All Fixed-wing articles – Page 434
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USAF training bosses underscore need for T-X acquisition
Officials from the USAF's Air Education and Training Command have outlined an urgent need to replace the T-38 Talon.
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IN FOCUS: Latin America re-arms air combat fleets
Latin American military spending has in the past been constrained both by peace and by politics, but many nations in the region are budgeting to re-arm
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PICTURE: France's second A400M enters final assembly
Airbus Military's second production example of the A400M is now entering final assembly for launch user the French air force ...
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Crashes continue to plague Indian air force
The Indian Air Force suffered 33 fighter crashes during the last three years, resulting in 31 fatalities. The aircraft most prone to crashes was the...
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Norway, Sweden investigate 'mystery' C-130J crash
Norwegian and Swedish authorities have launched investigations into the cause of a 15 March crash which killed all five crew members on board one of the Royal Norwegian Air Force's Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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Australia confirms order for sixth C-17
Australia will acquire a sixth Boeing C-17A Globemaster III in a Foreign Military Sales deal worth A$280 million ($297 million) ...
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Sixteen killed in Turkish Black Hawk crash
Twelve Turkish personnel and four Afghan civilians were killed when a Black Hawk helicopter crashed on 16 March ...
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PICTURES: Australian navy retires A109E
The Royal Australian Navy has retired its three AgustaWestland A109E helicopters, pending their replacement by the same number of Bell 429s. The three...
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Boeing wins RAAF aircraft painting contract
Boeing Defence Australia has won an Australian dollar $20 million ($21 million) contract to paint the Royal Australian Air Force fleet.
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Canada raises the spectre of abandoning Lockheed’s F-35
Analysts have claimed that Lockheed Martin's F-35 Joint Strike Fighter does not meet Canada's requirements ...
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Norway launches search for missing C-130J
Norway has launched a search and rescue mission after a Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules tactical transport went missing ...
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UK ready to launch Hawk T2 training, says RAF
The UK Royal Air Force will begin training its first students on the BAE Systems Hawk T2 on 2 April ...
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Northrop receives F-16 radar contract
Northrop Grumman has won an $87.8 million contract to provide 43 APG-68(V)9 pulse-Doppler radar sets for Iraq, Oman and Thailand.
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Lockheed begins test flights of final Raptor
The last F-22 Raptor to be built for the US Air Force took-off on its inaugural test flight earlier today with a company pilot at the helm, a Lockheed Martin...
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Fuel state played role in Kfir F-21 crash
A preliminary accident report by the US National Transportation Safety...
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Boeing re-affirms 787 delivery guidance
Maintaining its goal of 35 to 42 787 deliveries in 2012, Boeing's Commercial Airplanes CEO Jim Albaugh says the company is considering ramping up production...
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Lockheed advances F-35 contract talks with Japan, Israel
Lockheed Martin expects to advance its F-35 deals with Japan and Israel within the next few months, leading to combined orders for more than 60 aircaft ...
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Northrop reveals Global Hawk contract status
The US Air Force has not formally cancelled the Block 30 version of the RQ-4B Global Hawk unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, a top Northrop Grumman executive says.
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F-22 crash prompts lawsuit by pilot's widow
The wife of deceased US Air Force F-22 Raptor pilot Captain Jeff "Bong" Haney is suing contractors Lockheed Martin, Boeing, Pratt and Whitney and Honeywell...
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Boeing commercial spacecraft hits major milestones
Boeing's CST-100 spacecraft has successfully passed its preliminary design review (PDR), a major milestone for the programme. At virtually the same...