All Fixed-wing articles – Page 620
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Lockheed foresees long, rich futures for C-130J, F-16
Lockheed Martin has updated plans to rapidly escalate C-130J production output, but F-16 deliveries are facing a two-year contraction ...
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US helicopter crashes claim 14 lives in Afghanistan
Fourteen US personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash and separate mid-air collision in Afghanistan ...
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PICTURES: First wet contact for A330 MRTT
An A330 multi-role tanker transport has performed the first wet contact using Airbus Military's Air Refuelling Boom System ...
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Qantas appoints new head of engineering
Qantas Airways has appointed a new head of engineering, a position that has been vacant since David Cox left.
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Israel shows UH-60 missile capability
An Israeli air force Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk has shown its capability to launch the Rafael Spike ER missiles.
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Seoul could revive KF-16 plans
South Korea could revive plans to upgrade its Lockheed Martin/Korea Aerospace Industries KF-16 fighters due to delays in the development of the indigenous...
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US Army seeks EA-18Gs comms jammer for UAVs, Raytheon says
A Raytheon executive says the US Army wants to buy three newly designed pods that repackage the communications...
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USAF: Advent upgrade 'feasible' for F-35 engine
A top US Air Force technologist confirms the potential exists after 2013 to greatly improve the fuel efficiency of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter engine by...
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NewsKAI reveals options for army attack helicopter
Korea Aerospace Industries has unveiled two options for the South Korean army's AH-X attack helicopter requirement ...
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Power pay-off
The winner of the race to replace the GE T700 military engine could find a huge commercial market too
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NewsUpstart MC-12 Liberty fleet to grow to 29 aircraft
The US Air Force's six-month-old fleet of MC-12W Libertys will grow to 29 aircraft under a new contract announced on 19 October by Hawker Beechcraft. The...
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Lithuania gets third Spartan ready for Afghan mission
The Lithuanian air force is scrambling to ready its third and last Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan for service supporting the country's troops in Afghanistan. The...
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Working Week: Speaking the right language
Speaking the right language As Typhoon marketing aircrew adviser for BAE Systems Military Air Solutions, former Royal Air Force test pilot Craig Penrice...
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Eurojet pushes thrust-vectoring technology for Typhoon
The consortium behind the Eurofighter Typhoon is a firm believer in the operational and cost benefits of thrust vectoring. Now it must convince the customers
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UK defence spending plans 'out of control'
Damning report says procurement process is overheated
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India and Russia look to inject momentum into programmes
India's defence minister A K Antony will push Russia to increase the momentum on the joint development of two key military aircraft programmes - the fifth-generation...
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NewsCORRECTED: USAF selects General Electric and Rolls-Royce to continue ADVENT work
The US Air Force has narrowed the competition for designing and building a demonstrator for the next high-performance military engine to one company. General...
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Lockheed sees new market for leased spyplanes
Lockheed Martin has identified a possible new business model in the global market for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft: leasing...
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China's navy about to receive Ka-28s
Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise, a subsidiary of Russian Helicopters, is about to begin delivery of a second batch of Kamov Ka-28 helicopters to...
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Israel looks to F-15C/D upgrade
The Israeli air force is finalising plans for the first-ever comprehensive upgrade of its Boeing F-15 C/Ds. The front-line fighters have been in service...