All Fixed-Wing news – Page 217
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NewsQatar signs deal for 24 AH-64E Apaches
Boeing and the US government have signed a contract for the provision of 24 AH-64E Apache rotorcraft to Qatar.
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NewsJAGM beats Hellfire capability in early live-fire test
The US Army has proven in a recent live-fire test that a MQ-1 Gray Eagle with a Lockheed Martin joint air to ground missile (JAGM) can beat the capability offered today by the AGM-114 Hellfire against moving targets.
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NewsLockheed flies first T-50A in hunt for USAF trainer bid
Lockheed Martin staged the first flight of an updated version of the T-50 trainer co-developed with Korean Aerospace Industries to compete for the US Air Force T-X contract on 2 June in Sacheon, South Korea, the company says.
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NewsPrototype Hammerhead UAV crashes off Sicily
A prototype of Piaggio Aero's P.1HH Hammerhead unmanned air vehicle crashed into the sea near Sicily during a test flight on 31 May.
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ILA: Airbus D&S establishes new sensor subsidiary
Airbus Defence & Space yesterday said at the show that it is establishing a new sensor and electronics division that will help promote this technology to a wider market.
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NewsAW101 roll-out advances Norwegian SAR renewal
Norway’s first two AgustaWestland AW101s have been rolled out at the Leonardo-Finmeccanica company’s Yeovil assembly site in the UK, with the search and rescue (SAR) assets part of an at-least 16-unit production order for Oslo.
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NewsILA: Northrop offers inertial upgrade for King Airs
Northrop Grumman is to offer its LCR-100 series of inertial instruments on Textron Aviation’s Beechcraft King Air turboprops.
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NewsILA: General Atomics still hopeful Germany will adopt Predator B
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air vehicle has made a rare appearance at ILA, as the manufacturer hopes the German government will reconsider the ubiquitous type despite the selection of a rival system this year.
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NewsUSAF calls for a "penetrating counterair" study in 2017
The US military will lose air superiority by 2030 unless a host of new capabilities and sweeping changes to acquisition processes can be adopted and fielded within the next 14 years, including a new penetrating counter-air system, the US Air Force says in a newly-released strategy document.
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NewsILA: Airbus introduces final RAF Voyager
The last example of the Royal Air Force’s 14-strong fleet of Airbus Defence & Space A330 Voyager tankers has made an appearance at ILA, fresh from being painted at Manching in Germany, and ahead of its planned delivery to manager AirTanker in July.
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HAL basic trainer completes maiden sortie
Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL) has undertaken the maiden flight of the Hindustan Turbo Trainer 40 (HTT-40) basic trainer.
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ILA: German airframer pitches Qatari-funded surveillance aircraft
Platform developer and producer Reiner Stemme Utility Air-Systems has debuted the new Q01 German-Qatari intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for the first time outside of the Middle East, which is being funded by the Gulf state.
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NewsILA: Boeing and Sikorsky arrive in Germany to tout heavy-lift offerings
Boeing and Sikorsky are touting the benefits of their heavy-lift rotorcraft offerings to Germany in a bid to influence the decision on a replacement for the air force’s CH-53G.
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NewsILA: Typhoon SOM study nears completion
Roketsan and Airbus Defence & Space’s feasibility study into the potential integration of the former’s Stand-Off Missile (SOM) onboard the Eurofighter Typhoon is some six months from completion, the manufacturer says.
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Israel prepares ground for F-35I testing
The Israeli air force's chief flight test engineer wants an early as possible delivery of its Lockheed Martin F-35 test asset, to expedite the process of adapting locally-produced weapon systems to the aircraft.
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Israel steps up interest in KC-46 tanker
Israel's air force has been briefed on the status of the US Air Force's in-development Boeing KC-46A tanker, and has an immediate request for at least two examples.
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Saab adds to its AEW&C order backlog
Saab has received a contract worth around SKr1.1 billion ($132 million) to provide airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) system equipment to an undisclosed customer.
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NewsUK air strike data shows scale of involvement in Iraq and Syria
Figures released by the UK government show 43 air strikes have been carried out in Syria by the Royal Air Force under its Operation Shader since offensive activities were extended into the country in December: only a fraction of the total since the campaign began over Iraq in September 2014.
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US approves $420m support deal for Kuwait Hornets
The US State Department has approved a $420 million support package for Kuwait’s fleet of Boeing F/A-18C/D Hornet fighter aircraft.
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NewsKC-46A boom problem busts USAF schedule
The US Air Force has delayed a full-rate production decision for the KC-46A Pegasus until August and deliveries to the first operational unit will come about three to six months late, and even then will lack one critical system for at least another 12 months.