All Fixed-wing articles – Page 321
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NewsPARIS: Sagem confident in domestic first sale for Patroller UAV
Sagem hopes that the first customer for its Patroller unmanned air vehicle will be its domestic military, after predecessor system Sperwer was exported several times before it was acquired by the French army.
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PARIS: Elbit promotes update of Skylark UAS
Elbit Systems has introduced an updated version of its Skylark man-portable unmanned air vehcile.
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NewsPARIS: France to accept next A400M 'in the coming days'
France has demonstrated the load-carrying credentials of its A400M tactical transport at Le Bourget, as it gets ready to take delivery of a seventh example from Airbus “in the coming days”.
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NewsPARIS: Urban Aeronautics prepares for AirMule free flights
Urban Aeronautics is continuing flight tests on its AirMule UAV prototype in preparation for free flights, which are scheduled to take place in the third quarter.
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NewsPARIS: HAL selects Honeywell engine for Indian trainer prototype
Hindustan Aeronautics' HTT-40 trainer prototype will be powered by the Honeywell TPE331-12B turboprop engine, it has been announced in Paris.
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NewsPARIS: IAI and Airbus await Heron replacement tender
An Israeli Aerospace Industries/Airbus Defence & Space team is counting on the release of a request for proposals (RfP) from the German government for a replacement unmanned air vehicle before year end, ahead of a planned election in 2016.
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NewsPARIS: Lockheed, Raytheon and Bombardier form JSTARS team
Dovetailing on Northrop Grumman’s teaming announcement this week, Lockheed Martin has revealed that it is partnering with Raytheon and Bombardier to offer an “ultra-long range” Global Express-based joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS) aircraft to the US Air Force.
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PARIS: Bullish TAI sets sights on export success
With a chalet at the show for the first time and two of its products proudly on display, Turkish Aerospace Industries is intent on becoming a feature of future events.
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NewsPARIS: Elbit sells new EW system for CN-235 customer
Elbit Systems has introduced the dual signals intelligence (SIGINT) and electronics attack Air Keeper system, that it has sold to an undisclosed export customer for integration on the Airbus Defence & Space CN-235 transport.
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NewsPARIS: Tekever launches Net Ray UAV
Tekever has introduced the AR3 Net Ray unmanned air vehicle, which is currently undergoing testing with a number of Portuguese government agencies.
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PARIS: Selex’s SuperHawk goes beyond HD
Selex ES’s new SuperHawk infrared detector is promising to capture better than high-definition images in complete darkness.
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PARIS: Controp unveils Tornado air defence payload
In an effort to monitor unauthorised unmanned air vehicles flying near borders and over critical infrastructure, Controp has revealed a new surface-based payload that can track small and large targets.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Thales eyes further military market growth
At the end of March, Thales announced that it had achieved a 36% increase in order intake performance compared to the previous year, an achievement that it credits largely to military aerospace sales in emerging markets.
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NewsPARIS: Russian military revamps modernisation plans
Asking questions about next generation bombers and unmanned air vehicle projects in Russia’s defence industry leads to quick – albeit unhelpful – responses in on-the-record interviews.
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NewsUK clears A400M for training flight resumption
The UK Royal Air Force is to resume training flights with its first pair of Airbus A400M tactical transports “with immediate effect”, the service announced on 16 June.
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NewsPARIS: Pratt says ‘dangerous world’ could drive F-35 sales
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is noticeably absent at the Paris air show after the F-35B failed to arrive at Farnborough in 2014. But Pratt & Whitney and Lockheed Martin have spared no opportunity at Paris to talk up the fifth-generation fighter programme’s maturity and the prospects of for additional ...
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NewsPARIS: KAI FA-50 makes progress as T-X beckons
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) says its FA-50 light fighter aircraft should obtain final operational clearance in the South Korean air force in late 2016.
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NewsPARIS: Northrop, L-3 and Gulfstream team for US JSTARS competition
Northrop Grumman, Gulfstream and L-3 Aerospace Systems have joined forces to capture the US Air Force’s multi-billion programme to recapitalise the aging fleet of E-8C joint surveillance target attack radar system (JSTARS) aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus announces C295W sale to Saudi Arabia
Airbus Defence & Space has identified Saudi Arabia as the customer for four C295Ws, with the medium transports to be operated by the nation’s interior ministry.
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NewsPARIS: CAE to provide tailored sim for Italian Predators
The Italian air force is to receive a mission-specific simulator for its fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-1 and MQ-9 Predator unmanned air vehicles, a contract for which was signed between the aircraft prime and simulator developer CAE at the show on 16 June.