All Fixed-wing articles – Page 32
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News’In-flight malfunction’ caused F-35 crash during Alaska training flight: USAF
Dramatic video has emerged of a catastrophic F-35 crash at Eielson AFB in Alaska.
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NewsUK awards Draken Europe major operational readiness training deal
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has awarded Draken Europe a major new contract to support armed forces training activities.
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AnalysisHow strike impact slowed Boeing’s defence output in 2024
An almost two-month-long strike by aerospace workers contributed to Boeing’s defence unit delivering a reduced total of 110 aircraft last year: down from 157 in 2023.
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NewsPentagon reduces withholding on F-35 payments, citing Lockheed’s progress on TR-3 development
Although the much-delayed Technical Refresh 3 update to the F-35 stealth fighter remains a work in progress, manufacturer Lockheed Martin has made sufficient advances that the Pentagon is now only withholding $3.8 million per aircraft, down from $5 million previously.
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NewsUS Air Force expands funding for sixth-generation engine development
Despite uncertainty over the future of its sixth-generation fighter development programme, the US Air Force is committing fresh funding toward a separate effort to develop a propulsion solution for “future air dominance platforms”.
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NewsAMMROC, Marshall eye joint growth opportunities
United Arab Emirates-based maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) provider AMMROC and UK company Marshall have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) “to identify synergies and growth opportunities in the aerospace industry”.
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NewsLockheed delivers final MC-130J to US Air Force
Aircraft number 5994 arrived at Kirtland AFB on 14 January after rolling off Lockheed Martin’s production line in Marietta, Georgia, in 2024.
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NewsIsrael picks Elbit Systems for F-16I self-protection upgrade
Elbit Systems has secured a contract to provide a new self-protection system for integration with the Israeli air force’s almost 100-strong fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16I “Sufa” combat aircraft.
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NewsLockheed to upgrade F-22 fleet with infrared threat-detection sensors
The latest version of Lockheed’s Tactical Infrared Search and Track system will provide passive threat detection capability to the stealthy F-22 air superiority fighter, in a low-observable configuration rather than a pod.
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NewsBoeing receives 737 fuselage for first US Air Force E-7A Wedgetail
The 737 fuselage made by Spirit AeroSystems was delivered to Boeing’s factory in Renton, Washington on 22 January, where it will be assembled into the first prototype of the US Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control jet.
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NewsTrump Administration orders military aircraft to support border crackdown
The Pentagon says fixed-wing transports will be used to repatriate some 5,000 undocumented migrants detained by US customs officials, while additional rotary-wing assets and crews will be deployed to the US-Mexico border to support monitoring efforts.
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NewsGermany flies A320 testbed modified to carry Eurofighter’s ECRS Mk1 radar
Germany’s DLR aerospace research centre has completed the first flight of an Airbus A320 adapted to conduct airborne testing of an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar for Eurofighter operator nations Germany and Spain.
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NewsSkyAlyne signs for three new-build Dash 8-400s in support of Canadian trainer recapitalisation effort
The joint venture of CAE and KF Aerospace has signed a contract with airframer De Havilland Canada to acquire three Dash 8-400 aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s Future Aircrew Training (FAcT) programme, which covers 71 new turboprops and helicopters.
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NewsIndonesia’s lead A400M advances in final assembly, ahead of year-end delivery
Indonesia’s first A400M tactical transport has entered final assembly, with Airbus Defence & Space to deliver the airlifter from its San Pablo site in Seville, Spain before year-end.
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NewsSweden tops up trainer fleet with three more G120TPs
Sweden has bolstered its fleet of Grob Aircraft G120TP basic trainers, having ordered a new batch of three further examples.
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NewsFrance on track to receive final Rafales from tranche 4 order this year
Dassault Aviation will complete deliveries under France’s tranche 4 domestic production order for the Rafale fighter this year, following on from its bumper shipments in 2024.
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AnalysisUK defence committee decries BAE’s lack of Hawk successor programme
Ten years ahead of the planned entry into service of the UK’s Tempest fighter, a cross-party parliamentary committee has raised questions over the nation’s ability to train new pilots to operate the stealthy type.
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NewsPentagon continues stealth fighter rotations to Japan while awaiting F-15EX
Flights of F-35, F-22 and F-16 fighters continue to cycle through the strategic Kadena air base on Okinawa to backfill F-15CDs being permanently retired from service.
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NewsNorway flies F-35 using 40% sustainable fuel blend
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has become the first operator to fly the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter using what Oslo describes as being a “significant proportion” of sustainable aviation fuel.
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NewsUS Air Force delays T-7A trainer production decision until 2026
The service has delayed approving low-rate initial production for the new Boeing single-engined trainer jet until 2026, but also plans to purchase four more test aircraft in 2025.