All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 114
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UK military to end SAR helicopter service
The UK's new plans for replacement search and rescue helicopters will bring to an end military provision of services from 2016 ...
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PICTURES: Camcopter UAS lands on French naval vessel
The French navy has moved a step closer to fielding Schiebel's S-100 Camcopter with its new Gowind-class offshore patrol vessel the L'Adroit, with the unmanned rotorcraft having completed flight tests from its deck.
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UK clears Hawk T2s, Tucanos for return to training duties
The UK Royal Air Force is to resume normal flight activities with its BAE Systems Hawk T2s and Shorts Tucano T1 basic trainers ...
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Lockheed Martin UK offers Vigilance AEW system to Malaysia
Lockheed Martin UK Integrated Systems is to formally launch a new AEW product in Malaysia with partner Northrop Grumman ...
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PICTURES: France's first A400M enters final assembly
Airbus Military has started final assembly work on the first of at least 174 A400M transports ...
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PICTURES: Lockheed rolls out UK's first Joint Strike Fighter
Lockheed Martin has rolled out the UK's first short take-off and vertical landing-variant F-35 Joint Strike Fighter ...
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PICTURE: Mexican navy accepts new CN-235
Airbus Military has delivered the first of four additional CN-235 maritime patrol aircraft ordered by the Mexican navy ...
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RAF Tornado GR4s to resume training flights
The UK Royal Air Force has resumed training activities involving its Panavia Tornado GR4 strike aircraft ...
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DUBAI: Hawker Beechcraft targets Middle Eastern growth
Hawker Beechcraft is confident of maintaining its strong standing in the Middle East, despite the short-term effects of the political instability felt in some nations in and around the region since early this year.
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DUBAI: Pilatus flies PC-21 with UAE deliveries under way
Pilatus is flying its PC-21 trainer at the show, but remains tight-lipped about the current status of its 25-aircraft deal with the UAE.
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DUBAI: Insitu, ADASI join hands in unmanned collaboration
Boeing subsidiary Insitu has signed an agreement with a local partner at the show to offer its Scan Eagle and Integrator unmanned air systems (UAS) to potential...
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DUBAI: Italy's new T-346A trainer visits show
Italy has accepted its first aircraft from an initial six-unit order for the Alenia Aermacchi M-346, with the advanced jet trainer to enter use with its air force's flight test unit next year.
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DUBAI: Typhoon proved its worth in Libya – RAF
The Royal Air Force's debut combat use of the Eurofighter Typhoon over Libya proved the multi-role type's strike performance and operating reliability and also validated the UK's plans to introduce new capabilities, a senior officer said at the show.
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DUBAI: Diamond polishes DA42 MPP Guardian
A new contender for the lucrative maritime patrol and border surveillance aircraft market is shining at the show, with its Austrian manufacturer anticipating strong local demand.
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Apache crew controls Gray Eagle UAS
The US Army has moved a step closer to fielding a key operational enhancement for its Block III Apache attack helicopter ...
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DUBAI: Eurofighter comes clean with Typhoon display
With the UAE having put the Eurofighter Typhoon in an unexpected dogfight with Dassault's Rafale, BAE Systems test pilot Nat Makepeace is demonstrating the fighter's handling performance in a "clean" configuration.
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DUBAI: First Saudi pilots get to grips with A330 tanker
Airbus Military is within weeks of delivering its first A330-200-based multi role tanker transport (MRTT) to a Middle Eastern customer, having recently begun training of Royal Saudi Air Force personnel to operate the aircraft.
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DUBAI: Dassault keeps mum on Rafale UAE prospects
Dassault's Rafale made a noisy display appearance on the opening day of the Dubai air show, but away from the flight line, the company was much quieter about its prospects with selling the fighter to the UAE.
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DUBAI: Irkut boss touts Yak-130 credentials for Middle East
Irkut is at the show promoting its Yakovlev-designed Yak-130 advanced jet trainer for the Middle Eastern market, as it also nears the receipt of a new order from the Russian air force and first deliveries to export customer Algeria.
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DUBAI: L-3's Spydr demonstrator debuts at show
With regional demand for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft at a high, L-3 Communications' Mission Integration Division (MID) is giving a debut Dubai spin to its Hawker Beechcraft King Air 350ER-based Spydr