All Fixed-Wing news – Page 447
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Joint response: World Air Forces Directory introduction
Air arms around the world reacted to multiple challenges during 2011, despite fleet and budget cuts. We list the current inventories and procurement plans of 160 nations.
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PICTURES: Lockheed rolls out last F-22A from Marietta plant
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the last F-22A Raptor on order by the US Air Force, to close a nearly 15-year-old final assembly line that produced a total of 187 operational fighters.
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PICTURES: Indian air force crew eject from stricken Su-30MKI
The two-person crew of an Indian air force Sukhoi Su-30MKI ejected safely before the strike aircraft crashed near Pune in western India on 13 December.
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Brazilian Traders set for modernisation
Brazil's navy has been awarded funds to upgrade four of the eight Grumman C-1A Traders purchased last year under a foreign military sales contract.
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PICTURE: South Korea receives second 737 Peace Eye
Boeing has delivered the second Peace Eye 737 airborne early warning and control system aircraft to South Korea ...
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Japan likely to choose F-35 for F-X requirement - reports
Japanese media have reported that Tokyo will choose the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II to fill its F-X requirement. Several major Japanese publications...
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Japan poised to make F-X fighter decision – Boeing
Boeing believes Tokyo could announce the winner of its 42-aircraft F-X competition before the end of this month and is also optimistic about its chances in Malaysia's fighter contest.
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Seoul raises concerns about Global Hawk price
South Korea has raised concerns about the price of the Northrop Grumman RQ-4 Block 30I Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle and could open a tender for a...
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Special DoD review recommends curtailing early F-35 production
A special review by the US Department of Defense has identified 13 ongoing or likely future design problems with the Lockheed Martin F-35 ...
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BAE Systems inks Hawk support deal in India
BAE Systems has signed a £59 million ($92.2 million) deal with India to provide spares and ground training equipment related to Hawk training aircraft ...
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Russian Helicopters opens Hanoi office
Russian Helicopters has opened a representative office in Hanoi to access new markets in Southeast Asia and Australia.
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Australia to acquire two CH-47Ds
Australia is to acquire two Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters to replace one lost in Afghanistan earlier this year ...
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US Air Force orders General Atomics Avenger
The US Air Force has ordered the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Predator C Avenger for deployment to Afghanistan. A single aircraft was procured, marking...
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F-22 oxygen system malfunctioned moments before crash
A US Air Force report has said the regular oxygen system stopped working before a fatal Lockheed Martin F-22 crash in Alaska last November.
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LIMA: Eurocopter seals raft of Malaysia deals
Eurocopter made several announcements at Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA), including the production rollout of Royal Malaysian...
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Lockheed gets contract to produce Iraqi F-16s
The US Department of Defense has announced an $835 million contract linked to Lockheed Martin's production of 18 F-16s for the Iraqi air force ...
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RAF clears Hawk T1s for flight resumption
The UK Royal Air Force has been cleared to resume normal flight operations with its BAE Systems Hawk T1/1A training aircraft ...
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IN FOCUS: MBDA close to completing Meteor development work
We detail MBDA's progress with the Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile, as development work nears an end ...
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PICTURE: Embraer flies first AEW-modified EMB-145 for India
Embraer has performed the first flight of an EMB-145 destined for completion as an airborne early warning and control system aircraft for India ...
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LIMA: CTRM aims for supplier big leagues
Aerostructures company Composites Technology Research Malaysia (CTRM) is intent on becoming a tier one supplier to the world's airframers ...