All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 123
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A400M on track for 2011 certification despite funding issues
Airbus chief executive Tom Enders says he remains confident that Airbus Military's A400M transport aircraft will gain certification by the end of the year, despite reports in the German media that the country's parliament may delay a crucial funding decision.
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PICTURES & VIDEO: Royal Navy's Merlin HM2 upgrade on track
The UK Royal Navy's AW101 Merlin HM2 multi-mission helicopter upgrade is running right on track, say industry partners AgustaWestland and Lockheed Martin ...
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RAF personnel start Rivet Joint training
Personnel from the Royal Air Force's 51 Sqn have completed their first week of instruction on the US Air Force's RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft ...
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BAE names platform choices for £1bn training bid
BAE Systems has confirmed its platform offerings for the fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System (MFTS) programme ...
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PICTURES: German Phantoms resume Baltic air policing duties
Germany has resumed its provision of quick reaction alert cover for NATO's Baltic member states with six McDonnell Douglas F-4F Phantoms ...
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Lockheed wins contract for Apache sensor upgrade
The US Army has given Lockheed Martin a $15 million contract to launch production of its VNsight enhancement for the AH-64 Apache ...
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Helibras lands deal to upgrade Brazilian army AS350s
Eurocopter's Helibras subsidiary is to lead a major upgrade to the Brazilian army's in-service fleet of AS350 helicopters ...
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Three bidders to contest UK's fixed-wing training requirement
Three bidders have submitted proposals to deliver the remaining fixed-wing element of the UK's Military Flying Training System programme ...
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France orders Meteor missiles for Rafales
France has ordered 200 Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missiles, making it the third nation to commit to the production phase of the MBDA programme ...
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First RAF personnel to start Rivet Joint conversion in January
Royal Air Force personnel will start to transition to the RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft in January ...
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Fourth A400M nears debut, as type approaches 1,000 flight hours
Airbus Military should cap a solid year in its A400M programme next week, with the debut flight of its fourth flight test example ...
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PICTURES: How the UK's last Harriers bowed out
More than four decades of aviation history came to an end on 15 December, when the UK flew its last operational sorties with the V/STOVL Harrier ...
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UK's A330 tanker makes first dry contacts
The UK's first A330 tanker has performed initial test flights involving a Spanish air force EF-18 fighter ...
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PICTURES: Brazil flies first upgraded EMB-110 Bandeirante
The Brazilian air force has performed the first flight of an Embraer EMB-110 Bandeirante transport with modernised avionics equipment ...
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PICTURES: UK Harriers to make final operational flights today
Sixteen Harriers will take part in a mass flypast today, as the UK retires its iconic "Jump Jet" from operational use ...
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Singapore interested in ex-US Navy P-3s
Singapore has shown an interest in possibly acquiring several of the US Navy's surplus P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft ...
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Germany receives last Taurus cruise missile
Taurus Systems has delivered its 600th and last KEPD 350 cruise missile to Germany's BWB procurement agency ...
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PICTURE: T-6B gets retro colours for US naval aviation centenary
Hawker Beechcraft has delivered a specially-painted T-6B trainer to support the centenary of US naval aviation in 2011 ...
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Tough choices: World Air Forces directory 2010
Flightglobal’s annual World Air Forces directory lists almost 54,000 military aircraft in use with 161 nations. Download your free copy now …
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Can Lockheed deliver on the Joint Strike Fighter dream?
Lockheed says that despite challenges, its F-35 programme is on track to meet operational requirements and international demand ...