All Fixed-wing articles – Page 651
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Boeing to co-develop 910kg JDAM ER wing kit with Korea
Boeing and Times Aerospace Korea to are to jointly develop a wing assembly for the 910kg (2,000lb) Joint Direct Attack Munition Extended Range (JDAM ER)...
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This Week briefings
Slumping business aircraft demand has forced Bombardier to cut another 3,000 workers from its aerospace...
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NewsInvestigators seek clues to Cougar S-92 final moments
Canadian safety investigators say the Cougar Helicopters S-92 that crashed off the coast of Newfoundland on 12 March hit the water “belly first” in an upright position with a “tail-low” attitude
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US Marine Corps plans to convert KC-130J tankers into gunships
The US Marine Corps has decided to convert some Lockheed Martin KC-130J tankers into combination surveillance platforms and gunships. The renamed KC-130J...
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India issues advanced trainer RFI
India has issued a request for information for new advanced jet trainers, casting doubt on the future role of the BAE Systems Hawk in the country's air force. New...
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Thales extends Watchkeeper UAV tests in Israel
Thales UK expects to launch flight trials using the British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle system from ParcAberporth in Wales later this year, but...
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NewsUK MoD outlines detail of 15-year UAV strategy
The UK Ministry of Defence is close to completing an "achievable, affordable and realistic" unmanned aircraft system strategy out to 2023 ...
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GE/Rolls-Royce team plans to resume F136 testing in May
The General Electric/Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team plans to resume testing the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's alternative propulsion system...
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NewsQatar confirms plans to buy two more C-17s
Qatar has confirmed plans to buy two more Boeing C-17s by the end of this year, in a move which would double its future strategic transport fleet ...
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NewsPICTURES: Typhoons 'intercept' modified Austrian 767
The air policing capabilities of Austria's Eurofighter Typhoons have been demonstrated during an exercise involving a modified commercial airliner ...
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Opinion
Comment: Fatal distraction
Another of those uncanny studies has been produced. The type that produces a conclusion that - once you have read it - is so obvious that it's suddenly amazing...
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Wales has emerged as one of the UK's foremost
Wales has emerged as one of the UK's foremost regions for aerospace and defence thanks to a Darwinian ability to adapt to a slew of economic blows
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NewsPICTURE: Arrow Cargo DC-10 sheds large engine parts over Manaus
Brazilian authorities have identified a McDonnell Douglas DC-10-30 freighter which shed a large engine part over the city of Manaus as being from the fleet...
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India withdraws attack helicopter request for proposals
India has withdrawn a request for proposals issued last year for the acquisition of 22 attack helicopters, announcing that remaining bidders AgustaWestland,...
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NewsFifth V-22 with loose bolts points to design problem
US Naval Air Systems Command confirms today that a fifth MV-22 -- and the first US-based aircraft – is afflicted with the same “loose bolts” problem that caused the fleet to be grounded earlier this week
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Switzerland to slip fighter selection by six months
Swiss defence minister Ueli Maurer has announced a six-month delay to the nation's selection process for a Northrop F-5 fighter replacement ...