All Fixed-wing articles – Page 121
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Airbus taps successor for retiring military aircraft chief Alonso
Airbus has appointed Alberto Gutierrez to replace Fernando Alonso as head of military aircraft at the airframer's defence and space division in January 2019.
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US Navy to buy two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft
Northrop Grumman was awarded a $49.9 million contract by the US Navy for long-lead parts and associated support for the production of two E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft.
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USAF completes critical design review of B-21 stealth bomber
The US Air Force completed its critical design review of the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider on 28 - 30 November.
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PICTURE: RAF Typhoon makes air-defence debut with Meteor missile
UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons have begun flying quick reaction alert sorties armed with MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missiles, the Ministry of Defence confirms.
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Canada extends military A310 support deal until 2023
The Royal Canadian Air Force has approved a five-year contract extension with L3 MAS covering the in-service support of its fleet of Airbus A310 tanker/transports through March 2023.
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B61-12 nuclear bomb’s guided tail-kit approved for production
The US Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center formally approved in October start of production of the B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb’s new guided tail-kit assembly.
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PICTURES: Australian F-35As arrive home down under
The first Lockheed Martin F-35As to be permanently based in Australia have arrived at the Royal Australian Air Force's Williamtown base in New South Wales.
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USAF looks for stopgap GPS hardening for special ops C-130Js
Increased anti-GPS electronic warfare from adversaries and delays to the launch of the GPS III network are forcing the US Air Force Special Operation Command to look for GPS hardening technology for its MC-130J and EC-130J aircraft to be used as a stopgap.
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Boeing receives contract to build Japan a second KC-46A tanker
Boeing received a $159 million contract from the US Air Force to build a second KC-46A tanker for the Japan Air Self-Defense Force.
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Opinion
OPINION: Lockheed pact fuels Airbus tanker ambitions
Tradition states that after tasting the disappointment of defeat, one should try and try again. For Airbus, this means for the third time promoting its A330 multi-role tanker/transport to the US Air Force - but this time with the support of Lockheed Martin.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: UK on a roll after F-35B carrier trials
After more than a decade of study, experimentation, modelling and simulation, the UK has successfully completed first trials of a shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) manoeuvre for the Lockheed Martin F-35B on board the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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F-35 starts Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has started Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) under supervision of the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E).
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US Navy to experiment supplying ships with autonomous cargo UAVs
The US Navy plans to experiment resupplying ships using autonomous cargo-hauling unmanned air vehicles at its Advanced Naval Technology Exercise in March 2019.
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US Marine Corps looks to buy two C-40 executive transports
The US Marine Corps intends to buy two C-40 aircraft by August 2020 as replacements for its two C-9B Skytrain executive transports.
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PICTURE: T-6C arrival completes UK trainer fleet renewal
A key milestone in the UK Military Flying Training System programme was met on 3 December, with the early arrival of the last of 38 fixed-wing aircraft acquired via Elbit Systems UK/KBR joint-venture Affinity Flying Training Services.
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Sikorsky aims to push aircraft sales with Chilean office
Sikorsky’s parent company, Lockheed Martin, intends to register an office in Chile to help push aircraft sales in Latin America.
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USAF fields new aircrew mask to protect against WMD contamination
The US Air Force starting fielding its Joint Service Aircrew Mask (JSAM) for helicopter aircraft in November as part of a larger effort to shield its personnel against contamination from weapons of mass destruction.
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Airbus and Lockheed team for US tanker services
Airbus and Lockheed Martin have signed a memorandum of agreement to jointly "explore opportunities" in the US aerial refuelling market, eight years after the European airframer lost out to rival Boeing in a bid to supply new tankers to the US Air Force.
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First flight for upgraded C-27J
Leonardo's aircraft division has performed the first flight of its C-27J transport in a new baseline configuration.
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Analysis
ANALYSIS: 2019 World Air Forces Directory
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