All Fixed-wing articles – Page 655
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NewsBAE lands Eurofighter support deal, while Rauen moves on
BAE Systems has secured a potentially 15-year contract to provide in-service support and maintenance for the RAF's Typhoon fleet ...
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India's Tejas could get Israeli radar
The Indian air force could equip its Aeronautical Development Agency Tejas light combat aircraft with an off-the-shelf Israeli-made radar until a local version...
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Japan orders EC135 naval training helicopters
Japan's defence ministry has signed a contract with Eurocopter for two EC135 training helicopters,...
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Policy institute report slams Australian naval aviation
The Royal Australian Navy's aviation activities represent a significant capability shortfall, performing "below par" for some years, says a report by the...
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NewsMisunderstanding led to EasyJet 737-700 plunge, say investigators
An EasyJet Boeing 737-700 dived 10,000ft (3,050m) during a 12 January post-maintenance test flight because a misunderstanding had led to the elevator balance...
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US Air Force cancels SAM-jamming EB-52 for second time
The US Air Force's decision to terminate the EB-52 stand-off jammer concept for a second time deals a new blow to the US electronic warfare community. Maj...
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NewsAustralia opts against joining BAMS development effort
Australia has shelved further collaboration on the US Navy's Northrop Grumman RQ-4N Global Hawk-based Broad Area Maritime Surveillance (BAMS) programme ...
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Australian defence technology centre starts work
The Australian government has officially launched the Defence Materials Technology Centre, with the private-public partnership now working on 16 projects...
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This Week briefings
US air taxi company Linear Air is rallying fellow Eclipse 500 owners in a bid to keep their very...
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PICTURE: Lockheed flies second STOVL Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin's second short take-off and vertical landing F-35B has joined the Joint Strike Fighter test fleet ...
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France closing on structure of tanker deal: AirTanker
Airbus Military and its partner AirTanker are hopeful that long-running dialogue with the French air force about the replacement of its tanker fleet is close to reaching the point where the structure of any acquisition deal will be finalised.
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Israel seeks more Apache attack helicopters
The Israeli air force wants to increase its inventory of Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, directly as a result of its operational experience...
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PICTURES: Wings for RAF’s first A330 tanker head for assembly
Airbus UK has shipped the wings for the UK Royal Air Force's first Airbus A330-200-based tanker to Bremen for equipment installation ...
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Boeing, Alenia part ways on C-27J final assembly talks
Boeing and Alenia Aeronautica have severed three-year-old partnership talks for the C-27J Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) programme. The US Army and the...
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F-22 funding decision pushed back
The US Department of Defense has delayed a decision on extending production of the Lockheed Martin F-22 beyond a 1 March...
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Sorry tale of Australian defence procurement
A number of 'defence capability nightmares' has forced the Australian government to take a long, hard look at the country's defence procurement weaknesses
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Saab Avitronics wins Italian Tornado contract
Saab Avitronics will provide an enhanced version of the BOZ countermeasures dispenser pod to protect Italian Tornados in Afghanistan ...
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India details plans for indigenous medium combat aircraft
India's Aeronautical Development Agency has begun talks with nation's air force over its planned medium combat aircraft development ...
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NewsAustralia to wire F/A-18Fs for Growler upgrade
Boeing will modify half of Australia's Super Hornet fleet for potential use as electronic attack aircraft, defence minister Joel Fitzgibbon has announced ...
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RAF accepts first Hawk T2s, but others head for storage
UK instructors have begun flying BAE Systems' first two Hawk 128s, but logistics issues will leave more of the trainers on the ground this year ...