All Fixed-Wing news – Page 411
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X-51A Waverider test flight ends in failure
The US Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) third test flight of the Boeing/Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne X-51A Waverider hypersonic test vehicle on 14 August...
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Sukhoi starts tests on PAK-FA’s radar
Sukhoi says it has started testing an active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar on its fifth-generation T-50 PAK-FA fighter in a statement issued...
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IN FOCUS: Civilian helicopters get in the line of fire in Afghanistan
Civilian helicopter companies are relied upon to support the war effort in Afghanistan by transporting supplies and troops - but must endure tough operating conditions
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Settlement reached in Haney F-22 crash lawsuit
The court case of the widow of US Air Force Captain Jeff Haney versus the contractors who built the F-22 Raptor and its life-support systems has been settled....
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F-35 flight training accelerates at Eglin AFB
Flight training on the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) continues to accelerate at the US Air Force's 33rd Fighter Wing. "During our...
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General Electric to test ADVENT core later this month
General Electric (GE) is set to undertake the first core test of its version of the US Air Force Research Laboratories' (AFRL) adaptive versatile engine...
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VIDEO: First in-flight weapon release for F-35
Lockheed Martin has hit a significant test milestone with the first in-flight weapon release from an F-35. Achieved on 8 August, the GBU-32 Joint Direct...
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AUVSI: Northrop Grumman gets ready for HALE air-to-air refuelling
Northrop Grumman has flown two RQ-4 Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Global Hawks in formation under its KQ-X programme to develop the concept of air-to-air refuelling for high-altitude long-endurance (HALE) UAVs.
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Embraer confident of winning USAF light air support deal
Embraer is confident that its A-29 Super Tucano will win the US Air Force light air support contest, even though an earlier selection of the type was overturned in January.
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Indonesia to rely on upgraded F-16s and K-FX fighters
Indonesia has ruled out further buys of Sukhoi fighter jets from Russia, instead bolstering its fleet with upgraded ex-US Air Force Lockheed Martin F-16s and, in the longer term, aircraft jointly developed with South Korea through the K-FX programme.
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AUVSI: Northrop proposes Sandstorm for Predator/Reaper training
Northrop Grumman (booth 3639) is marketing the use of a new UAV, the Sandstorm, to train operators for the General Atomics MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper.
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PICTURES: Alenia Aermacchi rolls out first M-346 for Singapore
Alenia Aermacchi rolled out the first M-346 advanced jet trainer destined for the Republic of Singapore Air Force at a ceremony on 7 August, at its plant...
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IN FOCUS: UAV sector may be hit by US spending cuts
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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IN FOCUS: UAV market structure
For small firms with innovative technologies, the UAV sector has long been a happy hunting ground, but that may be set to change due to US spending cuts
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Indonesia receives first four Super Tucanos
Embraer has delivered four EMB-314 Super Tucano counterinsurgency aircraft to the Indonesian air force, which becomes the first operator of the type in the...
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ANALYSIS: Intelligence-sharing is future for UAVs
With its regional focus shifting and different threats to face, the US military has new requirements of UAVs - reflected in the navy's UCLASS programme
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IN FOCUS: Can the 50-year-old Chinook hit a century?
This month brings the 50th anniversary of the Boeing CH-47 Chinook's service entry - and it is entirely possible that the venerable tandem-rotor helicopter...
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IN FOCUS: Relative peacetime brings a new challenge for UAV sector
As AUVSI kicks off in Las Vegas, UAV manufacturers are placing bets on the future
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AUVSI: USAF seeks to streamline UAV pilot training
The US Air Force Research Laboratory is examining new ways to train unmanned aircraft pilots more efficiently.Simulation might be one solution to train those...
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AUSVI: Ecuadorian unmanned vehicles combat piracy
The Ecuadorian Navy has been trying to develop its own autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) to combat piracy for the past two years. Research director Eduardo...