All Fixed-wing articles – Page 468
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing offers medium maritime surveillance aircraft to international customers
Boeing has started to offer to foreign customers a new medium-sized maritime surveillance aircraft based on technology developed for its P-8 Poseidon maritime...
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NewsIN FOCUS: 'Unified' MiG-29 has bright future, says Korotkov
Russia's RAC MiG will mark the 35th anniversary of the then Mikoyan MiG-29 fighter's first flight in early October, but with the company actively pursuing...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with Alenia Aermacchi CEO Giuseppe Giordo
Alenia Aermacchi is looking to make efficiency savings, improve its production processes and introduce new capabilities into its legacy products, while maintaining...
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NewsIN FOCUS: United Aircraft's sky-high ambitions
After two decades of stagnation, Russia's defence aerospace industry has at last received several major lifts from its domestic customer. Major production...
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FARNBOROUGH: Italian NH90s to receive Selex Elsag obstacle avoidance system
Selex Elsag (OE1) has won an €11 million ($17 million) contract to equip Italian NH Industries NH90 helicopters with an obstacle avoidance system. "Loam...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Eurofighter confirms enhancement programme
The Eurofighter (chalet A34- 35, OE12) programme received a major boost at the Farnborough air show on 9 July, with the confirmation that its four partner...
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NewsFLIGHT TEST: Yak-130 proves versatility
YAK ATTACK Irkut's Yak-130 is en route to Russia to showcase the skills of a newly integrated national aerospace industry at a global level. But how...
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NewsIN FOCUS: Yak-130, MS-21 charge Irkut's growth model
Encapsulating the mood of a Russian aerospace industry buoyed by the recent resumption of state orders for military equipment and increasing domestic demand...
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RAF squadron commander details VC10 retirement plans
The Royal Air Force's Vickers VC10 tanker squadron is preparing for the final rundown of its fleet as it works towards a planned March 2013 retirement of the 1960s transport design.
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FARNBOROUGH: Oman taps GE F110 for 12 new F-16s
Oman has selected the General Electric F110-GE-129D for the 12 Lockheed Martin F-16C/D Block 50 fighters it ordered in 2011, with engine deliveries to commence...
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FARNBOROUGH: Boeing sees 'many opportunities' to extend C-17 production
Eyebrows were raised earlier this month, when a US Department of Defense contract announcement outlined plans to award Boeing $500 million "for the C-17...
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FARNBOROUGH: Saab 2000 offered as Swordfish MPA
The Saab 2000 regional turboprop could be adapted for maritime patrol applications under a new proposal by the Swedish airframer. Eyeing potential...
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FARNBOROUGH: Singapore’s first M-346 ready for flight debut
Alenia Aermacchi (OE1) was expecting to perform the first flight of an M-346 advanced jet trainer for launch export buyer Singapore on 9 July. Speaking...
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FARNBOROUGH: Terma displays F-35 multimission pod
Danish firm Terma (H2/C26) is displaying its multimission pod for the Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter aircraft for the first time at Farnborough. The pod can...
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NewsSpirit AeroSystems on track despite tornado damage
It is tempting to invoke the miraculous after nobody was killed or injured when a massive tornado rolled over nearly all of Spirit AeroSystems' sprawling...
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FARNBOROUGH: US Navy's Super Hornet AESA radar retrofit enables legacy upgrade
As the US Navy retrofits its older Block II Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets with the Raytheon AN/APG-79 active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar,...
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FARNBOROUGH: ATC Lasham team puts display aircraft in their place
When an aircraft such as Airbus's giant A380 lands at Farnborough, ATC Lasham's aircraft engineering support team is on hand to put it in its place.
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FARNBOROUGH: Vulcan joins Red Arrows for opening flypast
Two icons of the UK aerospace sector provided a stunning opening to the show yesterday, when Avro Vulcan XH558 flew overhead in formation with nine BAE Systems...
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NewsFARNBOROUGH: Interview with Ontic president Peg Billson
Peg Billson is president of Ontic, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BBA Aviation which specialises in licensing or acquiring OEMs' non-core mature product lines...
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FARNBOROUGH: Interview with Selex Gailileo CEO Fabrizio Giulianini
Already at the forefront of the growing electronic warfare market, Selex Galileo is attempting to become a major player in unmanned air systems of all sizes...