All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 109
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NewsPICTURE: France's second A400M gets airborne
Airbus Military's second production example of the A400M performed its flight debut on 7 June ...
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NewsPARIS: Rafale's starring role over Mali
When France ended its combat involvement in Afghanistan at the end of 2012, few could have expected its armed forces to be almost immediately required to...
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NewsAirbus Military boss mulls future medium transport offering
Airbus Military chief executive Domingo Ureña-Raso has hinted at the company's future product development plans ...
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NewsA400M delivery to launch export drive, says Airbus Military
France will receive its first A400M tactical transport in late June or early July, after the nation's air force has displayed the type at the Paris air...
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NewsAirbus Military readies winglet-equipped C295W for market
Airbus Military will bring a winglet-equipped enhancement of its C295 medium transport into operational use from l;ate 2014 ...
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NewsPICTURE: First Saudi PC-21 trainer breaks cover
Saudi Arabia's first PC-21 trainer has emerged in its future service livery at Pilatus's Stans manufacturing facility in Switzerland ...
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NewsAirbus Military to table A330 tanker bids to France, Singapore
Airbus Military expects to secure a fresh batch of orders for its A330-based multi-role tanker transport before the end of this year ...
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NewsPICTURE: Second French A400M nears flight debut
France's second A400M tactical transport is on track to make its flight debut in late May, Airbus Military says ...
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NewsNo new bomb planned for RAF Reapers, MoD confirms
The UK has no plans to integrate the Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Reaper surveillance and combat aircraft ...
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NewsRAF Voyager launches tanker operations with Tornado
A UK Royal Air Force crew has flown the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the service's new A330 Voyager tanker/transport, just four...
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NewsFrench NH90 school to start training flights
The NH Industries NH90 has been cleared to begin providing training for French crews at Le Luc air base in Provence. The ready-for-training milestone...
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NewsUK confirms Brimstone trials plan for Reaper
A retained Royal Air Force fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) could soon gain the ability to use a UK-developed weapon system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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NewsRafale to expand Meteor missile testing
Fresh separation trials involving the Dassault Rafale and MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile are due to be performed in late May, as the...
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NewsRPM on target for French Tigers
The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...
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NewsPICTURE: First P-8I touches down in India
India's first P-8I maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has touched down at Rajali naval air station ...
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NewsAlenia Aermacchi pilot ejects from stricken M-346
An Alenia Aermacchi test pilot ejected safely from an M-346 trainer which crashed in Italy on 11 May ...
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NewsBAE resumes Typhoon deliveries to Saudi Arabia
BAE Systems resumed making Eurofighter Typhoon deliveries to Saudi Arabia during April ...
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NewsUSAF confirms three died in KC-135 crash
All three crew members died when their KC-135R tanker crashed in Kyrgyzstan on 3 May, the USAF confirms ...
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NewsFrench White Paper sets equipment course for 2025
France plans to allocate a total of €364 billion ($479 billion) to its defence budget between 2014 and 2025, with the sum and a broad equipment breakdown...
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NewsRAF crew conducts first Reaper strike in Afghanistan from UK soil
A UK-located Royal Air Force crew has performed the first weapons release over Afghanistan from a Reaper remotely piloted air vehicle ...