Fixed-wing – Page 690
-
News
Low-cost simulation can transform helicopter training
Low-cost simulation is bringing a new kind of helicopter pilot training to the market, and making it far more widely available. This phenomenon is not unique...
-
News
PICTURE: Israeli air force receives first Lizard guided bombs
The Israeli air force has begun taking delivery of its first Lizard-series laser-guided bomb kits from Elbit Systems, after selecting the design to equip...
-
NewsCV-22s may be rushed into service in Iraq
A squadron of tiltrotors for the US Special Operations Command may enter service in Iraq far in advance of its planned in-service date of early fiscal year 2009.
-
News
RAF battles 'worst stretch since Second World War'
The UK Royal Air Force is experiencing its worst period of overstretch since the end of the Second World War, says one of its highest-ranking officers...
-
NewsVIDEO: Watch exclusive images from the cockpit of the new Alenia Aeronautica C-27J Spartan as it descends and lands at Rome Ciampino airport
Flight technical reporter Rob Coppinger took the video from the jump seat in Alenia Aeronautica's own C-27J Spartan as it flew into Rome Ciampino airport on 21 September
-
News
Iraq requests C-130 support deal worth $170 million
Iraq has requested a more than $170 million deal to support operations of its three Lockheed Martin C-130E transports...
-
News
ITL claims Asian UAV sale
Israel's ITL Optronics secured an initial sale of its Lightener hand-launched mini-UAV to a South-East Asian customer...
-
News
GE research advances active flow control
General Electric is investigating a range of fluidic techniques for active flow and combustion control, ranging from synthetic jets to cold plasma. The ability...
-
News
Argentina explores mini UAVs in homeland security roles
Argentina's Nostromo-Defensa has been awarded a four month demonstration and trials contract by an undisclosed...
-
News
Littoral surveillance trial for Sky Spirit UAV
Lockheed Martin MS2 Tactical Systems says it is seeking export release approvals to conduct a demonstration of its Sky Spirit unmanned air vehicle as a littoral...
-
News
Northrop links Litening pod with ground troops
A networking system developed for precision-guided weapons may also transition to the US Air Force's Litening and Sniper targeting pods...
-
News
Saudi Arabia to train first Typhoon pilots in the UK
Saudi Arabia will train its first 22 Eurofighter Typhoon pilots in the UK after signing for 72 of the aircraft...
-
NewsElbit completes first phase of Royal Navy helicopter upgrade
Elbit Systems has completed the first phase of a £6 million ($12 million) upgrade to ready the UK Royal Navy's Westland Sea King HC4 helicopters for duty in Afghanistan...
-
News
Indonesia's IAe fights bankruptcy
The fortunes of PT Dirgantara, the Indonesian state-owned aerospace firm, have taken another tumble with the company appealing against a bankruptcy order....
-
News
European Defence Agency selects quadrotor design for micro air vehicle demonstration
The European Defence Agency has selected a quadrotor design for its €4 million ($5.58 million) micro air vehicle...
-
News
Hydaulic line checks delayed Northrop Grumman E-2D flights
Hydraulic line inspections that interrupted flight testing of the Northrop Grumman E-2D...
-
News
Sum of the parts
It was not without irony that The Great PMA Debate was held in the Royal Aeronautical Society's Bill Boeing room, where the air conditioning was not the...