All Fixed-Wing news – Page 151
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SINGAPORE: Boeing defence eyes opportunities in India, Japan
Boeing continues to press forward with sales opportunities in the Asia-Pacific, both for combat and support aircraft.
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SINGAPORE: UTC to supply KF-X with integrated environmental unit
UTC Aerospace Systems will provide several key components for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) KF-X advanced mutlirole fighter jet.
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SINGAPORE: Arnold Defense goes light with rocket launcher
Arnold Defense is promoting its new, ultra-light LWL-12, 2.75-inch rocket launch system at the show..
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SINGAPORE: Farnborough show to debut host of new features
Farnborough air show organisers are in Singapore to talk up this year’s event, which will feature a host of new features as well as the site’s first permanent exhibition hall.
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SINGAPORE: Militarised 737s star on static
Military variants of the Boeing 737 airliner are prevalent in this year's static display, with two aircraft from the Royal Australian Air Force and one from the United States.
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SINGAPORE: RSAF deploys F-15, F-16s in three-ship aerial display
The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will feature a trio of fighter aircraft as part of its aerial display at this year's edition of the Singapore Airshow.
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SINGAPORE: RSAF chief discusses future capabilities
Singapore possesses Southeast Asia’s most powerful air force, but maintaining its edge in an increasingly volatile region requires constant assessment of new technologies and ideas.
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USAF rejects Scorpion for OA-X, names A-29 and AT-6 finalists
The US Air Force has excluded the Textron AirLand Scorpion light-attack aircraft from the next phase of its OA-X experiment, leaving Textron Aviation's Beechcraft AT-6 Wolverine and the Sierra Nevada/Embraer A-29 Super Tucano as the finalists for a potential follow-on acquisition deal.
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Norway runs into fresh problem with NH90 helicopters
Norway has concluded that its on-order fleet of NH Industries NH90 naval helicopters will not deliver sufficient flight hours to perform the roles originally intended for the 11t-class rotorcraft and recommends that all are converted to the anti-submarine warfare mission.
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Delhi hopes to be third time lucky with new tanker RFI
India’s ministry of defence has issued a fresh request for information for six mid-air refueling tankers, following two abortive earlier attempts.
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NH Industries confident on sealing NH90 orders from Qatar and Spain
NH Industries (NHI) is hopeful that it can finally secure a firm order from Qatar this year for both variants of its NH90 helicopter.
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UK begins Gazelle helicopter replacement effort
Initial work is underway to replace the British Army's active fleet of 22 elderly Aérospatiale Gazelle AH1 helicopters, as the venerable type nears retirement.
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Leonardo extends three-year legal war over US Army helo contracts
A three-year-old saga over a US Army plan to buy more Airbus UH-72A Lakota helicopters opened yet another potentially lengthy chapter after Leonardo filed a new legal challenge just as a federal appellate tribunal rejected the last one.
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Affinity completes UK military's Phenom trainer fleet
The UK's fifth and final Embraer Phenom 100 to have been acquired under its Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme arrived at the Royal Air Force's Cranwell base in Lincolnshire on 30 January.
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PICTURES: Hurkus B trainer makes flight debut
Turkish Aerospace Industries has performed the first flight of its Hurkus B basic trainer, and says the new type is on track to achieve service entry as planned later this year.
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ANALYSIS: ASEAN eyes fixed-wing MPA renaissance
Airline passengers who land at Changi airport in a window seat will observe the crowded seas off the city state's coast. Here one sees countless ships at anchor. Farther west Singapore's container port is among the busiest in the world. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates ...
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First modernised Tu-160 makes maiden sortie
Russia's United Aircraft has flown the first remanufactured Tupolev Tu-160, with the supersonic aircraft performing a short flight from Kazan on 25 January.
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Nellis blaze damages Australian EA-18G Growler
Both crew members of a Royal Australian Air Force Boeing EA-18G Growler escaped serious injury when their aircraft caught fire at Nellis AFB, Nevada on 27 January.
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US Army cleared to buy UH-72As, ending three-year lawsuit
An appellate judge has cleared the US Army to buy a new batch of UH-72As from Airbus, ending a three-year-long battle launched by Leonardo over a decision to award the contract without a competition.
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Leonardo plant delivers first F-35B assembled in Italy
A Leonardo-operated facility in Italy has delivered the first F-35B assembled outside of Lockheed Martin’s main fighter plant in Fort Worth, Texas, the US manufacturer announced on 25 January.