All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 129
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UK MoD confirms both crew members safe after Tornado ejection
Both crew members of a Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 were rescued within 15min of ejecting from their aircraft on 26 January ...
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NewsPICTURE: UK's first Nimrod MRA4s scrapped after £4bn spend
The UK has begun the controversial task of scrapping its cancelled Nimrod MRA4 maritime patrol aircraft ...
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NewsAirbus Military details 'limited damage' to A330 tanker after boom mishap
Airbus Military has released more details of the limited damage sustained to one of its A330 tanker/transports on 19 January ...
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Marshall Aerospace pitches C-130 upgrade to Malaysia
UK MRO company Marshall Aerospace has revealed details of an offer to modernise Malaysia's C-130 transports ...
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Bad weather halts USAF's F-22 crash investigation, with cause still unknown
The US Air Force has suspended its investigation into the 16 November crash that destroyed one of its Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptors and killed the pilot ...
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NewsPICTURE: UK's first Project 'Julius' Chinook returns to the sky
The Project 'Julius' upgrade to the UK Royal Air Force's Boeing CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter fleet has advanced to the flight-test phase ...
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NewsPICTURES: Cameron welcomes RAF's last C-17 to Brize Norton
The UK Royal Air Force has marked the introduction to service of its seventh and last Boeing C-17 strategic transport during a ceremony attended by Prime Minister David Cameron.
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NewsPICTURES: Brazilian army crew walk away from AS550 crash
Three Brazilian army crew members escaped injury when their Eurocopter AS550 helicopter crashed on 20 January ...
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PICTURE: Royal Air Force retires last Dominie trainers
The UK Royal Air Force's 55(R) Sqn has performed its last operational flights with the Hawker Siddeley 125 Dominie trainer ...
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NewsAirbus A330 tanker damaged in refuelling mishap
Airbus Military is investigating an incident which damaged an Australian A330 tanker and an F-16 fighter ...
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NewsUK signs new Merlin support deal as transfer plans progress
AgustaWestland has received the latest instalment from a planned 25-year availability-based support arrangement linked to the UK's air force and navy fleets of AW101 Merlin helicopters.
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AgustaWestland, Eurocopter teams to contest UK military training deal
The UK's requirement to modernise its training system for military helicopter crews has drawn initial bids from two contenders, industry sources say.
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Embraer to overhaul Brazilian air force's AMX
Embraer has received a contract for the structural overhaul of 43 of the Brazilian air force's AMX strike aircraft.
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NewsA400M 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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NewsPICTURES & 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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NewsBAE 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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NewsHelibras 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 ...