All Fixed-wing articles – Page 395
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Pratt & Whitney raises temperature as it accelerates growth strategy for F135
Pratt & Whitney confirms that a testbed version of the Lockheed Martin F-35 propulsion system has run sustainably at possibly the highest temperatures ever recorded by a turbofan engine.
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Norway approves next round of F-35 acquisition
Norway's parliament on 11 December authorised the latest tranche of spending on its acquisition of 52 Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighters.
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NewsFirst UK A400M enters final assembly
The UK’s first A400M has entered final assembly at Airbus Military’s San Pablo site in Seville, Spain, ahead of the type’s scheduled delivery to the Royal Air Force from September 2014.
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Singapore in no hurry to purchase F-35s: defence minister
Singapore’s defence minister has reaffirmed the nation’s interest in the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), but says there is no great rush to order the type.
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NewsLow-cost Scorpion fighter starts flight tests
Textron AirLand has launched an at least two-year certification programme for its low-cost Scorpion strike aircraft.
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NewsIraqi air force orders 24 KAI T-50s
Iraq has signed a $1.1 billion contract for 24 Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 advanced jet trainers, giving the South Korean firm its second international customer for the type.
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NewsSaab's T-X bid highlights growing North American presence
Partnering with Boeing to bid for the US Air Force’s T-X trainer programme is the latest step in Saab’s global expansion strategy.
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NewsRussia considers funding MiG-29 successor
Russia is to build a new lightweight fighter, deputy prime minister Dmitry Rogozin told parliamentary deputies on 11 December.
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NewsPICTURES: India retires last MiG-21FL fighters
The Indian air force has retired the last of its MiG-21FL fighters from operational service.
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NewsBoeing confident over additional US Navy F/A-18 orders
Boeing expects its F/A-18 production line in St. Louis will keep humming for the foreseeable future despite mixed signals from the US Navy about acquiring additional aircraft.
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NewsPICTURE: Australia accepts first MH-60R helicopters
Australia has accepted its first two Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R shipborne helicopters.
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News'More cuts' and Eurofighter pain if EADS fails in bid to slash costs
EADS chief executive Tom Enders has called time on the “unwieldy” industrial structure in its Cassidian defence and Astrium space divisions, that has left the businesses unable to compete on cost when bidding for work outside their home markets.
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NewsIsraeli air force to inaugurate networked training centre
The Israeli air force will inaugurate a new mission training centre at its Hazor air base on 15 December.
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NewsEADS to cut 5,800 jobs in defence and space restructuring
EADS has presented plans to cut 5,800 positions across its defence and spaces businesses by the end of 2016 as part of a restructuring of these units.
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NewsTranche 3 Typhoon makes its debut flight
The first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon performed its debut flight on 2 December, from BAE Systems’ Warton assembly site in Lancashire, the UK.
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UK government targets skills growth in industry partnership
As both the UK government and the ADS industry association are eager to remind anyone who is interested, the UK aerospace sector has a 17% global market share, making it the number one aerospace industry in Europe and globally second only to the USA.
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Elisra to boost Gripen missile warning suite
Elisra has been selected for the integration and delivery of its PAWS-2 passive airborne warning system equipment onboard the Saab Gripen fighter.
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NewsRomania set to introduce firefighting system on C-27J
Alenia Aermacchi is continuing its efforts to broaden the appeal of its slow-selling C-27J Spartan tactical transport with the introduction of a new firefighting system that has recently been trialled by the Romanian air force.
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Boeing, Saab team up for USAF T-X requirement
Boeing and Saab will work together to develop a new advanced jet trainer for the planned T-X programme to replace the US Air Force's venerable Northrop T-38C Talon.
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NewsPICTURE: Eurofighter hits new delivery milestone
EADS company Cassidian has delivered the Eurofighter programme’s 400th production aircraft, to the German air force.