All Fixed-wing articles – Page 270
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NewsF-35 office has 2,590 staff and $70 million annual budget
It takes 2,590 military personnel, government civilians and full-time equivalent contractors and $70 million per year to run the world’s largest and most expensive military aircraft programme, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
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NewsCongress appears ready to let the Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk go
The House Armed Services Committee (HASC) is considering a legislative provision that would allow the US Air Force to finally junk the famed Lockheed Martin F-117A Nighthawk.
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NewsBoeing records $243 million KC-46 charge as it seeks LRIP contract
Boeing has taken another financial hit from its 767-based KC-46A Pegasus tanker programme, with the company reporting a $243 million pre-tax charge for cost overruns on the US Air Force project.
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NewsUK selects Certifiable Predator B as Reaper replacement
The UK Ministry of Defence has decided to procure the in-development General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Certifiable Predator B unmanned air vehicle under its Protector programme. The UAV will be acquired through a foreign military sales contract with the US Department of Defense.
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Tokyo gears up for 50 X-2 flights in coming year
Japan envisages a one-year test campaign for the Mitsubishi X-2 technology demonstrator, with around 50 flights planned.
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NewsUVision loitering munitions to undergo anti-tank testing
The development of two of UVision’s loitering munitions will soon extend to anti-tank warfare testing.
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Congress to block A-10 retirement pending F-35 combat evaluation
The chairman of the US Senate House Armed Services Committee says lawmakers aren't likely to authorise the retirement of any more legacy warplanes until there is “no doubt” that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II can adequately fulfil its intended roles.
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NewsAzerbaijan requires more Israeli UAVs for border conflict
As the conflict continues with neighbouring Armenia, Azerbaijan has expressed its intention to buy additional Israeli unmanned air vehicles.
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NewsF-35 chief considers fix for troubling Block 3i software faults
After 15 years of development and billions of dollars of investment, software glitches continue to hamper Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II operations and in one case, just one of six US Air Force F-35As on a mock deployment to Mountain Home AFB in Idaho were able to takeoff during an ...
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NewsBoeing's fourth and final KC-46 test aircraft takes flight
Five years and two months after being selected to build the US Air Force’s next-generation KC-X aerial tanker, Boeing has launched its fourth and final test aircraft of the KC-46A programme.
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NewsItalian Typhoons demonstrate air-to-ground IFF capability
Italian air force Eurofighter Typhoons have been used to demonstrate to NATO the ability to detect friendly ground forces using a modified air-to-air identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system.
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PICTURES: Tokyo plans 50 X-2 flights in coming year
Japan envisages a one-year test campaign for the Mitsubishi X-2 technology demonstrator, with around 50 flights planned.
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NewsDOD explores multispectral sensor options for V-22 Osprey
The US military wants to give the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey new eyes and the ability target enemies from afar by installing a multispectral imaging and targeting sensor system.
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NewsUSMC buys long-lead items for Sikorsky CH-53K production
The US government has made its first down payment for post-development, operational Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallions, with $25 million awarded to the Lockheed Martin-owned helicopter manufacturer last week for long-lead parts.
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NewsPakistan orders Cessna turboprops for aeromedical evacuation
Cessna has secured an order for two Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX and four T206H Stationair turboprops from Pakistan via the US government.
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NewsAustralia seeks DOD's newest air-to-air missile, the AIM-120D
Australia could become the first foreign nation to buy the Raytheon AIM-120D air-to-air missile under a $1.1 billion foreign military sales package approved by the US government this week.
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ANALYSIS: General Atomics building on Avenger as it looks to MQ-X
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ Predator brand has become something of a household name over the past 15 years of American-led counterterrorism operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and many other troubled hotspots in North Africa and around the globe.
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NewsFighter exercise concludes Anglo-French Griffin Strike
Four French air force Dassault Rafale Cs and eight Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons deployed to RAF Leeming in mid-April for Exercise Griffin Strike. The manoeuvres were intended to validate part of the Combined Joint Expeditionary Force (CJEF) component of the bilateral Lancaster House Treaty, signed in 2010.
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Israel, Russia discuss encounter over Syria
A recent encounter over Syria involving combat aircraft from the Israeli and Russian air forces was among the topics discussed during a 21 April meeting between Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Russia president Vladimir Putin.
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PICTURE: Mitsubishi X-2 completes maiden sortie
The Mitsubishi X-2 fighter technology demonstrator aircraft has conducted its maiden flight from Nagoya International Airport.