All Fixed-Wing news – Page 391
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PICTURE: Sensor-equipped Euro Hawk gets airborne
Germany's Euro Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft has made its first flight carrying a Cassidian signals intelligence payload ...
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Colombian air force to boost C295 fleet to six transports
Colombia has ordered one more Airbus Military C295 transport, with the deal to increase its air force's fleet of the type to six aircraft ...
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Aged air force inventory highlights Mali's weakness
Mali's request for armed assistance from France reflects the limited capabilities of the African nation'sarmed forces ...
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Technical issues delay Turkish F-35 order
Turkey has decided to delay the purchase of its first two Lockheed Martin F-35s by one year, citing technical factors and a "high cost yield".
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France details combat intervention in Mali
French Gazelle helicopters, Mirage 2000D and Rafale combat aircraft have attacked anti-government militants in Mali during Operation 'Serval' ...
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IN FOCUS: Use of simulators in technical training rises in the Middle East
As new-generation aircraft enter service, simulation training for MRO engineers is in increasing demand
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USAF tackles F-35 sustainment cost estimates
The USAF and the Pentagon's Joint Program Office are working to bridge the gap between sustainment cost estimates for the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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USAF committed to new bomber despite declining budgets
Despite a declining budget, the US Air Force is committed to its secretive Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) programme. However, what kind of military capacity...
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Royal Navy to face surveillance, transport helicopter shortages
The UK Royal Navy will encounter a potential four-year surveillance gap on the retirement of its last Sea King helicopters ...
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Civil Chinook helicopter crashes in Peru, killing seven
Seven Columbia Helicopters employees were killed when a commercial model of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook crashed in Peru.
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UK MoD reviews retirement plans for RAF transports, tankers
Faced with a looming shortfall in its ability to perform air-to-air refuelling and tactical transport duties, the UK Ministry of Defence is to extend the planned out-of-service deadlines for three of its current aged types.
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P&W secures $300m deal to support South Korean F100 engines
Pratt & Whitney has secured a $300 million contract to support the F100 engines that power South Korea's F-15 and F-16 fighter aircraft ...
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Voyager fuel costs, A400M levy top UK MoD overspend
Increased costs linked to the Royal Air Force's Airbus A330-based Voyager and Airbus Military A400M acquisitions contributed to a combined £468 million ($750 million) jump in the forecast price tag for the UK's top 16 defence programmes during 2012, the government's National Audit Office (NAO) spending watchdog says.
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US Army fields first AH-64E unit, but more improvements to come
Even as the US Army moves forward with fielding its first unit of Boeing AH-64E Block III attack helicopters, the service is planning to add further improvements...
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PICTURES: Damaged Sea King hoisted by Mil Mi-26
These dramatic images show the rescue of a stranded Westland Sea King from high in the Arctic Circle by a Mil Mi-26 on 23 December. The Sea King, operated...
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Brazil signs AEW modernisation deal
Brazil's air force has selected Embraer's Le Bourget-based subsidiary Embraer Aviation International to modernise its fleet of five EMB-145-derived E-99 airborne early warning and control system aircraft.
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NH Industries aims for new NH90 orders in 2013
NH Industries (NHI) remains confident that it will secure another order this year for its NH90 helicopter, even as it battles customer concerns over programme...
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USAF to field F-22 life support mods this January
The US Air Force expects to start fielding life support systems modifications for its fleet of Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air superiority fighters this...
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IN FOCUS: China’s new strategic airlifter
Few aircraft are as intriguing - and vexing - as the prototypes that periodically appear at Chinese airfields. The most recent example to have set China'...
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Israeli air force to host major multinational exercise
The Israeli air force is planning to stage its largest ever multinational exercise, with at least five foreign air forces due to participate ...