Fixed-wing – Page 14
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News2Excel teams with IAI to clear path for Heron operation in UK
UK-based 2Excel Aviation is to collaborate with Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to develop the use of unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) in unrestricted UK airspace.
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NewsBoeing flight testing Red 6 augmented reality dogfight training system
Recent sorties by a Douglas TA-4J Skyhawk trainer incorporated an augmented reality pilot helmet produced by start-up Red 6, which Boeing hopes to eventually incorporate into its latest T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer.
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NewsBabcock France pact boosts Aeralis market potential
Babcock France has signed a memorandum of understanding with UK developer Aeralis, with the company interested in its modular aircraft design for potential future training deals.
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NewsBeta installs first USAF electric aircraft charging station
The Vermont-based developer of electric aircraft installed the US Air Force’s first-ever electric aircraft charging station at Eglin AFB, Florida, ahead of the planned arrival of Beta’s Alia under a Pentagon contract.
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NewsSweden adjusts Gripen E delivery schedule amid fresh capability updates
Sweden has announced plans to adjust its entry into service schedule for the Saab Gripen E, with the step driven by a newly funded package of capability enhancements.
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NewsFirst Croatian air force Rafale B takes flight
A first Dassault Aviation Rafale B for the Croatian air force has been photographed in flight at Saint-Dizier air base in France.
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News2Excel starts Boscombe Down test flights with 757 ahead of Excalibur updates
2Excel Aviation’s Excalibur flight test aircraft (FTA) has performed its first sorties from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire ahead of its modification in support of the trinational Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP).
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NewsFirst RDAF F-35s arrive in Denmark
Four Lockheed Martin F-35As arrived at the Royal Danish Air Force’s (RDAF’s) Fighter Wing Skrydstrup, making Denmark the 10th country to operated the fifth-generation fighter domestically.
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NewsNorthrop begins ground engine tests on B-21
The US Air Force and Northrop Grumman have started engine runs in Palmdale, California as part of the ground-testing programme for the B-21 Raider next-generation stealth bomber.
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NewsBAE picks Collins displays for Typhoon cockpit upgrade
Collins Aerospace has been selected by BAE Systems to provide large area cockpit displays as part of a future upgrade for the Eurofighter Typhoon.
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NewsLockheed Martin flies second KC-130J tanker for German air force
Lockheed Martin has flown the second of three KC-130J tankers ordered for the German air force.
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NewsUK orders Striker II helmet-mounted display for Typhoon pilots
BAE Systems has been awarded a production contract to equip UK Royal Air Force (RAF) Eurofighter Typhoon pilots with its Striker II helmet-mounted display.
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NewsAirbus hands over first C295 transport for Indian air force
India’s first C295 tactical transport has been handed over to the customer, with the twin-turboprop due to depart its San Pablo final assembly site near Seville for Delhi “in the next few days”.
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NewsAeralis unveils redesigned modular light jet concept
UK aircraft developer Aeralis has redesigned its modular light jet concept, with the type gaining increased speed performance to match the needs of potential customers.
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NewsMBDA to accelerate work on Spear-EW jammer for the UK
The UK Ministry of Defence has given MBDA additional funding to perform a rapid design phase activity on its Spear-EW stand-in jammer.
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NewsSensor suite takes shape for GCAP as industry pledges ‘spirit of equal partnership’
The crucial defence electronics element of the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) between Italy, Japan and the UK will advance under a “spirit of equal partnership”, according to the companies involved.
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NewsL3Harris and BAE deliver first EC-37B to USAF
The latest iteration of the Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft is built on a Gulfstream G500 business jet.
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NewsBoeing poised to deliver first T-7 to USAF
Airframer Boeing says the first test version of its next-generation T-7A Red Hawk jet trainer is ready for delivery to the US Air Force, which is expected to accept the aircraft as soon as 12 September.
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NewsGCAP industry partners sign new collabration agreement as DSEI show opens
The three national industry partners behind the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) have strengthened their relationship via a collaboration agreement announced as the UK’s DSEI exhibition opened its doors on 12 September.
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NewsRAF capability gaps leave UK ‘dangerously exposed’, MPs warn
Defence chiefs have left the UK “dangerously exposed” through a series of misguided equipment decisions – in one case branded “irrational” and “perverse” – which have created “unacceptable” capability gaps for the Royal Air Force (RAF), a cross-party group of MPs has warned.