All Fixed-wing articles – Page 629
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NewsAUVSI: Northrop Grumman attacks appropriations staffer for RQ-4 funding cut
A Northrop Grumman executive yesterday stunned journalists by criticizing by name a staff member for the powerful House Appropriations Committee...
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AUVSI: New radar on tap for BAMS sense and avoid
The US Navy and Northrop Grumman in November will hold a preliminary design review for a "due regard" system that is to be the core of the sense and avoid...
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Vulcan cleared for rest of display season following landing gear inspection
The UK's Vulcan to the Sky Trust has secured an extension to the approved number of cycles for its restored Cold War bomber XH558 ...
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AUVSI: F/A-18 may perform 'hands-off' carrier landings by 2011
A Boeing F/A-18D Hornet may perform the first "hands-off" approaches and landings to an aircraft carrier within two years, the US Navy says. The F/A-18D...
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NewsCanada signs contract for 15 CH-47F Chinooks
Ottawa has signed a contract for 15 Boeing CH-47Fs, with deliveries to start in mid-2013 ...
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Revamped products aid Russia's helicopter rebirth
Russia is renowned around the world for heavy helicopters. Now it is aiming to catch up in the light/medium market
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Russia's United Aircraft reaches maturity
A new giant is set to dominate Russia's aerospace industry. Can it cope with domestic reform and still challenge the West?
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UNITED AIRCRAFT TO FUND AN-148 PRODUCTION AIRLINERS Russia's United Aircraft is to invest Rb5 billion ($160 million) in affiliated...
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NewsAUVSI: Lockheed/Kaman team and Boeing to face off for cargo UAV contract
The US Marine Corps announced on the eve of the convention that the Boeing A160T Hummingbird and the Lockheed Martin/Kaman K-MAX helicopters will compete...
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AUVSI: Elisra's Multi V-Star gives new battlefield view
A system that allows dissemination of real-time video and metadata to networked battlefield users is being presented by Elisra (booth 327). The Israeli...
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Netherlands seeks $180 million Apache upgrade
The Netherlands plans to upgrade its fleet of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters to the US Army's Block II configuration ...
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AUVSI: Battery-powered XFC completes extra-long flight
The US Naval Research Laboratory has demonstrated a new, battery-powered unmanned air vehicle that can fly about 7h after being launched from a ship...
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NewsAUVSI Special: The UAVs to watch this decade
From AeroVironment to Urban Aeronautics, we list unmanned air vehicles that face major milestones in 2009 and 2010…
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Air-launch interceptors back in play for US missile defence
The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the US Air Force are in talks about the joint development of a new interceptor that can be launched by a fighter...
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IAI flight tests new helicopter collision avoidance system
Israel Aerospace Industries' Lahav division has test flown its helicopter tactical mid-air collision avoidance system ...
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US Navy approves ground surveillance role for P-8 Poseidon
The US Navy is to equip its P-8A Poseidons for overland surveillance tasks, expanding from the primary maritime patrol mission ...
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NewsPICTURES: Pilot error blamed for Swedish Gripen mishap
Human error is believed to have caused a wheels-up landing involving a Swedish air force Saab Gripen C fighter ...
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India orders FLIR surveillance equipment for C-130Js
FLIR Systems is to equip India's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports with electro-optical/infrared sensors ...
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PICTURES: First flight for Afghanistan's refurbished G222
Alenia Aeronautica has conducted the first flight of a refurbished G222 destined for service with the Afghan military ...
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NewsBell withdraws AH-1Z from India's attack helicopter contest
Bell has declined an opportunity to contest India's roughly $600 million attack helicopter competition with its AH-1Z Super Cobra ...