighter set to undergo further testing in the USA.
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NewsRAF’s Shadow R2 surveillance aircraft upgrade clears final design review
Raytheon UK has completed the critical design review for a major upgrade to the Royal Air Force’s Shadow surveillance aircraft fleet.
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NewsUS President Biden selects livery for ‘Next Air Force One’
US President Joe Biden has selected the livery of the “Next Air Force One”, the new VC-25B aircraft designated for presidential travel that is currently under construction, formally rejecting the colour scheme that had been chosen by his predecessor, Donald Trump.
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NewsSpanish air force orders additional 16 Pilatus PC-21 trainers
Spain has ordered a follow-on batch of 16 Pilatus PC-21s, in a move which will boost its fleet of the turboprop-powered trainers to 40 aircraft.
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NewsAcceptance of Dassault lead role essential to FCAS survival says Trappier
Airbus’s acceptance of Dassault’s lead role in the critical next phase of the Franco-German-Spanish Future Combat Air System (FCAS) programme was essential to the effort to develop a sixth-generation fighter, says the French airframer’s chief executive Eric Trappier.
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NewsKAI unveils first FA-50 for Polish air force order
Korea Aerospace Industries has released the first images of its first of an eventual 48 FA-50/PL light combat aircraft ordered by the Polish air force.
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NewsJapan requests purchase of up to five more Advanced Hawkeyes
Japan has received initial US approval to acquire up to a further five Northrop Grumman E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning and control aircraft, via a deal worth a potential $1.38 billion.
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NewsItaly awards Leonardo C-27J Spartan upgrade deal
Leonardo will upgrade up to a dozen C-27J Spartan tactical transports for the Italian air force.