All Fixed-wing articles – Page 625
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Ghana requests $680m deal for C-27Js
Ghana has emerged as a potential new buyer for Alenia Aeronautica's C-27J Spartan tactical transport ...
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Special forces need boosts Turkey's Chinook request
Turkey has increased its requirement for Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters from 10 to 14 aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURES: Re-engined Lynx AH9A makes flight debut
AgustaWestland has performed the 1h first flight of a re-engined Lynx AH9 utility helicopter for the British Army ...
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PICTURE: Hungary-based C-17 makes first outing for NATO
The first Boeing C-17 delivered to a consortium of NATO and Partnership for Peace nations is making its first deployment to Afghanistan ...
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NewsPICTURES: Saab celebrates first flight of Thai fighter
Saab has flown the first of six Gripen C/D fighters under contract for the Royal Thai Air Force ...
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Opinion
Comment: pilot training for the screenage generation
The latest Level D full flight simulators are a sight to behold. With their six-axis motion and high fidelity vision systems they are perhaps the ultimate...
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ATK, Elbit unleash GATR for Kiowa Warrior weapon contest
Alliant Techsystems has confirmed its intention to bid for a US Army requirement to arm its OH-58D Kiowa Warrior armed scout helicopters ...
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NewsBoeing warns again on C-17 production survival
Boeing is relying on a compromise deal to extend production of its C-17 strategic transport beyond mid-2011 ...
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Israeli F-16 pilot killed in training mishap
An Israeli air force Lockheed Martin F-16A fighter crashed in south-eastern Israel on 13 September, killing pilot Lt Asaf Ramon ...
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Boomerang trainer sales gain momentum
Australian company Dean Wilson Aviation recently delivered its fourth Boomerang trainer as the small Kingaroy, Queensland-based...
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NewsPratt & Whitney investigates new fan blade glitch for F135
Pratt & Whitney is investigating how a "handful" of fan blade tips damaged an F135 engine during ground testing of the Lockheed Martin F-35's engine ...
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Closer political ties raise prospects for renewed alliance between Dassault and Embraer
Growing political ties between Brazil and France may possibly lead to the rebirth of an even more powerful Dassault/Embraer alliance stretching beyond even...
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Turkey seeks interim buy of C-27Js or C-295s
Ankara is to buy an interim airlift capability, after deliveries of its Airbus Military A400Ms have slipped into 2013 ...
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More C-17 sales possible after C-5A retirement ban lifted
A panel of US senators has voted to remove a five-year-old legal ban on retiring the US Air Force's 59 Lockheed Martin C-5As, perhaps paving the way for...
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DSEi: UK, France launch new anti-ship missile
The UK and France have launched a co-operative effort with MBDA to develop a new helicopter-launched anti-ship missile ...
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This Week Briefings
Three men face long prison terms after being found guilty in a UK court of conspiracy to murder over the 2006...
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Business briefs
UK trade associations the Association of Police and Public Security Suppliers, the Defence Manufacturers Association...
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First F-35B resumes flying after year-long hiatus
A key test article for the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme has returned to flight after a nearly year-long hiatus. The BF-1 flight-test...
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NewsDSEi: Saab 2000 offered for maritime patrol, signals intelligence tasks
Saab has released first details on two proposed new military versions of its Saab 2000 regional airliner ...
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NewsDSEi: EADS defence chief urges UK to consider Talarion UAV
EADS hopes to advance its three-nation Talarion UAV project this year, and believes the UK should get involved ...