All Fixed-Wing news – Page 283
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NATO rotates Baltic air policing force
NATO has made its latest force rotation to deliver the Baltic Air Policing mission protecting the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Norway to lead the activity until 31 August.
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Opinion
OPINION: Why the US military must do more with less
Another 2,000 aircraft are projected to exit the US military’s inventory over the next decade. For the fleets of many countries, this would be an existential crisis. But this is the American fleet, so it is only a 15% cut.
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Indonesian, South Korean officials meet to discuss in KFX
Jakarta has reiterated its commitment as a partner in South Korea’s KFX indigenous fighter programme.
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AUVSI: Turkish Air Force gathers data for "urgent" armed UAS requirement
A new request for information about armed unmanned air systems (UAS) for the Turkish Air Force could draw responses from AUVSI exhibitors.
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F-35 concurrency cost rises slightly, but trend stabilises
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme’s concurrency cost has ticked up by $40 million since last year’s estimate by the Pentagon to $1.69 billion, according to a report recently sent to US lawmakers.
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AUVSI: Future UCLASS requirements pose questions on worth of X-47B
The US Government Accountability Office has warned that unless the US Navy carefully considers its requirements for the service's future unmanned, carrier-launched surveillance and strike (UCLASS) programme it risks rendering redundant any research carried out so far.
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AUVSI: UAV Solutions shows new fixed-wing platforms
UAV Solutions is showcasing three new fixed-wing platforms for the first time at AUVSI - Sidewinder, Intruder and Talon 120LE - targeted at both the military and commercial markets.
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Saab downbeat about unmanned market potential
After years of investment in unmanned systems technologies and its ongoing involvement in Europe’s Dassault-led Neuron combat demonstrator, Saab remains unsure of the sector’s near-term military potential.
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Heavy metal heroes: the world's seven biggest air force bomber fleets
The Cold War days of nuclear-armed big bombers patrolling on a hair trigger are (hopefully) long behind us, but long-range strike capability remains an air power priority
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Russia to reestablish Tu-160 supersonic bomber production line
The Russian defense ministry has confirmed that it will restart the production line for the Soviet-era Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” supersonic strategic bomber.
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Sweden to boost operational readiness with Gripen
The Swedish government has outlined its defence priorities for the period to 2020, with new measures to include increasing the number of fully operational Saab Gripen squadrons and potentially ordering a further 10 E-model examples.
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Qatar selects Dassault Rafale for fighter requirement
Qatar has ended its long-running search for new strike aircraft with the decision to acquire 24 Dassault Rafales for the requirement.
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P&W fights US government criticisms of F-35 engine reliability
Pratt & Whitney’s F135 fighter engine that powers the Lockheed Martin F-35 is the target of two new US government reports criticising the propulsion system’s “very poor” reliability and 61 nonconformities with P&W’s own and the Department of Defense’s (DOD) quality management procedures.
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US lawmakers boost FY16 aviation funding, but long-term decline accelerates
A Congressional committee voted on 28 April to add money for the Pentagon to buy 18 more fighters and four more unmanned air systems in the next fiscal year.
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Peru accepts first locally-assembled KT-1P trainer
Peruvian company Seman has delivered its first locally-assembled example of the Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1 trainer to the Latin American nation’s air force.
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Training key to RAF C-130J role expansion
The Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin C-130J Hercules transports have continued to be heavily utilised following years in Afghanistan, and have been used in a range of humanitarian roles – most recently in delivering supplies in support of the crisis following the earthquake in Nepal on 25 April.
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ShinMaywa US-2 involved in major accident at sea
A ShinMaywa US-2 amphibious aircraft operated by the Japan Maritime Self Defence Force was involved in a major accident off the coast of the nation’s Kochi province.
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Afghan air force receives Cheetal helicopters
The Afghan air force has formally received three Cheetal light helicopters which delivered earlier this month by Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), with an acceptance ceremony having been held in Kabul on 15 April.
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Gripen customers offered major radar enhancement
Saab has held recent early discussions with the Swedish air force and export operators of the Gripen C/D about a dramatic upgrade in capability for the type’s PS-05/A fire-control radar.
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Brazil signs weapons deal for Gripen NG fleet
Brazil has further advanced its acquisition programme for the Saab Gripen NG, by signing a roughly $245 million contract for the type’s weapons. Announced on 24 April, the deal is between the company and the Brazilian defence ministry’s aeronautics command.