All Fixed-wing articles – Page 498
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French Senate raises questions about Heron TP sale
The French senate has released a new report that is sharply critical of the military's four-month-old selection of the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI)...
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NewsUK clears Hawk T2s, Tucanos for return to training duties
The UK Royal Air Force is to resume normal flight activities with its BAE Systems Hawk T2s and Shorts Tucano T1 basic trainers ...
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NewsAustralia saves six F-111s, offers seven, buries 23
Australia is offering to loan seven retired General Dynamics F-111 aircraft to Australian museums and other organisations, while it has buried another 23 aircraft in a landfill.
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Australia offers four stored C-130H transports to Indonesia
Australia has offered to give Indonesia four Lockheed Martin C-130H transport aircraft that have been in storage since 2009. "The offer is subject...
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Royal New Zealand Air Force opens A109 simulator centre
New Zealand has commissioned a flight simulator centre to train pilots for the AgustaWestland A109 light utility helicopter.
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UK Harrier fleet sold as £115 million worth of spare parts
The UK has sold 72 BAE Systems Harrier GR9 aircraft to the US Marine Corps for £115 million ($180 million) to use as a source of spare parts to support the...
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NewsLockheed Martin UK offers Vigilance AEW system to Malaysia
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems is to formally launch a new AEW product in Malaysia with partner Northrop Grumman ...
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NewsNanotechnology gets big in UK composites research drive
Last week saw three milestones in the exploitation of composite materials in aerospace, with Airbus beginning assembly of the first A350's wings at its Broughton...
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NewsPICTURES: France's first A400M enters final assembly
Airbus Military has started final assembly work on the first of at least 174 A400M transports ...
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IN FOCUS: Vertically-integrated Logic is typical of Lombardy's export-driven aerospace SMEs
Milan-based Logic Sistemi Avionici is typical of Lombardy's wealth of well-established SMEs, export-focused and proud and protective of its proprietary engineering....
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NewsSeoul kicks off contest for F-16 radar upgrade
South Korea has launched the competitive phase of a programme to upgrade 134 Lockheed Martin F-16s with active electronically scanned array radars ...
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NewsUS Air Force looks to dramatically extend F-15 service life
Boeing has launched a four-year structural analysis of the US Air Force F-15 fleet, with the aim of doubling to quadrupling the type's service livfe ...
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NewsPICTURES: Possible new Chinese anti-submarine warfare aircraft emerges
Images have emerged of a possible new Chinese anti-submarine warfare aircraft based on the Shaanxi Y-8 transport ...
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NewsHawker Beechcraft protests over USAF decision to dismiss AT-6 bid
Hawker Beechcraft will take action against the US Air Force for dismissing the AT-6 Texan II from a selection process ...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Cash flow gives Xcor momentum
Plans to develop a rocket-powered spaceplane that can put passengers into microgravity - within half an hour - gained a fillip from funding deal signed in September
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NewsSikorsky accelerates UH-60M deliveries, launches Sweden’s wider helicopter modernisation
Sweden's armed forces have started accepting Sikorsky UH-60Ms on an accelerated basis, to support a 2013 deployment to Afghanistan and launch a wider modernisation...
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Hawker Pacific to support Bell 429s in Bankstown, Sydney
Aircraft support company Hawker Pacific has been approved by Bell to provide support for Bell 429 helicopters at its facility at Bankstown in Sydney.
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Eurocopter sells two helicopters in Sichuan province
Sichuan Xilin Fengteng General Aviation will buy two Eurocopter helicopters, an EC120 B and an EC135.
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DUBAI: Airborne early warning tops Italy’s acquisition priorities
The Italian air force has raised airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft to a top acquisition priority in the aftermath of the NATO air campaign against Libya. Lt...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Cash flow gives Xcor momentum
Plans to develop a rocket-powered spaceplane that can put passengers into microgravity - within a half hour - gained a fillip from funding deal signed in...