All Fixed-wing articles – Page 552
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NewsUS military unveils possible F-35B redesign in sweeping budget reforms
Lockheed Martin may need to redesign the airframe structure and propulsion system of the STOVL F-35B, says US Secretary of Defense Robert Gates ...
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NewsF-35 enters 2011 on high note, but still dogged by future uncertainty
Lockheed Martin's 11th F-35 flight-test aircraft should begin taxi trials next week, as the programme awaits on the outcome of a new review ...
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NewsIAI to help India develop unmanned Dhruv
Israel Aerospace Industries and Hindustan Aeronautics are co-operating on an unmanned version of the Dhruv advanced light helicopter ...
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Philippines to receive refurbished C-130H
The Philippines is to receive a former Tunisian air force Lockheed Martin C-130H transport, which was refurbished by US maintenance, repair and overhaul company Derco.
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NewsHelibras lands deal to upgrade Brazilian army AS350s
Eurocopter's Helibras subsidiary is to lead a major upgrade to the Brazilian army's in-service fleet of AS350 helicopters ...
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Three bidders to contest UK's fixed-wing training requirement
Three bidders have submitted proposals to deliver the remaining fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System programme ...
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NewsPICTURES: Alenia Aermacchi rolls out Italy's first T-346 trainers
The Italian air force's first two T-346A advanced jet trainers were rolled out at Alenia Aermacchi's Venegono plant in December, ahead of their planned delivery to the service's Test Wing at Pratica di Mare air base by mid-April.
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IAI offers systems for Embraer's KC-390 programme
Israel Aerospace Industries has offered its systems for possible integration with Embraer's developmental KC-390 tanker/transport.
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USAF nears final piece of airborne ISR rebirth for Afghanistan
The US Air Force is within two months of installing the final piece of a broad shake-up of its approach to airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) in Afghanistan.
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PICTURE: Turkish air force to get first new F-16 in March
Turkish Aerospace Industries will deliver the Turkish air force's first new Lockheed Martin F-16 during March under the Peace Onyx 4 programme.
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Elbit lands combat training deal with Asian country
Elbit Systems has secured an $18 million order to supply its Ehud air combat manoeuvring instrumentation system to an unspecified Asian air force. "The...
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India could add six more C-130Js this year, says Lockheed official
New Delhi could sign a follow-on order for Lockheed Martin's C-130J Hercules transport this year ...
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NewsPICTURES: Turkey's homegrown UAV makes first flight
Turkey's first unmanned air vehicle, the Anka, completed a 14min first flight on 30 December ...
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NewsLong March: China’s fifth-generation fighter is years away
Images of a new aircraft purported to be China's J-20 fifth-generation fighter have created a stir among aviation enthusiasts ...
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Army launches OH-58F cockpit and sensor upgrade programme
The US Army has been cleared to launch a nearly four-year, $1.98 billion project to develop the first major technology upgrade for the Bell Helicopter OH-58D Kiowa Warrior in two decades.
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Forecasts 2011: UAVS - Battle budget worries
The unmanned segment of the global defence market will spend much of 2011 jockeying for position, trying to find a niche in shrinking budgets.
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Forecasts 2011: Defence - Caution continues
Military budgets are under pressure in the USA and Europe, but Asia has some ambitious plans in store ...
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NewsUS government details AH-64D bid for Indian air force contract
The US government has confirmed details of Boeing's bid for a $600 million attack helicopter contract in India with the AH-64D Block III Apache ...
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NewsFrance orders Meteor missiles for Rafales
France has ordered 200 Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missiles, making it the third nation to commit to the production phase of the MBDA programme ...