All Fixed-wing articles – Page 267
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Boeing calls out USAF's sole-source EC-37B Compass Call plan
Boeing Defense has called for an open competition to replace the EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack turboprop, saying the requirement for a business jet airframe to re-host that equipment should not automatically go to Gulfstream, which will supply its G550 conformal airborne early warning type to create the EC-37B.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Why Denmark is holding formation with F-35
The Danish government’s 12 May decision to hold formation with the Lockheed Martin F-35 is a welcome boost for the multinational programme in what will be a pivotal year, but is unlikely to have surprised rival bidders Boeing and the Eurofighter consortium.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why business jet makers are turning to the military
Spare a thought for the small handful of large-cabin business jet manufacturers, because times have been pretty tough of late, with sales taking a tumble.
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NewsUSAF abandons sole-source UH-60M Black Hawk plan
The US Air Force has decided against sole-sourcing a portion of its Bell UH-1N replacement requirement to Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky for the UH-60M Black Hawk, instead reverting back to an earlier plan for a “full and open competition” to replace all 62 Vietnam War-era Hueys.
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NewsBoeing backs extended-range Harpoon to stave off Kongsberg threat
The US Navy will wrap up developmental free flight testing of the datalink-equipped Boeing Harpoon Block II+ sea-skimming, anti-ship missile next week, ahead of fielding on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet sometime between June and August of 2017.
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NewsDenmark picks F-35 for 27-aircraft deal
Denmark’s government and defence ministry have recommended the selection of the Lockheed Martin F-35 as the nation’s future combat aircraft, following an evaluation involving the Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and Eurofighter Typhoon.
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News
PICTURES: India retires Sea Harrier jump jets
The Indian Navy has formally decommissioned its British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS51 fighters at a formal ceremony at INS Hansa in Dabolim, Goa.
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NewsBoeing resumes Advanced Super Hornet push as US Navy considers fleet size
Boeing Defense has “matured its thinking” about the Advanced Super Hornet concept that it launched in 2013 and flight tested, revealing a scaled-back configuration this week with fewer stealth features and perhaps a greater chance of being picked up by the US Navy.
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NewsUK committee urges more legal clarity on overseas UAV strikes
An inquiry into the UK government’s targeted killings overseas using unmanned air vehicles has concluded that more clarification is needed to distinguish the legal boundaries between armed conflicts and counter-terrorism operations.
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NewsDraft US defence spending bill funds 11 more F-35s and 14 F/A-18s
The Lockheed Martin F-35 and Boeing F/A-18 has received strong support from lawmakers in the US House of Representatives, with the defence appropriations subcommittee voting today on a draft spending bill that would buy 11 more Lightning IIs and 14 more Super Hornets than requested by the Pentagon for fiscal ...
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NewsUSAF issues RfP for initial design of next Air Force One
As America prepares to pick its next president, the US Air Force is about to put Boeing on contract to begin designing the next version of Air Force One.
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NewsUSAF proposes Gulfstream G550 CAEW to re-host electronic attack gear
The US Air Force has requested permission from Congress to shift advanced electronic attack hardware from its EC-130H Compass Call aircraft onto Gulfstream G550 conformal airborne early warning airframes.
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News
Larger Flying Elephant carries out cargo drop tests
The new larger variant of the Elbit Systems/Bluebird Flying Elephant cargo-carrying unmanned air vehicle prototype has completed a series of air drops.
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NewsEnhanced Brimstone completes RAF Tornado assessment
The Royal Air Force has completed a series of trials of the enhanced variant of MBDA's Brimstone air-to-surface missile using the Panavia Tornado GR4.
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NewsTextron Systems beds down Aerosonde operations in Blackstone
The town of Blackstone, Virginia has become accustomed to the steady whir of the Lycoming EL-005 two-stroke, single-piston heavy fuel engine that powers the Textron Systems Aerosonde Mk4.7G.
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News
Vixen radars to boost US Navy C-26 test fleet
M7 Aerospace has been awarded a $7.5 million contract to upgrade the Fairchild C-26 (Metro 23) aircraft operated by the United States Naval Test Pilot School (USNTPS).
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NewsAirbus Helicopters confident on Tiger’s Australian future
Airbus Helicopters maintains it is addressing a number of persistent criticisms levelled at the Tiger attack rotorcraft by its Australian customer, despite the likely early retirement of the platform from the nation’s inventory.
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NewsF-35 locked and loaded with improved Block 3i software
The F-35 Joint Programme Office (JPO) has locked in the final software configuration for the Lightning II that the US Air Force’s first combat squadron at Hill AFB in Utah will declare initial operational capability (IOC) with some time between August and December.
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NewsDOD keeps eye on hypersonic missiles and manoeuvring warheads
As the USA, Russia and China pursue long-range, high-speed boost-glide and scramjet/ramjet-powered strike weapons, the deputy commander of US Strategic Command Lt Gen Stephen Wilson says arming those hypersonic vehicles with nuclear warheads is not currently part of the conversation, at least for America.
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NewsDOD awaits Northrop B-21 to fill 'long-range strike deficit'
Last month, a package of Boeing B-52 aircraft belonging to the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB in Louisiana deployed to Qatar to support bombing raids on the Islamic State terrorist network in Iraq and Syria. These B-52s replaced the Boeing B-1B “Bone” aircraft that left the region in January ...