All Fixed-wing articles – Page 366
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VIDEOS: USN makes history with first X-47B carrier landing
The US Navy made aviation history on 10 July when a Northrop Grumman X-47B unmanned combat air system-demonstrator aircraft made a first-ever arrested landing...
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AgustaWestland and Eurocopter to fight for Norway SAR deal
Norway's at least 16-aircraft NAWSARH Sea King replacement contest will be decided between the AW101 and EC225 ...
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Royal Air Force lifts lid on Sentinel's role in Mali
The UK Royal Air Force has detailed the contribution made by its Sentinel R1 ground surveillance aircraft during France's Operation Serval activity in Mali ...
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Price haggling delays South Korea F-X III decision
South Korea's F-X III competition for 60 fighters appears to have temporarily broken down over pricing ...
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Maintenance changes raise RAAF C-130J availability
Changes to Australia's maintenance programme for the C-130J tactical transport has increased availability by 8% ...
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BAE Systems to upgrade Australia’s Hawk fleet
Australia has awarded BAE Systems a deal to upgrade its fleet of Hawk 127 lead-in jet trainers ...
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Paveway IV integration on target for RAF Typhoons
The UK has moved a step closer to fielding Raytheon Systems' Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft ...
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UK gets sixth Voyager, as type nears debut on Falklands route
AirTanker has introduced its sixth Airbus A330 Voyager tanker/transport for the UK ...
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Doomed Polar Mil Mi-8 impacted high terrain, says investigation
Russian investigators probing the 2 July crash of a Mil Mi-8 helicopter in which 24 people were killed have recovered the aircraft's flight data and cockpit...
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UN mandates terrain-awareness avionics on helicopters
United Nations representatives are mandating the carriage of terrain-awareness and ground-proximity warning systems on helicopters operating under its banner. The...
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Israeli pilots rescued after F-16I crash
An Israeli air force F-16I crashed in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of the Gaza Strip during a training flight on 7 July ...
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IN FOCUS: Is there room for so many players in civil simulator manufacturing?
Can the civil aviation market sustain so many flight simulator manufacturers? Three companies are behind 92% of the equipment on the market, but several new entrants are keen to take a share
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PICTURES: How Netra UAVs helped Indian disaster relief effort
India's Ideaforge has released images showing the Netra UAV's involvement in disaster relief operations ...
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Eurocopter takes Canada to court over coast guard procurement
Eurocopter and the Canadian government are at legal loggerheads over the latter's procurement exercise to replace its...
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China certifies first aircraft carrier pilots
China has certified its first pilots and deck crew for aircraft carrier operations following a 25-day training deployment using the Liaoning ...
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USAF studying future unmanned aircraft fleet mix
The US Air Force is studying how best to formulate its future unmanned aircraft fleet to operate inside contested airspace ...
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USN kicks off second phase of EMALS testing
The US Navy has started a second phase of aircraft launch tests using the EMALS catapult system ...
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PICTURES: Canada receives first F-model Chinook
Canada's first of 15 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters has been flown to Ottawa, with the manufacturer saying it is on track to complete deliveries during 2014.
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Israel's Lavi reborn as renamed M-346
The Israeli air force is to name its M-346 advanced jet trainer the 'Lavi', re-using the name carried by the nation's cancelled fighter programme ...
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Israel advances communications system for F-35 fleet
Rafael is in the advanced stage of work on the unique communications systems that will be installed in the Israeli air force's F-35s ...