All Fixed-wing articles – Page 457
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Austrian C-130Ks to get avionics upgrade
The Austrian air force's three Lockheed Martin C-130K tactical transports are to be modernised under a project to run through 2015 ...
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IN FOCUS: British Army fights to influence helicopter training choices
The Army Air Corps is battling to influence the UK's helicopter training decisions for the next 30 years, with its frontline effectiveness and ethos at stake ...
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Saudis, UAE enter market for CH-47Fs
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates have joined a growing pool of countries interested in buying the Boeing CH-47F Chinook, US Army and Boeing officials have said.
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IAI to offer unmanned helicopter
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has become the latest company to offer an unmanned helicopter for combat resupply and medevac missions. Avi Bleser,...
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IN FOCUS: UK test pilot school readied for growth
Its name may evoke thoughts of a bygone colonial era, but officials in charge of the UK's Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS) have their sights set firmly on the future as it enters the most significant period of transition in its near 70-year history.
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AAI unveils Shadow M2
AAI has unveiled the Shadow M2, a significantly larger and heavier version of its RQ-7B Shadow, the US Army's standard tactical unmanned air vehicle (UAV).
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Maintenance: Keeping the dream flying
As the Boeing 787 nears its service entry, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) companies are getting into gear for the new-generation jetliner
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Rolls-Royce wins $99.9 million US Navy contract
Rolls-Royce has been awarded a $99.9 million contract by the US Department of Defense Naval Air Systems Command at Patuxent River
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Saab HUD breakthrough promises offshore safety
Saab is promising a new era of heads-up display performance with a "non-holographic" single-box unit that promises to slash system weight to 6kg from the approximately 26kg of projection systems while offering improved performance for new or upgraded aircraft.
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Elta unveils new ground surveillance radar
Elta Systems, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries, has unveiled a new lightweight airborne synthetic aperture radar/ground moving-target indication (SAR/GMTI) payload.
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LEMV readied for November flight
The Northrop Grumman/Hybrid Air Vehicles long-endurance multi-intelligence vehicle is now scheduled to fly in November ...
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AgustaWestland responds to UK defence cuts with Yeovil redundancies
AgustaWestland is the latest defence contractor to announce big job cuts in response to slowing defence spending, with up to 375 proposed redundancies at...
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BAE Systems to supply second helmet for F-35
Lockheed Martin has selected BAE Systems to deliver a helmet-mounted display (HMD) with detachable night-vision goggles for the F-35 Lightning II.
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Lockheed offers Japan F-35 final assembly
Lockheed Martin has dangled the possibility of final assembly of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in front of Japan as part of its plan to win the country's...
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KAI bids to spread wings with Golden Eagle
April 2011 marked a milestone in the history of Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI).
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South Korean aerospace targets international impact
South Korea's aerospace sector is aiming for the same level of global success that the country has enjoyed for decades in the electronics and automotive sectors
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South Korea weighs option to replace F-4E Phantoms
South Korea faces an ever-growing threat from its arch-rival and modernising its air force is the highest priority, especially the F-X III contest to replace its F-4E Phantoms
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US defence chiefs raise alarm on cost of three F-35 variants
The new chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff has raised concerns about the cost of building three variants of the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II ...
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Elop's Music system to protect helicopters
Elbit Systems' Elop division is working on developing new versions of its Music countermeasures system to protect different types of helicopters.
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AUSA: Helicopters escape funding cuts in US Army budget review
US Army helicopter budgets have managed to escape cuts in the current sweeping defence spending reviews