All Fixed-wing articles – Page 753
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Frontline warrior: The Alenia Aeronautica C-27 Spartan
Already selected by five NATO air forces and tipped to soon receive fresh orders, Alenia Aeronautica's C-27J Spartan is rapidly proving itself to be a tactical heavyweight
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No room for mistakes with the Airbus A400M
Airbus Military is upbeat after a difficult six months in the life of its A400M, but will Europe's giant airlifter keep its flight schedule?
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Speed bump: USAF sets modest goals for new bomber
The USAF wants a new bomber by 2018, but says available technology will limit it to subsonic and manned. Is it aiming too low?
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Spartan hits the campaign trail
With an aggressive sales target to sell a further 370 C-27J Spartans, Alenia Aeronautica is pursuing numerous export opportunities for the tactical transport....
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Picture: Thales UK reveals new look for Watchkeeper UAV
Thales is exhibiting a full-scale, final configuration model of the British...
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UK defence ministry confirms A330 tanker deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has finally given the green light to a private finance initiative deal worth...
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Airbus Military wants further tests on propeller speed
Airbus Military is requesting a further fine-tuning of the propeller speed on the delayed TP400-D6 ...
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Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to get Hellfire missiles
Eurocopter has awarded Lockheed...
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UK MoD reveals UAV losses in Iraq, Afghanistan
The UK's combat and peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan and Iraq since earlier this decade have resulted in the loss of almost 50 unmanned air vehicles...
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Dexter expansion hits capacity snag
Squeezed by the lack of domestically produced aircraft, Russian air-taxi operator Dexter has turned to Swiss manufacturer Pilatus ...
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US naval aviation may face more cuts in next spending plan, official says
The same strategy that slashed US naval aircraft procurement by nearly 10% this year will be reapplied for the next planning update, naval officials said...
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Eurocontrol pushes surveillance by multilateration
Eurocontrol is pushing air traffic management surveillance by multilateration as one of the future's safest and most accurate alternatives to radar and automatic...
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US Air Force to expand Boeing F-15C active radar upgrade with Raytheon
Raytheon is reviving a programme to upgrade the US Air Force's Boeing F-15C fighters with active electronically...
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Defence in brief
DEFENCE IN BRIEF FIGHTERS DEPART The last batch of six surplus Royal Netherlands Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s to be acquired by Chile were...
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India moves to buy six C-130Js
The US Congress has been notified of the possible $1.06 billion sale of six Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports to India, for use by the country's...
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Italian air force to acquire 14 M-346 advanced trainers
State funding to secure aircraft from 2009 will boost Alenia Aermacchi's export hopes
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Defence in brief: 5 June 2007
DEFENCE IN BRIEF TRANSPORT PACT Belgium, France, Germany and the Netherlands have agreed to establish a new co-ordination cell to manage...
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People: 5 June 2007
Gil Michielin (above), vice-president and general manager of Thales's commercial airline solutions business unit, has been elected president of the European...
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Business briefing: 5 June 2007
Business briefing Cobham snaps up Patriot Antenna Systems ACQUISITION Cobham is further boosting its US footprint with the agreement to acquire...