All Fixed-wing articles – Page 210

  • PC-21 Australia - Stephan Widmer
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    PICTURE: First engine run for Australian PC-21

    2016-07-19T12:29:33Z

    Just seven months after it received a contract to produce 49 of the type, Pilatus has performed the first engine run of a PC-21 for the Australian Defence Force.

  • G120TP - Grob Aircraft
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    Grob Aircraft ready for further G120TP sales

    2016-07-18T16:43:40Z

    Grob Aircraft hopes to announce further customers for its G120TP trainer this year, as it closes in on final assembly of its 100th example.

  • MQ-9 at ILA 2016 - BillyPix
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    General Atomics positions itself in flourishing Indian UAV market

    2016-07-18T15:54:12Z

    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems is planning a move into the Indian market with its Predator family of unmanned air vehicles in the wake of diplomatic initiatives that should ease restrictions on the sale of the technology to New Delhi.

  • F-35
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    USAF completes F-35A modifications required for IOC

    2016-07-18T15:01:38Z

    ​The US Air Force now has the minimum number of 12 Lockheed Martin F-35A fighters with completed modifications required before the first squadron can be declared initially capable for operations, service officials announced on 13 July.

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    Portuguese C-130 crash kills three

    2016-07-18T14:44:39Z

    ​Three people were killed when a Portuguese air force Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transport crashed at Montijo air base on 11 July.

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    Israel further assesses F-35B buy

    2016-07-18T14:33:58Z

    Israel's potential acquisition of the short take-off and vertical landing B-model of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter, to complement its ordered fleet of F-35As, has gained further momentum following a recent strategic assessment.

  • Blue Flag F-16 - Israeli air force
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    IAF implements crack fix for F-16 fleet

    2016-07-18T12:11:37Z

    The Israeli air force has introduced ultrasound maintenance measures to enable it to swiftly repair cracks in the wings of its fighter fleet.

  • News

    European nations carry out NVG display testing

    2016-07-18T12:01:12Z

    Elbit Systems and several European countries currently flying its joint helmet mounted cueing system (JHMCS) have performed a series of successful night flight demonstrations with the digital eye piece (DEP) night vision cueing and display system.

  • C-130 - Israeli air force
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    IAF develops tanking capability

    2016-07-18T11:48:40Z

    Aerial refuelling has become one of the top priorities of the Israeli air force, and in recent months various tests have been carried out to help provide longer-range operations for helicopters and heavy transport aircraft.

  • Opinion

    OPINION: F-35's Farnborough debut a welcome lift

    2016-07-18T09:24:26Z

    ​It was still possible at the Farnborough air show in 2014 to speculate whether the Lockheed Martin F-35 programme would survive the decade.

  • 747-8
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    Boeing awarded $127m deal for new Air Force One work

    2016-07-16T10:22:46Z

    ​Boeing will begin developing interior, power and electronic specifications for the next-generation “Air Force One” under a $127.3 million contract awarded by the US Air Force on 15 July.

  • News

    FARNBOROUGH: Successful show debut for Embraer KC-390

    2016-07-15T20:12:07Z

    ​Embraer’s developmental KC-390 tanker/transport is due to depart on a multinational demonstration tour in the coming days, following a successful debut at the Farnborough air show.

  • Analysis

    ANALYSIS: Marshall Aerospace diversification plan pays off

    2016-07-15T15:08:48Z

    ​Two years ago, the long-term prospects for the privately-owned Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group (MADG) looked decidedly fragile. Decades of in-service support provided to the Royal Air Force’s Lockheed Martin C-130Ks and TriStars had recently come to an end – and worse was on the horizon, with the service’s new-generation ...

  • News

    FARNBOROUGH: Elbit unveils new jammer for UAVs

    2016-07-15T11:55:12Z

    A new jamming system from Elbit Systems has been unveiled that will be able to direct threats, such as surface-to-air missiles, away from unmanned air vehicles.

  • RAF Typhoon Dubai 2015 - BillyPix
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    FARNBOROUGH: BAE wins 10-year Typhoon support deal

    2016-07-15T11:54:53Z

    BAE Systems has been awarded a new support deal for the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon fleet, that will for the first time allow cost savings achieved under the programme to be ploughed back into capability enhancement.

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    FARNBOROUGH: Enders keeps faith with troubled A400M

    2016-07-15T07:35:36Z

    ​Airbus remains committed to its troubled A400M tactical transport, despite the financial pressure that the project is causing, says group chief executive Tom Enders.

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    ​South Korean navy receives upgraded P-3C Orion

    2016-07-15T07:34:10Z

    The South Korean navy has taken delivery of the first of eight Lockheed Martin PC-3 Orion aircraft to be upgraded by Korean Air Aerospace Division (KAL-ASD).

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    FARNBOROUGH: MoD outlines scope of ASDOT aggressor project

    2016-07-14T07:37:50Z

    ​The UK Ministry of Defence is developing a complex set of aggressor-type training requirements for all three of its armed services, with the ambition of developing a "Red Air" capability via its Air Support to Defence Operational Training (ASDOT) programme.

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    FARNBOROUGH: ​Bombardier looks to open up talks with USAF over Compass Call sole-source

    2016-07-13T17:27:40Z

    Bombardier has provided additional information to the US Air Force following the service’s proposal to sole-source a Gulfstream G550 to fulfill the EC-130H Compass Call’s mission.

  • News

    FARNBOROUGH: Diamond’s Dart-450 on-target at show

    2016-07-13T16:29:57Z

    Diamond Aircraft has been showing off its new Dart-450 reconnaissance trainer on the static line at the Farnborough air show, using the event to kick off its sales campaign.