All Fixed-wing articles – Page 96
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MAKS: Putin courts Erdogan, but Sukhoi Su-57 deal elusive
A little over a month after the USA dumped Ankara from the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme over its decision to buy the Almaz-Antey S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile battery, Turkey’s President Recip Erdogan showed up at the MAKS air show looking for a new defence partner.
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MAKS: India’s BrahMos may test another cruise missile air-launch
BrahMos Aerospace may conduct a third air-launch test of its supersonic cruise missile to further demonstrate the weapon’s ability to fly to a number of waypoints before reaching its final destination.
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PICTURE: First Brazilian Gripen E makes flight debut
The first Gripen E fighter to have been produced for Brazil completed a 65min flight debut from Saab’s Linkoping site in Sweden on 26 August.
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PICTURE: Indian Air Force takes final C-17 delivery
The Indian Air Force has received its 11th and final Boeing C-17 strategic airlifter, in the last delivery of the type.
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MAKS: Russian Helicopter pitches scheduled flights in Moscow
As part of a bid to help win approval for schedule flights in and out of Moscow, Russian Helicopter Systems plans to fly 40 scheduled flights from a helipad on the outskirts of the Russian capital to the MAKS air show at Zhukovsky International Airport.
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India moves towards broad adoption of ASRAAM
MBDA’s Advanced Short Range Air-to-Air Missile (ASRAAM) appears set for integration on several Indian combat aircraft.
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Boeing awarded nearly $1bn for more A-10 wing replacements
The US Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract worth up to $999 billion for 27 wing replacements for the service’s Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, with the option to order 85 more sets over the contract’s 11-year period.
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Northrop Grumman to boost RQ-4 production capacity
Northrop Grumman plans to more than double production capacity for the RQ-4 Global Hawk and MQ-4C Triton unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) to 12 aircraft per year in anticipation of growing demand for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platform.
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Why RSK MiG sees a future in regional turboprops
Russian fighter manufacturer RSK MiG is preparing production of an updated version of the Ilyushin Il-114 regional turboprop in a bid to create additional workload beyond its long-standing MiG-29 family.
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ANALYSIS: Taiwan's F-16 deal and the price of deterrence
Washington's formal approval to sell 66 new Lockheed Martin F-16 C/D Block 70s to Taiwan provides a much-needed boost for the island state, but has already drawn the (inevitable) ire of Beijing.
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Seoul to receive four more F-35As, as Tokyo confirms F-35B
South Korea is set to receive four additional Lockheed Martin F-35As, bringing the number of the type on the Korean peninsula to eight.
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US Navy looks to replace or improve F/A-18E/F EO/IR targeting pods
The US Navy (USN) is soliciting options to improve or replace its existing electro optic/infrared (EO/IR) air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting pod inventory for its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler fleet due to concerns that in the future the current hardware could have lower readiness and cost more to sustain.
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USA approves sale of F-16s to Taiwan
The Trump administration has approved the sale of new Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Taiwan, a long considered decision that will likely worsen tensions with China, which wants to bring the island nation back under its control.
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VIDEO: AFRL’s robotic pilot flies Cessna for 2 hours
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Dzyne Technologies developed a robotic system that successfully flew a 1968 Cessna 206 for two hours during a demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah on 9 August.
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Boeing upgrades New Zealand P-3K2 ASW capability
Boeing has upgraded six Lockheed Martin P-3K2 Orions operated by the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) to improve their capability in the anti-submarine warfare (ASW) mission.
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Boeing Australia steps up autonomous aircraft work
Boeing Australia continues work on developing technology for autonomous aircraft, as it aims for the first flight of the Air Teaming System (ATS) prototype in 2020.
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BAE advances Typhoon training upgrade
BAE Systems is advancing work on a new synthetic training capability that will be employed by the UK Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoon squadrons in less than two years.
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Last set of A-10 ‘Warthog’ replacement wings installed
The US Air Force installed the last set of replacement wings on its fleet of Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, finishing the Enhanced Wing Assembly replacement programme which started in 2011.
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Embraer retains guidance despite drop in underlying Q2 profits
Embraer is maintaining its full-year financial and delivery guidance for 2019 after today disclosing an operating profit of $26.6 million for the second quarter, during which the manufacturer shipped 51 aircraft.
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PICTURES: ‘Japanese Air Force One’ for sale
Japan’s VVIP transport, a 747-400 which carried the country’s emperor as well as several prime ministers on official state business, is for sale for $28 million.