All Fixed-wing articles – Page 623
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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 ...
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AMX fighter bid for Afghanistan faces competition from Czech L-159
The US Air Force anticipates receiving a proposal based on the L-159 for a potential Afghan National Army Air Corps light attack fighter deal ...
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NewsSearch continues for pilot of second crashed Rafale
French military personnel are continuing their search for the pilot of a second Dassault Rafale M fighter that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea yesterday ...
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Alenia looks beyond Afghanistan for refurbished G222 sales
Alenia Aeronautica will today deliver its first refurbished G222 transport to Afghanistan, and foresees a wider market for the type ...
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USAF could expand G222 order for Afghanistan
Alenia Aeronautica will formally deliver on 25 September the first of at least 18 refurbished G222 transports to the Afghan National Army Air Corps...
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Two French Rafales lost in Mediterranean crash
Rescue forces are searching for a missing pilot after two French naval Dassault Rafale fighters have crashed into the Mediterranean Sea.
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Morocco pushes ahead with T-6 trainers purchase
Morocco has advanced its planned purchase of 24 Hawker Beechcraft T-6 trainers, with the US company having received a $37 million contract to begin work...
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Bell looks forward to increase in 429 orders
Bell is assessing likely production numbers next year for its new Bell 429 light-twin as...
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Airbus Military 'cautiously optimistic' over A400M flight debut
Airbus Military approaches first flight in cautiously optimistic mood as contractual and technical issues make progress
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Helitech briefs
Elite Helicopters says receiving instrument flight rules approval for its Agusta A109 fleet - after 15 years of operating under visual flight rules only...
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Australia cuts short Echidna upgrade to Black Hawk fleet
Australia's Department of Defence has cut short the scope of a project to provide electronic warfare self-protection suites for its army's fleet of Sikorsky...
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AleniaAermacchi: Italian Air Force to sign M346 deal within weeks
VENEGONO, Italy -AleniaAermacchi expects to sign a contract "within weeks" with the Italian Air Force to deliver 15 M346 advanced jet trainers. The...
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AleniaAermacchi trains sights on US market for M346 sales
VENEGONO, Italy -- AleniaAermacchi has revealed a multi-pronged strategy for offering the M346 trainer and light attack fighter for potentially hundreds...
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Airbus Military bullish on A330 MRTT sales prospects
Airbus Military is targeting sales of up to 50 more A330-based multi-role tanker transports (MRTT) outside the USA, as it prepares to step up flight-testing...
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South Korea picks Israeli radar for F/A-50 fighter
Israel Aerospace Industries subsidiary Elta Systems is to develop and supply a new version of its EL/M-2032 fire control radar for prototype examples of...
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PICTURES: German Eurofighters intercept Russian transport, surveillance aircraft
First images have emerged of a German air force mission to intercept a Russian An-72 over the Baltic Sea ...
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Hongdu closes in on new export deal for K-8 trainer
China's Hongdu Aviation is close to confirming a fresh order for its K-8 jet trainer with an undisclosed Asian buyer ...
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Alenia pushes to streamline costs for Italian F-35 plant
Alenia Aeronautica is seeking to streamline costs for a proposed final assembly and check out (FACO) facility based in Italy for the Lockheed Martin F-35...
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Alenia proposes power and lift upgrades for C-27J
Alenia Aeronautica is considering a major power and lift upgrade as the baseline C-27J Spartan is set to launch a critical set of flight tests to achieve...
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Alenia offers surplus AMX fighters to Afghanistan for close air support
Alenia North America has submitted a proposal to sell surplus Italian Air Force AMX ground-attack fighters to the Afghanistan National Army Air Corps for...