All Fixed-Wing news – Page 342
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NewsFirst German A400M takes shape
Airbus Defence & Space has started the final assembly of its A400M tactical transport for a fourth nation, with Germany’s lead example due for delivery in November 2014.
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NewsTurkey ready to accept first delayed AEW aircraft
The Turkish force is nearing the end of a seven-year wait to receive its first Boeing 737-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
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Elta maritime patrol radar goes active
Israel Aerospace Industries is at an advanced stage of integration and ground testing for the ELM-2022ES: an active electronically scanned array (AESA) version of its widely-used maritime patrol radar.
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Finland to get delayed Orbiters
Israel's Aeronautics Defense Systems will make its first delivery of the Orbiter 2 unmanned air system to the Finnish armed forces during March, with its original schedule having been delayed due to undisclosed problems.
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NewsAnalysts predict A-10, U-2 retirements in FY15
Some of the US Air Force’s most venerable aircraft will likely head to the boneyard in fiscal year 2015, victims of projected military funding cuts, budget analysts predict.
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NewsAeroVironment teams with Lockheed Martin on Global Observer
AeroVironment has teamed up with Lockheed Martin to pursue international customers for the liquid hydrogen-powered Global Observer, a high-altitude, ultra-long endurance unmanned air system (UAS).
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Lahat missile passes complex firing trial
Israel Aerospace Industries has completed a series of helicopter-based firing demonstrations with its Lahat missile.
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Innocon forms UAS training team for Asian customer
Three Israeli companies have joined forces to enable an Asian customer to better train its soldiers in the use of unmanned air systems.
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UK sets 2019 target for Crowsnest introduction
The UK Royal Navy will field a next-generation organic airborne early warning capability in 2019, 18 months sooner than previously planned.
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NewsUS plans selective defence R&D to counter overseas threats: Official
Cuts to defense research and development budgets threaten to limit US innovation at a time when countries like China and Russia are investing heavily in new defense technology, a top US Department of Defense official warns on 5 February.
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NewsLockheed launches civilian version of C-130J
Lockheed Martin has launched an updated civilian version of its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, and expects to receive its first order from a customer later this year.
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NewsVIDEO: UK ends silence on Taranis testing
The UK has provided first details of an extensive flight test campaign performed with its Taranis unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator last year.
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Raytheon continues developing persistent close air support technology
Raytheon is beginning work on the third phase of a multi-year project to develop a persistent close air support (PCAS) system to give ground troops faster, more accurate air support.
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Northrop to position for future bomber work as LRS-B progresses
Northrop Grumman says it has interest in continuing to provide the US Air Force with bomber aircraft, an indication the company remains a potential bidder in the service’s next-generation long-range strike bomber (LRS-B) programme.
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Martin-Baker vows to learn lessons from fatal Red Arrows accident
The coroner’s report on the death of UK Royal Air Force Red Arrows display team pilot, Flt Lt Sean Cunningham, blamed ejection seat manufacturer Martin-Baker for failures of communication that allowed a maintenance error by the RAF. As a result, said the coroner, the seat detonated unexpectedly on the ground ...
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New batteries to stretch Panther flight endurance
A new power pack comprised of two separate lithium-ion batteries will allow Israel Aerospace Industries' Panther unmanned tiltrotor to stay in the air with a payload for over 6h.
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UK Voyager deliveries hit half-way point
AirTanker’s Voyager programme has hit the mid-point in its delivery of 14 modified Airbus A330s, with its latest example having arrived in the UK on 29 January.
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NewsBangladesh signs contract for Yak-130 trainers
Bangladesh has signed a deal to buy 24 Irkut-built Yak-130 combat trainers via Russian state arms export agency Rosoboronexport, with deliveries to start by late this year.
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NewsIraq requests Apache helicopter purchase
Iraq’s continuing military transformation could be advanced further, through a potentially $4.8 billion deal for 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.
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NewsF-35 faces familiar dogfight with competing facts
More than 12 years after launching development, a now-familiar scenario for the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme is playing out again: a team of outside government evaluators predict a major new delay for entry into operational service, while programme insiders insist that no such thing will happen.