All Fixed-wing articles – Page 622
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Poland eyes C-130 lease deal, after delay hits refurbishment project
Warsaw is negotiating a possible lease of up to two USAF C-130s, amid delays to a refurbishment programme ...
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Israel prepares second Il-76 AEW platform for India
Israel Aerospace Industries is converting its second Ilyushin Il-76 transport into an airborne early warning platform for India ...
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US Air Force and army seek unmanned cargo aircraft concepts
US Air Force and US Army personnel will attend an 'unmanned cargo aircraft' day during November, as interest in the concept increases ...
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NewsDecision day looms for C-130H cockpit upgrades
A panel of senior Department of Defense (DOD) officials will meet on 2 October to decide whether to cancel the Boeing avionics modernization programme (AMP)...
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French navy locates pilot's body with crashed Rafale
A French navy diving unit has located the wreckage of a crashed Dassault Rafale fighter with its missing pilot still inside ...
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Controversy mounts over Russian freighters in EU
European Union regulators face pressure from angry freighter operators to cut back drastically on the number of special allowances being granted to carriers...
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NewsPICTURE: TP400 engine testbed makes last flight for A400M programme
A C-130 testbed for the Airbus Military A400M's turboprop engine has completed its roughly 54h flight campaign ...
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South Korea to delay indigenous fighter, attack helicopter programmes
South Korea's defence ministry has reduced the funding for the development of indigenous fighters and attack helicopters as part of a major cost-cutting...
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China's AVIC steps up sales push for FC-1, J-10 fighters
China plans to market the Chengdu FC-1/JF-17 and J-10 fighters aggressively as part of its plan to become a major player in the global aerospace industry. "While...
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GE starts HF120 certification tests
Certification tests of the GE Honda Aero Engines HF120 turbofan are imminent, with the first certification engine delivered, instrumented and installed in...
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NewsBoeing may propose new airframe to replace T-38s
Boeing could propose developing a "purpose-built" airframe as one of several options to replace the US Air Force's fleet of Northrop T-38 jet trainers ...
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UK signs £300m deal for Puma helicopter life extension
The UK has signed a £300 million contract to upgrade at least 28 of the RAF's Eurocopter Puma HC1 transport helicopters ...
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NewsNATO ground surveillance deal moves forward after 15-nation agreement
A 15-nation group has signed a long-awaited agreement to launch NATO's Global Hawk-based Alliance Ground Surveillance acquisition ...
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NewsPICTURES: Austria takes delivery of last Eurofighter interceptor
The last of 15 Eurofighters on order for the Austrian air force was delivered to the service's Zeltweg air base on 24 September ...
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PICTURE: Afghanistan's first G222 delivered
Afghanistan's first of 18 refurbished G222 transports was handed over in Italy on 25 September ...
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NewsWreckage found from downed Rafale, as France names missing pilot
France has named the pilot still missing after a suspected mid-air collision between two navy Dassault Rafales over the Mediterranean Sea on 24 September...
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Eurocopter pushing further into China
Eurocopter has secured new orders from China and plans to open its first simulator training...
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Business briefings
An overhaul of Saab Group's corporate structure will transform 15 business units in three segments...
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NewsUK eyes procurement of additional Chinook helicopters
An effort to replace two RAF Chinooks destroyed in Afghanistan could go further than a one-for-one replacement, a senior official has hinted ...