All Fixed-wing articles – Page 551
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Alenia Aermacchi tests low radar cross-section kit for M-346
Alenia Aermacchi has completed a low radar cross-section research project on its M-346 Master advanced jet trainer and light combat aircraft, the company says.
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Slip for F-35A entry into service “implied” in latest restructuring
The US Air Force's top official confirms that entry-into-service date for the Lockheed Martin F-35A variant will be delayed again due to the programme's...
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NewsUSAF backs off timing estimate for KC-X contract award
The US Air Force has backed off committing to any schedule for awarding the controversial KC-X tanker contract despite entering what was expected to be the...
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NewsPresidential Tu-154 crew pressured to attempt fatal approach
Pilots of the governmental Tupolev Tu-154 which crashed in Russia killing Polish president Lech Kaczynski were mentally pressured by the presence of senior...
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NewsBAE names platform choices for £1bn training bid
BAE Systems has confirmed its platform offerings for the fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme ...
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New design changes raises pressure on future of F-35B variant
Lockheed Martin and Pratt & Whitney have revealed the extent of design changes required to release the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B from a newly imposed "probationary" status within two years.
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Eurocopter boosts Singapore MRO presence
Eurocopter has expanded its maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) presence in Singapore with a new hangar and other facilities. The facility is located...
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India's third AEW aircraft undergoes tests
The Indian air force's third Il-76-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has undergone flight tests equipped with additional systems ...
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PICTURES: German Phantoms resume Baltic air policing duties
Germany has resumed its provision of quick reaction alert cover for NATO's Baltic member states with six McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantoms ...
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Solar panels and wind turbines throw up concerns for aviation
Possible interference with radar signals by wind farms is one of several aviation safety issues that have put the brakes on some US renewable energy projects
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Israel bars AESA radar export to India
The Israeli defence ministry has blocked the potential sale of IAI's EL/M-2052 active electronically scanned array radar to India ...
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NewsIndia's Tejas fighter achieves initial operational clearance milestone
More than two decades after it was conceived, India's Tejas light combat aircraft has received its initial operational clearance ...
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Opinion
Comment: Don't be fooled
On the surface, the dramatic emergence of a previously-secret Chinese fighter might cause consternation in the West. But Beijing is a long way from developing a true modern warplane
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Targeting intelligence
Raytheon's Applied Signal acquisition bid heats up US defence electronics sector
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Lockheed wins contract for Apache sensor upgrade
The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to launch production of its VNsight enhancement for the AH-64 Apache ...
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Rafael pitches Litening pod for India's fighter contest
Israel's Rafael has intensified a marketing push to get its Litening G-4 targeting pod on board whichever aircraft eventually wins the Indian air force's medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition.
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Briefings
Two Airbus executives have been recognised in the UK’s 2011 New Year’s Honours list. Tom Williams, executive vice-president programmes receives a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his leadership of the Airbus business and contributions to the wider UK aerospace industry
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Australia welcomes US F-35 programme changes
Australia has welcomed the restructuring of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Lightning II programme announced by US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...
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NewsItaly orders DIRCM systems for transports, helicopters
Elettronica is to provide countermeasures equipment for Italian air force transports and helicopters ...
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Pentagon IG: BAMS suffering from lack of oversight
The US Navy is mishandling its new high-altitude surveillance unmanned air vehicle programme, says a Pentagon inspector general report ...