All Fixed-wing articles – Page 697
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A Mountain Too High
Why did Adam Aircraft and ATG find the jet manufacturing terrain so tricky? Production and timing foiled the best-laid plans of the Colorado-based start-ups
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Dutch report: F-35 faces one-year delay
A letter by the Dutch military chief to Parliament, dated 7 May, says JSF programme executives are considering a one-year extension, but no reasons for the potential delay were cited.
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Turkey talks Chinooks with USA
Turkey has initiated talks with the USA following its recent request to purchase 10 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters for around $500 million,...
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Business briefings
Silverjet wins crucial investment AIRLINES Viceroy Holdings, a United Arab Emirates investor, is to become the largest shareholder, at 28%, in UK all-premium...
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Honeywell, P&W win US Army demonstrator engine contract
The US Army has awarded a $108 million contract to a joint venture between Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney to develop the companies' HPW3000 next-generation...
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US Congress debate whether to continue funding for Boeing C-17 and Lockheed Martin F-22
Battle lines are forming in the US Congress over whether to add funds to next year's budget to keep alive production lines for the Boeing C-17 and the Lockheed...
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Raytheon, Marlborough land Nimrod R1 support deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has placed two new contracts to support Royal Air Force operations of the Nimrod R1 reconnaissance aircraft ...
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NewsEuropean-based consortium in talks to buy 2 C-17s
The US Defense Dept. on Friday notified lawmakers of a possible sale of two Boeing C-17A airlifters to a European-based consortium that includes the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Sweden and Finland.
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Lockheed looks for export benefits from USAF JASSM decision
US Air Force approval for continued production of the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile could open the door for Lockheed Martin to secure orders...
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NewsSouth Africa fields first Gripen fighter
South Africa's first of 26 Saab Gripen fighters was accepted into squadron service on 30 April ...
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Lockheed’s Sniper hits target in Singapore contest
Lockheed has expanded its Sniper targeting pod business with Singapore, with a fresh order to equip its F-16 fighters ...
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Headline Briefings
Thielert insolvency grounds Cessna diesels SCANDAL The accounting scandal that led diesel engine maker Thielert to insolvency has also...
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Thales UK releases first images of Watchkeeper UAV flight
Thales UK has published the first images of the 16 April first flight of its Watchkeeper UAV in northern Israel ...
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US oversight lapses 'may have compromised F-35 secrets'
A US Department of Defense internal audit into its own oversight of sensitive technology related to the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has concluded...
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Flight Interview: Malaysian air force chief sets strategic focus
Malaysia's air force chief says additional multirole fighters and airborne early warning aircraft head the service's spending priorities ...
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Northrop receives contract for UAV radar payload
The US Army has signed a deal to replace Lynx II sensors on some of its UAVs with Northrop Grumman's Starlite system ...
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NewsUkraine sees two fatal Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in a month
Ukraine has suffered two serious Mil Mi-8 helicopter crashes in just over a month. On 28 April, a 20 year-old Crimean State Aircraft Enterprise Universal-Avia...
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Alenia Aermacchi picks CAE for M-346 simulator
Canada's CAE has been selected as preferred full-mission simulator supplier for Alenia Aermacchi's M-346 ...
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UK close to MFTS training contract, but Future Lynx endangered
The UK is close to signing a delayed contract for its Military Flying Training System project, but could be eyeing cuts to its Future Lynx helicopter order ...