All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 135
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PICTURE: Lockheed reveals new colours for F-35 AF-1
Lockheed's first weight-optimised F-35A Joint Strike Fighter will return to flight sporting a new, hand-finished fin flash ...
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Thales: UK could extend Hermes UAV operations in Afghanistan
Thales could extend its interim TUAV deal with the British Army to allow the service to better prepare for operations with the Watchkeeper 450 ...
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PICTURES: First P-8A Poseidon delivered to Patuxent River
Boeing has delivered its first flight test example of the 737-based P-8A Poseidon to the US Navy's Patuxent River site ...
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Retired Nimrod will live on at Yorkshire museum
A retired RAF Nimrod MR2 will make its final flight on 13 April, but will be kept in ground operational condition ...
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PICTURES: Romania accepts first C-27J Spartans
The Romanian air force on 12 April accepted its first two C-27J transports from Alenia Aeronautica ...
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Four killed as USAF CV-22 crashes in Afghanistan
The US Air Force suffered its first fatal accident involving the CV-22 tiltrotor in Afghanistan on 8 April ...
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PICTURE: Second A400M takes off
Airbus Military's second A400M has flown for the first time, taking testing of the type beyond the 70h mark ...
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Oman edges closer to Typhoon deal, says UK
Oman has moved a step closer towards acquiring a fleet of Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft, according to the UK government ...
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Seoul picks Sensor Fused Weapon for F/A-50 fighter
South Korea has selected Textron Defense Systems' Sensor Fused Weapon for integration with Korea Aerospace Industries' F/A-50 light attack aircraft ...
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Rolls-Royce extends Tornado support contract
Rolls-Royce will deliver continued support for the RB199 turbofan engines that power the UK Royal Air Force's Panavia Tornados until 2025 ...
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PICTURE: Lockheed reveals USAF's first HC-130J tanker
The US Air Force will take delivery of its first HC-130J combat search and rescue tanker later this year, following flight testing ...
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US DoD offers 60-day extension for EADS tanker bid
Boeing and a bipartisan group of US senators have urged the Department of Defense to scrap a proposed 60-day extension to the bid deadline for the US Air...
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MBDA sets sights on US weapons sector
Missiles house sets sights on annual prize worth more than $400 million
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PICTURE: Soteria reveals S-92 livery for SAR-H
Team Soteria has released the first picture showing the livery for the SAR-H system's S-92 search and rescue helicopters ...
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MBDA: more nations to order Meteor this year
MBDA expects more partner nations in its UK-led Meteor programme to sign their first production orders this year for the beyond visual-range air-to-air missile ...
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EADS issues fresh ultimatum on Talarion UAV
France, Germany and Spain must make fresh commitments to the Talarion UAV programme by mid-year, says EADS defence chief Stefan Zoller ...
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UK signs for more Lynx AH9As after Kenyan test success
The British Army will begin operating its first upgraded Lynx AH9A utility helicopters in Afghanistan this month ...
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Saying goodbye to the 'Mighty Hunter'
The UK's Nimrod MR2 fleet will bow out of service on 31 March. We look back at the type's operational history, and fly on one of the type's final training sorties ...
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On board Nimrod flight 'Kinloss 453'
Defence editor Craig Hoyle flew on one of the last training sorties involving the Nimrod MR2 ...
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RAF prepares for future with Nimrod MRA4
The Royal Air Force is getting ready to transition to its next maritime patrol aircraft - but this is no ordinary Nimrod