All Fixed-wing articles – Page 729
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El Al to expand eastwards
kerry ezard london El Al makes eastern push Israel's El Al is eyeing Shanghai and Tokyo as possible new additions to its network, as part of...
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F/A-50 light combat aircraft project still on hold
Korea Aerospace Industries has delayed the submission of a proposal for an F/A-50 light combat version of its T-50 advanced jet trainer by about six months...
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Korea Aerospace and Eurocopter to form joint venture
Korea Aerospace Industries and Eurocopter are forming a joint venture to market a military utility helicopter that they are jointly developing in South Korea. The...
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New deals extend Saab Gripen line into next decade
Saab has received contracts and commitments that will keep the Gripen multi-role fighter production line...
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EADS Casa to deliver C-295s to Chilean navy
EADS Casa will deliver at least three C-295 transports equipped with a maritime patrol and search and rescue sensor suite to the Chilean navy. The new contract,...
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Airbus-Boeing rivalry may extend to US Air Force contracts
The Airbus-Boeing rivalry for US Air Force contracts may stretch beyond tankers to new replacements for Lockheed Martin C-5-class freighters and Air Force...
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Aeroflot to open first training school as pilot shortage threatens expansion
Aeroflot is to open Russia's first modern commercial pilot training school in 2009, in response to an aircrew shortage crisis that could limit growth in...
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South Korea studies Western proposals for fighter programme
South Korea is studying proposals from Western manufacturers for its KFX fighter programme, with the details of a feasibility study into an indigenously...
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Israel moves to expand unmanned air vehicle force
The Israeli air force is set to invest "big sums" in acquiring unmanned air vehicles in a bid to build a three-tier force. A senior air force officer...
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Defence news in brief
APACHE RESTRICTIONS Israel has imposed operating restrictions on its Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopters, after a joint investigation into...
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Boeing begins F-15C AESA radar upgrade
Boeing is talking to overseas operators of the F-15 about radar upgrades, after receiving a $70 million contract to start retrofitting US Air Force and Air...
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Orion to orbit Earth for six days before lunar injection
NASA's Orion crew exploration vehicle could be orbiting the Earth for six days after it is docked with the Lunar Lander. There will also be three lunar orbit...
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Airbus Military yields to inevitability of A400M delay
The A400M's delivery date has officially slipped, following delays in the development of its Europrop International TP400 engine and other technical factors...
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Business briefs
AEROSPACE CLUSTERS GET FRENCH TAX BREAKS REGIONS French prime minister François Fillon has pledged extra support for the country's aerospace small-...
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South Korean F-15K deal may close by end 2007
South Korea has begun price negotiations with Boeing over the purchase of 20 F-15K fighters, with industry sources saying that a deal is likely to be reached...
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Lockheed Martin to build composite cargo X-plane
Lockheed Martin is to modify a Dornier 328Jet regional aircraft to demonstrate advanced composite airframe technology...
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NewsVIDEO and PICTURES: First picture of the Avro Vulcan XH558 return to flight
Flight has the first picture of the return to flight of the Avro Vulcan XH558, with video and more images coming soon
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BAE's Turner leaves with 'mission accomplished'
BAE Systems chief executive Mike Turner has successfully turned the company around since 2002. Where next for the UK's lead defence contractor? ...
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UK signs deal to get grounded Chinook HC3 helicopters into service
The UK Ministry of Defence has at last advanced a project to convert eight grounded Boeing CH-47 Chinook...