All Fixed-wing articles – Page 240
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NewsF135 production to jump 110% as DOD and P&W reach agreement
The US defense department and Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II engine supplier Pratt & Whitney have reached a “handshake agreement” in contract negotiations for production of 167 F135 turbofan engines, according to a joint statement released today.
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NewsBoeing B-52 evolves again with guided weapons launcher
On 16 January 1991, seven Boeing B-52Gs fully loaded with AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missiles took flight from Barksdale AFB in Louisiana on a top-secret mission to destroy targets inside Iraq.
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NewsPICTURES: Airbus to flight test new C295 aerial refuelling rig
Airbus Defence & Space's development of an air-to-air refuelling system for the C295 is moving ahead, with a “dry contract” flight test planned in 2016, ahead of a full fuel transfer trial.
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Warsaw nears decision in UAV contest
Poland's defence ministry is moving forward with its effort to select mini and tactical unmanned air systems, having launched the process early last year. Final requirements are expected to be released this month, with local news agency PAP reporting a deal should be signed early this year.
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NewsUS Air Force highlights UAV staffing strain
The number of daily US Air Force unmanned air vehicle combat air patrols (CAPs) reached its peak in 2015, but such demand, and the resulting manning shortages, have put extra strain on surveillance operations.
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NewsUS Army approves Block II Chinook plan
A top US Army acquisition executive has given the service approval to proceed with the Block II Chinook programme, a long-term effort aimed at replacing or rebuilding today’s tandem-rotor Boeing CH-47F and MH-47G fleets in the 2020s.
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NewsUS Navy retires its last S-3B Vikings
The US Navy has bid farewell to its two remaining Lockheed S-3B Vikings after some 40 years in service, as one transitions to NASA and the other to the US Air Force’s aircraft boneyard.
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NewsFleet-wide F-35 fix targets fuel tank over-pressurisation
The concurrency curse has struck the Lockheed Martin F-35 again, this time during lightning protection qualification, when it was discovered the jet’s fuel tanks could over-pressurise “beyond design limits” in certain flight profiles.
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Malaysia takes delivery of its second A400M
The Royal Malaysian Air Force has accepted its second Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur.
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NewsF-35 training at Luke AFB gathers pace with 34 jets
The multinational pilot training centre at Luke AFB in Arizona has grown exponentially since receiving its first Lockheed Martin F-35 in March 2014, and that pace won’t let up in 2016 as the 56th Fighter Wing zips past 3,000 Lightning II sorties.
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NewsBoeing tapped for P-8A upgrade as AAS and Harpoon move forward
Boeing will receive a work package from the US Navy to design and incorporate “Increment 3 Block 2” improvements into the P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, according to a contracting announcement released on 12 January.
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NewsDemand for low airfares increasing appeal of unmanned flight
The rising cost of providing navigation equipment for airline pilots, and the parallel demand for cheaper airfares, will inevitably lead to piloted flight being obsolete in 40 years’ time, a defence consultant has argued.
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NewsGermany picks Heron TP for interim UAV capability
Germany's defence ministry has selected Israel Aerospace Industries' Heron TP unmanned air vehicle as the preferred system to meet its future requirements.
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NewsP&W delivers last C-17-powering F117 to US air force
Pratt & Whitney has delivered its 1,313th and final F117-100 high-bypass turbofan engine that powers the McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, marking the end of an era for the PW2000 engine family.
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NewsNavy and Penn State sailplanes swarm in latest test
The US military could be edging closer to fielding swarms of lightweight sailplanes for gathering intelligence or relaying signals after validating autonomous soaring algorithms coded by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) and Pennsylvania State University.
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Warsaw seeks bids for micro-UAV requirement
The Polish defence ministry's armament inspectorate wants to buy six micro-unmanned air vehicle systems, to support the nation's ground troops.
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NewsRussian Helicopters still analysing revival of Mi-14 amphibian
Russian Helicopters has yet to make a final decision on whether to revive production of the Mil Mi-14 amphibious rotorcraft.
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NewsRAF deploys Brimstone for counter-IS attacks
The UK Royal Air Force has used MBDA dual-mode Brimstone laser-guided air-to-surface missiles against Islamic State militants in Syria for the first time, as the campaign in the region moves towards countering moving targets.
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NewsFlying Production unveils improved Da Vinci
Israel's Flying Production has unveiled an upgraded version of its Da Vinci vertical take-off and landing unmanned air vehicle. Dubbed the "Gen B", the development features a Controp electro-optical/infrared sensor and a micro data link.
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NewsPICTURES: B-52 joins F-15s and F-16s in Korea after nuclear test
North Korea’s underground nuclear test last week might not have yielded the hydrogen bomb “supreme leader” Kim Jong-un claimed, but the seismic spectacle did produce a captivating aerial display south of the border.