All Fixed-wing articles – Page 514
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NewsLeaked cable spills Belgium’s plans to buy F-35s
A newly-leaked US diplomatic cable provides the first public evidence of the Belgian government's plan to purchase the Lockheed Martin F-35 without a competition. A...
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PICTURES: India’s fifth C-130J heads for Hindon
Lockheed Martin will complete deliveries next month under a contract to supply the Indian air force with six C-130J transports ...
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NewsC-17 delivers 20th anniversary lesson for defence contractors
As Boeing and the US Air Force commemorate 20 years since the C-17's flight debut, others can learn from its contractual legacy ...
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NewsWatchkeeper flies to new endurance record
The British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air system has completed an almost 14h test flight in the UK ...
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NewsPICTURE & VIDEO: K-Max wraps up US Navy assessment test
A Lockheed/Kaman team has completed an assessment to determine the K-Max unmanned helicopter's suitability for use in Afghanistan ...
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OpinionComment: How to escape from development hell
What lessons does the Boeing C-17A Globemaster III hold for the Lockheed Martin F-35B? ...
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US Navy takes wraps off MRMUAS competition details
The US Navy has outlined the details of a 15-month competition to start later this month to select an unmanned helicopter that could be purchased in the...
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NewsA400M fleet passes 2,000 test hours despite engine issue
Airbus Military's A400M "Grizzly" development aircraft have now been flown more than 680 times and for over 2,000h ...
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South Korean attack helicopter programme gains traction
South Korea is likely to issue a request for proposals for its 36-aircraft AHX attack helicopter requirement in early 2012 ...
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NewsLockheed starts final assembly on last F-22A
Lockheed Martin has started final assembly on the US Air Force's last F-22A Raptor, as the delivered fleet remains grounded ...
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NewsDSEi: Unmanned system demonstration to showcase Afghanistan patrol
This year's DSEi show will include live demonstrations of unmanned systems under operational scenarios ...
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NewsDSEi: Operations and innovation to dominate 2011 show
Almost 1,400 exhibitors from 46 nations will take part in the UK's Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEi) exhibition in London taking place on 13-16 September, show organiser Clarion Events announced on Tuesday, 6 September.
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NewsIndustry face post-SDSR questions at UK's DSEi
The UK's Defence & Security Equipment International show will give industry an opportunity to regroup, almost one year after a devastating raft of spending cuts
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NewsCreating a light sport Icon
Californian start-up has big-name backers and commitments aplenty for radically chic LSA
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NewsLockheed finds new structural weakness on two F-35 variants
Lockheed Martin will retrofit the first 64 production models of the F-35A and F-35B, after discovering a second aluminium part supplied by US-based producer Alcoa failed in durability tests.
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NewsUK studies accelerating Voyager's air-to-air refuelling mission
The Libya campaign has prompted the UK to consider accelerating its Airbus A330 Voyager's air-to-air refuelling role ...
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How Israel deals with threats to aviation security
Israel has evolved a uniquely sophisticated range of aviation security procedures to deal with the threats it faces
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Turkey launches jet trainer, fighter development studies
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has received a development contract for a project to create an indigenous jet training and combat aircraft.
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USAF grapples with air sovereignty alert mission a decade after 9/11
The air superiority alert mission is the single function of most of the world's air forces, but in the US Air Force its importance has fluctuated with history.
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NewsTitan Airways wins UK-Falklands contract
London Stansted-based charter operator Titan Airways has won the contract to operate the 'air bridge' between the UK and the Falkland Islands in the South...