All Fixed-wing articles – Page 662
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NewsUSAF drives biofuel bandwagon
Alternatives top air force agenda as it aims to certificate entire fleet with 50% Fischer-Tropsch blends by 2011
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US Army revamps Aerial Common Sensor acquisition strategy
The US Army has radically changed the acquisition strategy for its Aerial Common Sensor (ACS) contract, tilting the competition in favour of Boeing's preferred...
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Australia nears decisions on Boeing P-8A, BAMS participation
The US Navy has confirmed ongoing negotiations with Australia to join the Boeing P-8A programme, while a separate decision on taking a similar role in its...
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Picture: Boeing 737-based Wedgetails complete tests following modification in Australia
The two Boeing 737-based Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft to undergo modification in Australia completed functional check flights...
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Boeing targets new A-10 support deal
Boeing is seeking to win a larger role of the multi-billion market for maintaining and upgrading the US Air Force's Fairchild A-10 Thunderbolt II ground-attack...
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NewsIAI to send G550-based AEW system to Aero India
Israel Aerospace Industries will send a Gulfstream G550-based conformal airborne early warning and control (CAEW) system aircraft to the Aero India 2009 show ...
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Unmanned cargo aircraft 'have battlefield role' says US Army official
A top US Army acquisition official has conceded that a legitimate, but limited, role exists today on the battlefield for an unmanned cargo aircraft. Speaking...
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Unmanned jammer could replace Marine Corps Prowlers
The US Marine Corps will consider replacing its radar-jamming Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowlers primarily with a new class of unmanned aircraft systems. For...
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India and Russia aim to fly joint fifth-generation fighter by 2017
India and Russia hope to induct their joint fifth-generation stealth fighter by 2017, with officials from both countries hoping to iron out their differences...
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India's LCA unlikely to use Kaveri engine until late next decade
India's Tejas light combat aircraft could use a foreign powerplant until the middle of the next decade, due to ongoing problems with the development of an...
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NewsNorthrop eyes new sales prospects as MP-RTIP enters flight test
Northrop Grumman has formally offered a powerful new sensor designed - and recently test-flown - for the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned air vehicle to a wide...
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DoD clears AESA export policy as F-16 sales await
A US Department of Defense ruling on export policy for active electronically scanned array (AESA) radars has set the stage for a new wave of foreign sales,...
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Brazil receives three bids for F-X2 fighter deal
Boeing, Dassault and Saab on 2 February submitted their responses to an October 2008 request for proposals for Brazil's F-X2 fighter procurement. Respectively...
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US Navy starts next-generation jammer bidding war
The US Navy has selected four companies to participate in a $430 million competition to design a next-generation jammer pod for the Boeing EA-18G Growler ...
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US Air Force Laboratory plans 2010 refuelling robot demonstration
An automated aircraft ground refuelling robot, under development by the US Air Force Research Laboratory Materials and...
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India torn between East and West in multi-role combat aircraft contest
India has resolved to maintain military spending, but will it keep faith with Russia for its next multi-role combat fighter?
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Indian aircraft struggle for global acceptance
India's indigenous aircraft have yet to make a global impact. Will its underperforming products ever be acceped abroad?
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UK could extend Harrier's Afghan tour of duty
The UK Ministry of Defence could delay the planned replacement of its Afghanistan-based BAE Systems Harrier GR9A strike aircraft with Royal Air Force Panavia...