All Fixed-wing articles – Page 162
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US Army eyes laser addition for rotorcraft fleet
The US Army is pursuing a high-energy laser (HEL) capability for its rotorcraft and fixed-wing assets, following a successful test on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.
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Israeli UAV producers face tighter export restrictions
Limitations on the transfer of advanced technologies embedded in the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) Heron TP unmanned air vehicle are making a competition with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper in India more complicated for the Israeli company.
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Improved Panther UAV ready for South Korean contest
An enhanced version of the Panther vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle that is being offered to South Korea has undergone testing, Israel Aerospace Industries confirms.
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BAE Systems reveals Qatar Hawk order amid cutbacks
BAE Systems has revealed a tentative order from Qatar for six examples of its Hawk trainer, but the manufacturer is cutting output of the type, as well as of the Eurofighter Typhoon, in a bid to maintain production into the next decade.
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ANALYSIS: Fire and fury, the next Korean air war
A second Korean conflict has never been far from the minds of American and South Korean defence planners. The conflict of 1950-1953, which claimed over 1 million lives, never actually ended: an armistice stopped the fighting, but technically Seoul and Pyongyang are still at war, pending a "final peaceful settlement". ...
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Canada cements interest in Australian Hornets
Canada has formally expressed interest in Australia’s used Boeing F/A-18A/B Hornets, marking a significant development in the Royal Canadian Air Force’s search for a fighter that could temporarily fill the CF-18’s mission.
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Northrop wins contract related to Japan Global Hawk
The US Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman a $130 million dollar contract for long lead work related to Tokyo's acquisition of three RQ-4 Block 30 (I) Global Hawk unmanned air vehicles.
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Lockheed scores contract for fighter's laser source
The US Air Force has awarded a $26 million contract to Lockheed Martin to develop a high-powered laser source as part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s podded electric laser concept for fifth- and sixth-generation fighter jets.
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USAF teases JSTARS decision for end of October
The US Air Force could have a decision on the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) recapitalisation programme by the end of the October, the service’s secretary hinted during a 5 October event in Washington.
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Paramount Group bolsters Dassault Mirage F1 fleet
South Africa's Paramount Group has acquired four twin-seat Dassault Mirage F1s from the French government to support aggressor training.
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Belgium casts doubts on Rafale offer
France's bid to offer the Dassault Rafale to Belgium appears increasingly doomed following comments from the latter's defence minister.
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Israel to boost G550 surveillance fleet
With demand for surveillance aircraft rising in the face of new threats in the Middle East region, Israel's air force is increasing the size of its fleet of special mission-adapted Gulfstream G550 business jets.
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Bell pushes Valor’s first flight past September
Bell Helicopter did not reach first flight with its V-280 Valor on 30 September as originally announced and instead projects the tiltrotor aircraft will meet that milestone in the November timeframe, V-280’s programme manager tells FlightGlobal this week.
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IAI sets civil sales target for Caçador UAV
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and its Brazilian partner Avionics Services have shifted their marketing efforts in an attempt to sell the Heron 1-derived Caçador unmanned air vehicle to the civil market.
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Unmanned Air Hopper shows its casualty evacuation credentials
An innovative unmanned helicopter designed to evacuate wounded soldiers from combat zones or perform resupply missions has been demonstrated to high-ranking officials from the Israeli defence ministry by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI).
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DARPA and AFRL take laser aim at small UAVs
The US Air Force and secretive Department of Advanced Research Projects Agency are ramping up their efforts to thwart small unmanned air vehicles, with two recent requests out looking for sensors and lasers to take down UAVs.
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US Navy confirms T-45 trainer crash
The US Navy is reporting a training aircraft missing after the T-45 Goshawk departed from Knoxville, Tennessee for Naval Air Station Meridian, Mississippi on Sunday.
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China's J-20 reaches service milestone
The Chengdu J-20 fighter has entered service with the Chinese air force, as reports of emerge of progress with indigenous engines.
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Navy trainers resume flying with oxygen monitoring upgrades
Naval Air System Command (NAVAIR) has installed instruments on its T-45 Goshawk trainers that measure oxygen and pressure, but its pilots are still struggling with the same type of physiological episodes that grounded the fleet last spring.
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NewsPICTURE: Afghan air force welcomes first Black Hawks
A lead cadre of Afghan air force pilots is poised to commence training on the service's first two Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk utility helicopters, following their delivery on 18 September.