All Fixed-Wing news – Page 109
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Bell V-280 Valor tiltrotor reaches 300kt
Bell pushed its V-280 Valor tiltrotor to 300kt (556km/h) in a March test flight, surpassing its previous top speed for which it is named, 280kt.
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Collins eyes ‘must-win’ role in Future Vertical Lift
Bell, Sikorsky and Boeing get most of the headlines when it comes to the US Army’s search for a new set of rotorcraft under the Future Vertical Lift (FVL) programme, but component makers are watching closely and investing heavily to win part of what is set to be a multi-billion ...
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Greece eyes F-35s as F-16 replacement
Greece is considering the potential acquisition of up to 30 Lockheed Martin F-35s to replace the oldest F-16C/Ds operated by the air force.
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Presidential helicopter replacement cost to fall by $230m
Projected total costs for 23 new Sikorsky VH-92As, aircraft for the Presidential Helicopter Replacement programme, have declined $230 million from a previous estimate.
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PICTURE: Dutch investigate F-16 damaged by own gunfire
Details have emerged of an incident early this year during which a Lockheed Martin F-16AM from the Royal Netherlands Air Force was damaged by its own gunfire during a training flight.
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Opinion
Autonomous lethal drones a legal challenge
Are they lethal autonomous weapons systems, with the tidy acronym “LAWS” – or killer robots? Either way, politicians, soldiers, society and the aerospace industry that serves them must grapple with the question: how far should we go in marrying artificial intelligence (AI) and unmanned air systems – or, to use their more emotive name, drones?
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US Marine Corps to add more autonomy to Kaman K-Max helicopters
The US Marine Corps (USMC) plans to retrofit its two Kaman K-Max helicopters with additional autonomous capabilities to further its cargo delivery experimentation with the aircraft.
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Northrop awarded $3.2bn for 24 additional E-2Ds
The US Navy (USN) has awarded Northrop Grumman a $3.2 billion multiyear procurement contract for the purchase of 24 E-2D Advanced Hawkeye airborne early warning & control (AEW&C) aircraft.
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Lockheed F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme to get new director
President Donald Trump nominated US Air Force Major General Eric T. Fick for appointment to the rank of lieutenant general and assignment as director of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) programme.
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Search underway for missing Japanese Lockheed Martin F-35
The radar wake of a Japanese F-35A stealth fighter disappeared over the Pacific Ocean about 73nm (135km) east of Misawa air base on 9 April at 19:27 local time.
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GAO deals blow to MD Helicopters’ FARA prototype bid
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) denied a MD Helicopter protest of the decision by the US Army Future Command to not contract with the company to develop a Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) competitive prototype.
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Poland to acquire AW101 helicopters for anti-submarine duties
Warsaw will sign a production contract with Leonardo Helicopters later this month covering its purchase of AW101s configured for anti-submarine warfare duties with the Polish navy.
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RAAF to lease three Dassault 7X for VVIP mission
The Royal Australian Air Force will lease three Dassault 7X business jets as VVIP transports.
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F-35 on track to hit 80% mission capability rate by September 2019
Combat units of the Lockheed Martin F-35 stealth fighter fleet within the three US military services and eight international programme partners are on track to reach an 80% mission capability rate by September 2019.
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Poland hopeful of speeding F-35 acquisition
Poland believes it can accelerate the purchase of up to 32 Lockheed Martin F-35 combat aircraft, following suggestions that the USA is willing to expand the fifth-generation jet's operator base.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: How LIMA deployment marked new high for India's Tejas
Group Captain Samrath Dhankhar of the Indian Air Force has earned a spot in aviation history as the commanding officer of 45 Sqn (“The Flying Daggers”), the first to operate the Hindustan Aeronautics Tejas Mk1.
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US Army details Future Long Range Assault Aircraft
The US Army wants a replacement for the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk – called the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) – delivered to its first units by FY2030.
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US Army looks for another quadcopter drone for its squads
The US Army is looking for production sources and product information on off-the-shelf commercial quadcopter drones that could provide real time situational awareness to squads on the battlefield.
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US Air Force practices Lockheed Martin F-35A hot crew swap
US Air Force pilots and maintainers at Hill AFB in Utah completed the first operational hot crew swap exercise with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.
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First ROKAF F-35As arrive in South Korea
The Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) has received a pair of Lockheed Martin F-35As in South Korea.