All Fixed-wing articles – Page 417
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NewsPARIS: Italian air force could get M-345 HET
Italy has signalled its desire to offer a new-generation jet trainer to the international market, with the signing by Alenia Aermacchi of a letter of intent at the show to study the development of the M-345 HET.
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NewsPARIS: Russia in Ka-52 talks with CIS nations, arms agency reveals
Russia's Rosoboronexport has entered into discussions with several CIS nations over potential purchases of the Kamov Ka-52 reconnaissance and combat helicopter, the arms agency's Alexander Dolin has revealed.
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NewsIN FOCUS: NH90 Caiman cuts teeth with French navy
France's phased introduction of the NH90 maritime helicopter is gathering pace, with its first two units now flying the versatile type
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NewsPARIS: USMC works to reduce F-35B operating costs
The US Marine Corps is working hard to reduce the cost of operating the Lockheed Martin F-35B short take-off and vertical landing variant (STOVL) of the...
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PARIS: AFI updates four French AWACS
Air France's maintenance arm is upgrading the French air force's E-3F airborne warning and control system (AWACS) aircraft.
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NewsPARIS: French developer shows off mock-up of one-seat personal twin-jet
French company Aok is showing off its one-seat multi-mission personal jet mock-up at Paris air show for the first time. The twin-engined aircraft, dubbed the Spacejet, is the brainchild of designer Rémi Cuvelier, who has been working on the design for two years.
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NewsPARIS: Indonesia gears up for T-50
Indonesia will receive its full complement of 16 Korea Aerospace Industries T-50 Golden Eagle advanced jet trainer aircraft between September 2013 and February 2014.
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NewsPARIS: BAE targets further F-16 upgrade markets
Having been selected to upgrade South Korea's Lockheed Martin F-16s with an avionics package including the Raytheon Advance Combat Radar, BAE Systems is...
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NewsIN FOCUS: French army glad with Tiger HAD
Battle-proven in Afghanistan, Libya and Mali, Eurocopter's combat helicopter is powering up with a new production standard
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NewsPARIS: K-Max looks to lift overseas sales
US helicopter maker Kaman is promoting the unmanned version of its K-1200 K-Max helicopter to overseas buyers.
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NewsPARIS: TP400 partners power up for A400M
Just over 10 years on from the signature of a combined development and production contract for the A400M, one of the programme's first pair of customer aircraft is making its public debut.
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NewsPARIS: Beechcraft AT-6 ready for international win
Beechcraft says it has a launch customer for its AT-6 light attack aircraft, and could announce an order for 24 examples of the type before the end of 2013. The...
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NewsPARIS: Matevž Lenarcic wins Aviator of the Year at the Flightglobal Achievement Awards
Data collected on Matevž Lenarcic’s daunting flight will advance studies into greenhouse gas effects and wins him Aviator of the Year
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NewsPARIS: NASA’s Curiosity wins Innovator of the Year at the Flightglobal Achievement Awards
NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory, or Curiosity, is one of the most innovative spacecraft ever built, winning this year's Flightglobal Achievement Awards.
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NewsUS Navy releases requirements for carrier-launched UAV
The US Navy has released a request for proposal (RFP) to bring four potential Unmanned Carrier-Launched Surveillance and Strike (UCLASS) designs to maturity...
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PARIS: CAE pursues real-time simulation enhancements
Flight simulators are growing ever more realistic and forthcoming generations will be even more sophisticated.
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PARIS: BAE brings resurgent Hawk to Le Bourget
Could the UK's Hawk T2 form the basis for a future successor for France's Dassault Breguet Alpha Jet trainers?
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PARIS: Canada's NRC Aerospace focuses on 'neglected' research areas
Canada's NRC Aerospace is using Le Bourget to highlight the focus of its research - sectors within civil and military airspace it thinks have been neglected but which also dangle the prospect of a handsome payback for Canadian industry if development is successful, says NRC general manager Jerzy Komorowski.
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NewsPARIS: New agreement supports Typhoon AESA integration
One of the key future enhancements for the Eurofighter combat aircraft has moved a step closer to being flown, with BAE Systems having made a trial installation with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar.
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NewsPARIS: Dassault chief hits out at Europe’s ‘Buy American’ attitude
Dassault Aviation chairman and chief executive Eric Trappier has questioned the attitude of European governments toward defence procurement, as the company has joined forces with two of the continent's other leading manufacturers in again advocating the joint development of a new unmanned air system.