All Fixed-wing articles – Page 703
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Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney finalise plans for HPW3000 turboshaft
Honeywell and Pratt & Whitney will receive a contract during April to demonstrate the HPW3000 as a possible replacement for over 6,000 helicopter engines in US Army service ...
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NewsPICTURES: Eurofighter delivers final Tranche 1 Typhoon
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has delivered its last of 148 Typhoons from a Tranche 1 production order from Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Handed...
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F-35 JSF engines in critical tests as Congress deliberates
Altitude testing of a pre-development General Electric/Rolls-Royce F136 alternative engine has been...
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NewsPICTURE: Bosnia and Herzegovina receives first upgraded Mi-8
Bosnia and Herzegovina's air force and air defence has received its first overhauled and modernised Mil Mi-8 MTV-1 transport helicopter ...
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Finland to approve interim pilot training service
Finland's defence ministry is checking the final text of an agreement with Patria on the Nordic Pilot Training Centre ...
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Italy's AMX fleet returns to duty after canopy modification
Most of the Italian air force's AMX strike aircraft have re-entered service after receiving a canopy modification required to lift a grounding order imposed...
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KAI signs deal for T-50 display team
Korea Aerospace Industries has received an estimated 200 billion won ($200 million) contract to supply the South Korean air force's Black Eagles aerobatic...
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Australia to continue with Super Hornet purchase
Order for 24 fighters will stand, but defence minister critical of predecessor's planning
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India inks C-130J deal with the USA
India has signed a letter of offer and acceptance with the USA for the purchase of six Lockheed...
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Australia reaches agreement with Kaman on Super Seasprite cancellation
Australia has reached an agreement with Kaman on the cancellation of the country's Super Seasprite helicopter project, with the decision projected to result...
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USAF buys 16 AESA radars to upgrade F-15Cs
Boeing has received the first contract to retrofit US Air Force active duty F-15Cs with the latest...
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Czech Republic seeks bids to replace An-26 transports
The Czech Republic has approached five manufacturers for offers to supply between four and six new transports to replace its air force's fleet of five Antonov...
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New report predicts turboprops and jets to take equal shares of trainer market up to 2017
A new report says turboprops and jets will have an equal share of the market for new trainers up to 2017 - but competition between types is going to be fierce
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NewsLonger-life F/A-18 Hornet needed to fill US Navy's strike fighter gap
The US Navy is exploring the feasibility of extending the Boeing F/A-18's 6,000h service life to as much as 10,000h to deliver continued combat duty in the...
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US Navy to add synthetic radar to Goshawk, eyes T-45D
The US Navy is to add a synthetic radar function to some of its Boeing/BAE Systems T-45C Goshawks, as interest emerges for 180 more trainers ...
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NewsBoeing reveals new KC-X protest claim
Boeing's losing KC-767A tanker team has revealed a new protest claim focused on an issue used by the company's competitors last year to nullify a multi-billion...
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Russia flies first production MiG-29 for Indian navy
RSK MiG has flown the first production MiG-29K/KUB carrier-based multi-role combat aircraft for the Indian navy. The two-seat MiG-29KUB flew on 18 March from the company’s Lukhovitsy test centre near Moscow. MiG is producing 12 single-seat MiG-29Ks and four tandem-seat MiG-29KUBs under a contract signed in January 2004. The aircraft ...
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NewsCancer-causing substance halts F-16I training flights
Fears about a cancer-causing substance in the cockpit has prompted the Israeli Air Force (IAF) to suspend training flights for its 62-aircraft fleet of Lockheed Martin F-16I Sufas.