All Fixed-wing articles – Page 623
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Lockheed offers 2014 delivery date for South Korea's first F-35s
Lockheed Martin remains confident that South Korea will select its F-35 Joint Strike Fighter for the third phase of its F-X competition, with the company...
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USAF probes structural viability of EC-130H Compass Call fleet
The US Air Force is reviewing the health of its Lockheed Martin EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft fleet ...
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Arizona start-up challenges major primes for King Air 350 market
An Arizona-based start-up company plans to challenge US defence prime contractors in the rapidly growing market for airborne surveillance platforms. Aerial...
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KAI outlines work on indigenous UCAV design
South Korea plans to acquire a variety of unmanned air vehicles across all spectrums in the coming years, with local and international companies vying for...
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NewsIsraeli air force happy with 2025 upgrade to CH-53 helicopter
The Israeli air force is satisfied with the performance of a new upgrade for its Sikorsky CH-53 "Yasur" assault helicopters ...
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NewsPICTURES: Pakistan's first Saab 2000 AEW aircraft enters final testing
Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has entered final system testing in Sweden ...
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Opinion
Comment: USAF stealth strategy jammed on lock
Radar jammers are an inconvenient necessity. After all, a 30-year-old US Air Force strategy has poured billions of dollars into stealth technology ...
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USAF shifts jammer funding plans from B-52s to cheap pods
The US Air Force has shifted the focus of a decade-long attempt to revitalise its ability to jam enemy radar systems ...
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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...