All Fixed-wing articles – Page 567
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Iraq offered new F-16s with older missiles
Iraq could receive 18 Lockheed Martin F-16s worth up to $4.2 billion and equipped with previous generation missiles and radar ...
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EADS solves identity crisis
European giant's rebranding exercise is much more than a cosmetic makeover
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Croatian MiG-21 pilots escape mid-air collision
Two Croatian air force pilots ejected safely after their MiG-21 fighters were involved in a training mishap on 13 September ...
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NewsMartin-Baker responds to Eurofighter seat reports
Ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker has countered claims of a design fault with the Eurofighter's Mk16A system ...
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NewsLockheed, US government strike deal on next F-35 order
The US government has agreed the structure of a more than $5 billion fixed-price contract for up to 32 more F-35s ...
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Blended wings make a quiet comeback on refurbished X-48B
The Boeing/NASA X-48B blended-wing body research aircraft is back in the air after undergoing a major overhaul and upgrades.
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UAE, Brazil in talks for Embraer KC-390
The United Arab Emirates is the latest nation targeted by Brazil to join Embraer's KC-390 tanker/transport programme as a supplier and customer.
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NewsXcor completes primary supersonic wind tunnel tests for Lynx vehicle
Mojave-based Xcor Aerospace has completed primary supersonic wind tunnel testing of a scale model of its Lynx suborbital spacecraft
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PICTURES: Indian C-130J completes first engine run
Lockheed Martin has made its first engine run with a C-130J tactical transport on order for the Indian air force ...
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Argentina launches work on IA-73 trainer
Some 25 years after it began work on its last aircraft - the IA-63 Pampa - Argentina's FAdeA has disclosed plans to develop a new trainer. The company's...
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NewsDutch to upgrade Cougar helicopters
The Dutch defence ministry has announced plans to perform a mid-life update for its 17 Eurocopter AS532 Cougar transport helicopters ...
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Interview
Working week: John Copley
John Copley is putting years of experience garnered from a variety of roles within the UK's aerospace sector to good use at the helm of the not-for-profit trade association Farnborough Aerospace Consortium
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Business briefs
European regulators have cleared UK tour operator Thomas Cook Group to acquire German travel company Oger Tours, after concluding that the transaction would not affect competition
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Briefing
Moscow has selected Kazan to manufacture a previously undisclosed long-range strike aircraft, Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin has revealed. Kazan will continue to upgrade the Russian air force's current Tupolev Tu-22s and Tu-160s, and then "start assembling a new-generation strategic bomber", RIA Novosti quotes Putin as saying
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NewsUSAF welcomes RQ-4 signals collector to Guam
The US Air Force has welcomed the first of three RQ-4 Global Hawks that will be deployed to Andersen AFB, Guam ...
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NewsRAF resumes Eurofighter operations after ejection seat fix
The UK has approved an urgent safety modification to be made to the Eurofighter Typhoon's ejection seat ...
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FAA reveals V-22 near-miss, controller issues
The US FAA has revealed that a V-22 Osprey and civilian de Havilland Twin Otter parachute jump aircraft came within feet of colliding ...
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NewsPICTURE: Eurocopter Spain kicks off Tiger test campaign
Eurocopter Spain has performed its first flight with the multi-role Tiger HAD attack helicopter ...
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NewsIsraeli cabinet approves $2.75b JSF deal
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the nation has approved an order for its first 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters ...
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NewsPICTURE: MBDA reveals clipped-fin Meteor for F-35
MBDA has revealed a slightly modified Meteor that would allow four of the beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles to be stored inside the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...