All Fixed-wing articles – Page 611
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PICTURES: Multinational C-17 wing flies first relief mission to Haiti
A multinational group of NATO and Partnership for Peace states has performed its first humanitarian relief flight with the C-17 transport ...
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Boeing wins support contract for Australia's Wedgetails
Australia has given Boeing a five-year contract to support the country's Boeing 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
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NewsRoyal Air Force suspends passenger operations with VC10 fleet
The UK has temporarily ceased passenger operations with its VC10 tanker/transports, as part of an RAF airworthiness review process ...
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NewsRafael quits Israel's congested UAV market
Rafael has abandoned its efforts to become an unmanned air vehicle manufacturer and will not invest in new platforms ...
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Italy investigates loss of upgraded Predator UAV
The Italian air force is investigating the cause of a crash involving one of its upgraded General Atomics RQ-1B Predator A Plus unmanned air vehicles on...
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High stakes as A400M nations decide: stick or twist?
As a game of poker, the stakes do not get higher. With just one A400M having flown, EADS has threatened to scrap the airlifter unless its seven European ...
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Cobra coiled to strike
Welsh automotive parts maker has some lightweight ideas for a conservative industry
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Business briefing
Hindustan Aeronautics has confirmed it is in talks with Rolls-Royce about a joint venture in...
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PICTURES: Pakistan's navy receives second refurbished P-3 Orion
Lockheed Martin has delivered its second of seven refurbished P-3C maritime patrol and surveillance aircraft to the Pakistan navy ...
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NewsRolls-Royce lands massive support deal for RAF Typhoons
Rolls-Royce has received a 10-year contract to support the Eurojet EJ200 engines that power the RAF's Eurofighter Typhoons ...
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Australia launches Afghan operations with Heron UAV
Australia's first leased Israel Aerospace Industries Heron unmanned air vehicle has arrived in Afghanistan ...
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USN officials raise concern about F-35 affordability
The US Naval Air Systems Command's top cost estimator has warned in a new internal briefing obtained by Flight International that the Lockheed Martin...
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Airbus prepares to ground first A400M to fit additional test kit – including rockets
Airbus is about to briefly ground its first A400M flight-test aircraft to install additional test equipment, including rockets to assist with stall-testing,...
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NewsUK confirms plan to deploy 'new' Chinooks to Afghanistan
The UK Royal Air Force's newly introduced Chinook HC3 transports are being prepared for rotation through Afghanistan ...
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NewsPICTURE: Canada's first C-130J emerges from paintshop
Canada's first of 17 next-generation C-130J tactical transports has made its first appearance in national markings ...
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Indonesian air force seeks to revive light attack, trainer procurements
Indonesia's air force plans to revive a request for funds to launch competitions to replace its Rockwell OV-10 Bronco light combat aircraft and BAE Systems...
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Guided rockets set to arm US A-10s and Harriers
Precision-guided rockets could be added to the weapons load-out of the US Air Force's Fairchild A-10 and the US Marine Corps' Boeing AV-8B Harrier II strike...
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Israel, Turkey hold fresh talks over Heron delays
A Turkish delegation arrived in Israel on 10 January in a fresh attempt to solve a dispute linked to the supply of Israeli-made unmanned air vehicles to...
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NewsA400M 'cannot continue' without more funding, warns Airbus CEO
EADS chief executive Louis Gallois says the A400M programme cannot continue beyond the end of the month without a commitment by European customer governments to fund the increased costs of developing the military airlifter
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VIDEO: F-35 engages vertical landing propulsion system
A Lockheed Martin F-35 has made more progress in a series of flight tests leading to the programme's first vertical landing. The company's BF-1 flight-test...