All Fixed-wing articles – Page 647
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Gripen revives war of words over Norwegian fighter assessment
Saab-led Gripen International has revived its war of words linked to the Norwegian defence ministry's selection of Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter...
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NewsFrench to head A330 inquiry as search turns up more debris
French investigators are to lead the inquiry into the disappearance of the Air France Airbus A330 in the South Atlantic, as the search effort turns up further...
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Malaysia to phase out troublesome MiG-29 fighters
Malaysia has announced plans to phase out its RSK MiG-29N fighters over the next few years, with the fleet having been plagued by problems since it bought...
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India completes fighter evaluation, readies for flight testing
India's air force has submitted its technical evaluation report on the contenders for its medium multirole combat aircraft competition to the nation's defence...
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NewsSearch for missing A330 focuses after debris located
Brazil's air force has confirmed that it has traced debris in the South Atlantic, but has yet to positively identify it as having come from the missing Air...
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Lockheed makes F-35 assembly offer to Israel
Lockheed Martin has made what is being described by sources as a "very general" offer to have Israel Aerospace Industries manufacture fuselage parts for...
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NewsSearch hunts for A330 locator signal in vast ocean area
Search and rescue teams have still not traced any locator signal from Air France flight AF447, nearly 24 hours after the Airbus A330 departed Rio de Janeiro...
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French agency prepares A330 investigation team
French air accident investigation agency Bureau d'Enquetes et d'Analyses has drawn up an inquiry team after being formally notified by Air France over the...
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VIDEO: Flight’s David Learmount talks about missing Air France Airbus A330-200 bound from Rio to Paris
Air France has confirmed that Flight AF447 had been en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris Charles de Gaulle with 228 occupants when it disappeared.
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NewsBrazilian ministry details last track of missing Air France A330
Brazil's defence ministry has detailed the last known track of the missing Air France Airbus A330-200, and indicated that the jet may have reported a pressurisation...
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Air France: No success in contacting missing A330
Civil air traffic control authorities in Brazil, Africa, Spain and France have all failed in their attempts to contact the Air France Airbus A330-200 which...
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NewsEurofighter boss: nations to sign Tranche 3A deal in June
The four launch Eurofighter nations look set sign a Tranche 3A contract for a combined 112 aircraft by late June ...
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India issues new requests for attack, transport helicopters
India has released new tenders for the acquisition of 22 attack helicopters and 15 heavylift helicopters for its armed forces. Issued within two months...
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Baltic exchange
NATO's dramatic expansion within the past decade to today's 26-strong organisation has not been without its challenges, particularly for those entrants that lack the resources to rapidly transform their Soviet-era militaries with modern and predominantly Western-supplied equipment
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This week briefings
Russian engine developer Aviadvigatel has completed a crucial testbed run of its enhanced...
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Business - briefs
Bristow Group has acquired 42.5% of Lider Aviacao, Brazil's largest provider...
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Pratt & Whitney selects Canadian supplier for F135
Ottawa-based Gastops is to supply fan eddy current sensors for the Pratt & Whitney F135, the first engine selected to power Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint...
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Boeing, Eurofighter bid to usurp F-35 for Canadian fighter deal
Boeing and Eurofighter have launched a public challenge to Lockheed Martin's widely presumed control of a next-generation fighter contract in Canada. Both...