All Fixed-Wing news – Page 137
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A-29 Super Tucano crashes during light attack experiment
A Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano crashed in New Mexico on 22 June while participating in a month-old light attack experiment, a US Air Force spokesman confirms.
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USAF proposes MOAB-sized bomb carriage for B-52H wings
In addition to making the Boeing B-52H more fuel efficient and sophisticated, the US Air Force’s ongoing makeover project also aims to make the pride of Gen Curtis LeMay’s Cold War-era bomber fleet more destructive.
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Opinion
OPINION: Farley's lessons will live on with F-35B
Mentioning the name John Farley evokes memories of a time when the UK’s aerospace industry was able to produce a succession of jet fighters – albeit sometimes of variable quality.
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Kongsberg nears end of JSM development activity
Kongsberg's Joint Strike Missile is in the last stages of its qualification, with development activities due to be completed this autumn.
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OBITUARY: John Farley – the Harrier’s champion
As chief test pilot for Hawker Siddeley, John Farley led development of the UK’s “Jump Jet” in a career covering almost 100 types – and including writing assignments for Flight International
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Lockheed presents F-35 to Turkey amid US lawmaker opposition
Lockheed Martin officially presented the first F-35 Lightning II to Turkey in a rollout ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas on 21 June 2018.
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Interview
INTERVIEW: Bringing information and knowledge to the 'battlespace'
Jon Rambeau is vice-president and general manager of the C6ISR line of business for Lockheed Martin’s Rotary and Mission Systems
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Boeing set to deliver first KC-46 aerial tanker to USAF in October
After more than a decade of production delays and disputes, Boeing reached an agreement with the US Air Force to deliver its first KC-46 Pegasus tanker in October 2018.
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General Atomics conducts successful lightning tests on MQ-9B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems successfully conducted lightning tests on its second full-scale MQ-9B SkyGuardian at its facility in Poway, California in May 2018.
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USAF set to begin dual mode ramjet design for hypersonic vehicle
The US Air Force has set plans to begin the competitive phase of a plan to develop a dual mode ramjet for a new class of missiles and aircraft with top speeds over Mach 3.
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US lawmakers intensify efforts to block F-35 delivery to Turkey
Moves by the US Senate and members of the House of Representatives to block the sale of the Lockheed Martin F-35 to Turkey have intensified, increasing tensions with between the US and Turkey.
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Thai F-5s to fight on with IRIS-T missiles
The Royal Thai Air Force is to arm its Northrop F-5 fighters with IRIS-T short-range air-to-air missiles, following the signature of a repeat order with German manufacturer Diehl Defence.
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Opinion
OPINION: Johnson's Skunk Works legacy is in safe hands
In 1986, a team of Lockheed engineers at the Skunk Works gathered around a board to invent what became the F-35 Lightning II.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 75 years on, Lockheed's Skunk Works is still innovating
It was spring of 1958 and time to balance the books on Lockheed's U-2 contract, so the US Central Intelligence Agency set up a meeting with Clarence "Kelly" Johnson, the founder and head of the company's Skunk Works.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: Does Skunk Works hiring binge indicate secret new programme?
As it celebrates its 75th anniversary, the Skunk Works is in the middle of a huge and unexplained growth spurt.
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Daher unveils ISR configuration for TBM series aircraft
Daher unveiled a new configuration for its TBM 910 and TBM 930 single-turboprop aircraft to be used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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Lockheed Martin to deliver first F-35A to Turkey next week
Lockheed Martin plans to formally deliver an F-35A Lighting II to Turkey in a ceremony in Fort Worth, Texas on 21 June, despite protests by US lawmakers and diplomats.
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Dynetics awarded $470 million for increased production of glide bomb
The US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center awarded Dynetics an up to $470 million contract to increase production levels of the GBU-69/B Small Glide Munition (SGM) for use by US Special Operations Command.
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Raytheon to develop new F-35 distributed aperture system
Lockheed Martin has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop the F-35 Lightning II’s next-generation distributed aperture system.
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P&W proposes electric power boost from F-35 engine
Pratt & Whitney has added power and thermal management upgrades to a list of options available now for the propulsion system for the Lockheed Martin F-35.