All Fixed-wing articles – Page 624
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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...
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Heron UAV delay fuels rising dispute between Turkey, Israel
A delayed shipment of Israel Aerospace Industries-made Heron unmanned air vehicles to Turkey has become the focus of an international dispute. Turkey...
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USAF approves auto-GCAS for fighters
Controlled flight into terrain could be virtually eliminated as a mishap category for US Air Force fighters by loading a new set of algorithms into the flight...
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NewsPICTURES: Lockheed Martin unveils first F-16 Block 52 ordered by Pakistan
Lockheed Martin today unveiled the first of up to 36 F-16 Block 52 fighters that could be sold to the Pakistan Air Force in a ceremony attended by the chiefs of both Pakistani US air forces.
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Business briefs
Airbus' wholly owned French aerostructures subsidiary Aerolia has completed its takeover of the airframer's...
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US Army eyes STUAS drones for battalions
US Army officials have identified a gap for a battalion-level unmanned aircraft system that could be addressed by platforms such as the Boeing/Insitu Scan...
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South Korea's fighter requirements come to the fore
Seoul faces a decision between developing its own product and importing off-the-shelf aircraft as it seeks to update its combat fleet
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NewsLockheed seeks to export Shadow Harvest spy system for C-130s
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division is seeking clearance from the US government to export a roll-on/roll-off suite of intelligence sensors for the C-130 Hercules that is designed to identify targets concealed under camouflage or foliage.
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Raytheon improves new visibility system for helicopters
Raytheon has received a contract to upgrade a new distributed aperture system developed to give helicopter pilots 360° visibility in poor visibility conditions....
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NewsEurohawk unveiled in USA
Northrop Grumman and EADS Defence and Security have unveiled the first Eurohawk unmanned aircraft system (UAS) at Northrop Grumman's Palmdale, California...
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General Electric/Rolls-Royce team halts F136 testing to inspect damage
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce team developing the F136 engine for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has halted testing after the discovery...
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NewsIndia eyes follow-on order for naval MiG-29s
India could place a follow-up order for more RSK MiG-29K naval fighters after inducting its first four examples in India later this year. New Delhi...
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US Army to demonstrate 'slaving' unmanned and manned helicopters
The US Army plans to soon demonstrate "slaving" the flight controls of four unmanned cargo helicopters to a single, manned helicopter, says a top army official. The...