All Fixed-wing articles – Page 571
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Northrop in tune with Bell as it looks ahead
After paving the way for integrating unmanned helicopters on to US Navy ships, Northrop Grumman has disclosed details of two projects to show the company...
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Search continues for crashed Agni Air Dornier 228 recorders
Rescuers are still searching for the flight data recorder (FDR) and cockpit voice recorder (CVR) of a Nepalese regional carrier's Dornier 228 turboprop that...
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India asks for enhanced systems on third Il-76 AEW
The third Ilyushin Il-76 airborne early warning aircraft ordered by the Indian air force will carry additional systems for enhanced performance. The AEW...
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AUVSI: Army to test Boeing A160s for ISR
US Army officials say they will purchase a handful of Boeing A160T Hummingbird unmanned rotorcraft "within the next couple of years" to experiment with intelligence,...
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AUVSI: Skunk Works lifts curtain on new UAV programs
Lockheed Martin's advanced development programs division - also known as Skunk Works - has chosen the AUVSI show to lift the curtain on two previously internal...
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AUVSI: Navy admiral emphasises new urgency on carrier-based attack UAVs
The US Navy's top officer emphasised new urgency for placing a stealthy, unmanned aircraft system (UAS) on carrier decks no later than 2018, but also made...
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AUVSI: Honeywell hawks T-Hawk while Army mulls future
Honeywell is demonstrating the hover-and-stare virtues of its T-Hawk micro air vehicle to a wide variety of potential customers as the US Army Brigade Combat...
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USAF extends F-22 sustainment contract
The US Air Force has extended its Follow-On Agile Sustainment for the Raptor contract with Lockheed Martin by $111.4 million, taking the arrangement, originally agreed in 2008 and extended in 2009, to $709 million.
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USAF approves C-130 instrumentation
The US Air Force's Directorate of Operations has endorsed Boeing's C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) head-up display and head-down primary flight display as the aircraft's primary flight reference.
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Eurofighter suffers first fatal crash in Spanish training accident
The crash of a Eurofighter Typhoon at Spain’s Morón air base on 24 August was the first fatal accident involving the type.
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BAE Systems 'lands Australia interim basic flying training contract'
Australia's Department of Defence is believed to be in discussions with BAE Systems Australia on the details of its interim basic flying training contract.
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AUVSI: Kestrel swoops in Afghanistan and Iraq
As well as its work in the civil industry, Sentient has been working in collaboration with Insitu Pacific to enhance the results from the ScanEagle Unmanned...
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NewsSaudi pilot killed as Eurofighter crashes in Spain
A Eurofighter aircraft has crashed at Spain's Morón air base with one fatality, the Spanish ministry of defence has confirmed.
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Oman increases C-130J order backlog by two
Oman has decided to triple its fleet of Lockheed Martin C-130Js, adding orders for two new aircraft.
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Selex Galileo Gabbiano radar proves operational capabilities
Selex Galileo has completed a new set of flight trials of the T20 30W version of its Gabbiano X-band sea and littoral surveillance radars with mechanical scanning antenna.
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BAE presses technology-transfer track record in Indian Typhoon campaign
"Enthusiastic support" for the Indian government's 50% offset target and technology transfer ambitions are a cornerstone of the Eurofighter consortium's bid for India's $12 billion, 126-aircraft medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) competition, says BAE Systems.
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Business briefs
United Aircraft's AeroKompozit subsidiary has signed an investment agreement with Tatarstan authorities to manufacture composite structures for the Irkut MS-21 and Sukhoi Superjet 100 at the KAPO plant in Kazan
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Defence community mulls over Fox's intentions
UK defence secretary Liam Fox's recent speech on the vexed question of his ministry's grievously overstretched budget raised as many questions as it answered ...
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NewsAUVSI: Skunk Works unveils new, twin-boomed UAV
Lockheed Martin has unveiled a concept for a new unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that appears aimed at the emerging market for a medium-altitude surveillance...
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AUVSI: CH Products reveals new simulation controllers
CH Products (booth 219) is demonstrating its new high-fidelity controllers for military desktop simulation applications. The CH Reaper GCS Console is a USB...