All Fixed-wing articles – Page 618
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Border security
The Arab countries immediately bordering Israel are ramping up weapons spending. The US government is pumping more military aid into Jordan and Lebanon....
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Opinion
Comment: A400M: the first cut
South Africa has finally lost faith with Airbus Military's delayed airlifter, but only time will tell whether it was right to withdraw now, rather than hold formation through flight test
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Dassault Rafale - Rampant Rafale
Flight International test pilot Peter Collins is the first Briton to fly Dassault's F3-standard Rafale. Read his exclusive evaluation of the 'omnirole' type ...
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Fractious friends
The smaller Middle Eastern states are slowly moving towards a NATO-like coalition to co-operate on defence matters
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Iraq: starting from scratch
Iraq's arms budget is growing rapidly as it moves to rebuild its security forces in preparation for full military autonomy
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NewsSearch teams hunt wreckage from crashed Tu-142
Search and rescue services are trying to recover wreckage from a Russian Tupolev Tu-142 maritime patrol aircraft which crashed in the Tatar Strait off the...
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PICTURE: Indian air force receives last UK-built Hawk AJT
India's air force has received its last of 24 UK-built Hawk 132 advanced jet trainers from BAE Systems ...
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Saab still confident of making repeat Gripen sale to Thailand
Saab still expects to secure a delayed follow-on contract to supply Gripen fighters to Thailand, the company says ...
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UK support bolsters Sweden's Gripen offer to Brazil
Saab's FX-2 fighter bid to Brazil has received strong support from the UK government, with a decision just weeks away ...
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Israel to review UAV maintenance arrangements
The Israeli air force is evaluating changes to its maintenance infrastructure to support the growing use of large unmanned air vehicles ...
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PICTURE: Saab's Gripen Demo makes first flight with AESA radar
Saab's Gripen Demo aircraft has made its first test flight since receiving a key technology on offer to countries including Brazil, India and Switzerland ...
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Uncertainty surrounds Thailand's F-16 upgrade plan
Thailand has yet to indicate when it will launch a planned mid-life upgrade to its F-16A/B fighters ...
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NewsSouth Africa cancels order for eight A400M transports
The EADS-led A400M programme has suffered its first orders blow, with South Africa having cancelled its purchase ...
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NewsLockheed signs new F-35 pacts with Australian industry
Lockheed Martin has boosted Australian involvement in its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme by signing two new memoranda of understanding ...
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Sleep cycle factors strongly in new ALPA pilot fatigue policy
Natural circadian rhythms factor strongly in a new, potentially landmark pilot fatigue policy that has been adopted by the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA)...
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PICTURE: Poland receives loaned C-130E from USA
Delayed modernisation programme sees Poland receive C-130E transport on free loan from the USA ...
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NewsUK could arm its Watchkeeper UAVs
The UK could integrate a lightweight weapon with its Watchkeeper 450 tactical unmanned air vehicles, the MoD has confirmed ...
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Turning back time
Reliability, ruggedness, versatility, economy and excellent short take-off and landingperformance have been the hallmark of two unpressurised turboprops long out of production. But now, the former de Havilland Canada Twin Otter and Germany's Dornier 228 are poised to re-enter production.
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US Coast Guard C-130 and USMC AH-1 Cobra collide off California
Nine people are missing after a US coast guard Lockheed Martin C-130 transport aircraft collided with a US Marine Corp Bell AH-1 Cobra helicopter off the...
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PICTURE: UK's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter enters assembly
Northrop Grumman has begun assembling the centre fuselage for the UK's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in California ...