All Fixed-Wing news – Page 436
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NewsCanada releases industry questionnaire on CF-18 Hornet replacement
Canada's National Fighter Procurement Secretariat (NFPS) released the final version of a questionnaire to industry on 3 March asking for detailed technical...
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NewsVIDEO: UK signs A400M training, self-protection deals
The UK Ministry of Defence has signed an 18-year training contract linked to its future A400M Atlas transport aircraft ...
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Warsaw orders more Fly Eye UAVs
The Polish defence ministry has ordered an additional batch of Fly Eye unmanned air vehicles from WB Electronics ...
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NewsAustralia moves closer to Super Hornets purchase
The Pentagon has notified the US Congress of the possible sale of additional Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets and EA-18G Growlers to Australia, with a deal possible...
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NewsF-35s cleared to resume flight operations
The US Air Force officials confirms that the Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter has been cleared to resume flight operations ...
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NewsLockheed awarded $334 million contract for F-35 long lead items
The Naval Air Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin a $334 million fixed-price-incentive advance acquisition contract for long lead components for...
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NewsPoland issues new jet trainer tender
Poland's armament inspectorate has launched a new tender to acquire eight advanced jet trainers and associated equipment ...
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NewsAVALON: F-35 programme chief lambasts Lockheed, P&W
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II programme's key contractors need to take a longer view on the Joint Strike Fighter effort, the US military's programme...
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IN FOCUS: For EADS, no defence is no offence
For several years now, EADS's corporate strategy has been guided by a vision - of reducing its reliance on its dominant Airbus commercial airliners division by building up its Eurocopter, Astrium space and Cassidian defence businesses
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NewsSuper Tucano beats out AT-6 for Afghan Light Air Support tender
The US Air Force has awarded Sierra Nevada and partner Embraer a $427 million firm fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract to supply...
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AVALON: A330 MRTT enters RAAF operational service
Australia's Airbus Military A330 multirole tanker transport (MRTT) aircraft have achieved initial operational capability (IOC), with the type demonstrating...
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NewsSaudi Arabia puts first A330 tanker into service
Saudi Arabia has placed its first Airbus Military A330-200-based multirole tanker transports into operational use ...
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NewsPratt & Whitney to test upgraded F135 this year
Pratt & Whitney expects to test an upgraded version of its F135 afterburning turbofan later this year, a top company official says. The engine is installed...
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NewsAVALON: Grob eyes Australian opportunity for G120TP
Grob Aircraft is mounting a major push for its G120TP basic trainer at the Avalon air show in Australia ...
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NewsDetails emerge about Lockheed’s Cuda missile
More details are emerging about Lockheed Martin's prospective Cuda hit-to-kill missile system. According to a company product card being distributed...
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NewsFAA queries helicopter industry on airworthiness standard re-write
On the eve of the 2013 Heli-Expo convention, the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will ask manufacturers whether the basis for the airworthiness...
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NewsUS grounds all F-35s over engine blade crack
All Lockheed Martin F-35s are grounded while the programme investigates the root cause of a crack discovered on 19 February in a third-stage low-pressure...
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NewsSweden commits first funds to Gripen E programme
Sweden has placed its first contract with Saab linked to the introduction of 60 new-generation Gripen E fighters from 2018 ...
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BAE hit by defence spending cuts
BAE Systems' 2012 financial results underscored the austerity-era challenges facing arms makers, as sales dipped 7% to £17.8 billion ($27.2 billion) and pre-tax profits slipped nearly 6% to £1.41 billion.
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NewsSequestration could force USAF to reopen KC-46 tanker contract
A Congressional budgetary sequestration maneuver set to go into effect on 1 March may force the US Air Force to reopen its KC-46 fixed-price developmental...