All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 140
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PICTURE: A400M performs first taxi trial
Airbus Military's A400M transport has undergone its first low-speed taxi trial, reaching up to 20kt during a 90min series of tests ....
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Crashed Italian C-130J confirmed as modified tanker
The Italian C-130J that crashed with the loss of five lives on 23 November was its first to have been modified as a tanker ...
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PICTURE: Royal Navy King Air trainers arrive in UK for modification
All four Beechcraft King Air 350ERs to be converted for use as Royal Navy observer trainers have arrived in the UK ...
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Iraq seeks light, medium utility helicopter deals worth $1.2bn
Iraq wants to buy 27 new military utility helicopters, with six models under consideration ...
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Eurofighter companies land new support deals worth over $1.4bn
Eurofighter nations will benefit from reduced through-life support costs, following the signature of new deals with industry ...
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PICTURE: A400M completes first ground run of all four engines
Airbus Military has for the first time performed a simultaneous ground run of the A400M's TP400 engines ...
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Tributes paid to Thunder City pilot killed in Lightning crash
South Africa's CAA is investigating the cause of a Lightning T5 crash which killed Thunder City pilot Dave Stock ...
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Report: crashed Irish Air Corps PC-9 had 'no technical defects'
The loss of an Irish Air Corps Pilatus PC-9 trainer on 12 October appears to have resulted from a controlled flight into terrain event ...
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Selex: Eurofighter partners near agreement on AESA radar
The four Eurofighter partner nations are moving towards an agreement to integrate an active electronically scanned array radar with the type ...
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Dubai 09: UAE signs for two Saab 340-based early warning aircraft
Saab has received of a roughly $218 million contract to supply the UAE with two airborne early warning aircraft ...
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Dubai 09: UAE signs deal for 25 PC-21 trainers
Pilatus has won a more than $490 million contract to provide the United Arab Emirates with a PC-21-based pilot training system ...
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PICTURES: Thai AEW aircraft makes debut flight alongside Gripen fighter
Thailand's Saab 340-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has made its first flight in Sweden ...
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PICTURES: UK's first Merlin helicopter arrives in Afghanistan
The Royal Air Force has deployed its first AW101 Merlin HC3 transport helicopter to support operations in Afghanistan ...
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PICTURES: AgustaWestland's AW149 makes flight debut
AgustaWestland has performed the 20min first flight of its prototype AW149 medium twin helicopter ...
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Dubai 09: BAE flies Mantis UAV
BAE Systems has conducted the first few flights of its Mantis unmanned air vehicle under a technology demonstration effort jointly funded by the UK Ministry...
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Dubai 09: Lynx Wildcat makes first flight
The UK armed forces' new Lynx Wildcat helicopter made its first flight on 12 November, with the programme milestone to boost AgustaWestland's marketing efforts...
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Dubai 09: France increases Rafale order
French defence minister Hervé Morin has approved a contract to acquire a further 60 Dassault Rafale fighters for the French air force and French navy. The...
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Dubai 09: Raptor and Typhoon make surprise appearances
With the United Arab Emirates air force having already received its Lockheed Martin F-16E/F Block 60 fighters and widely reported to also be close to approving...
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France approves contract for 60 more Rafales
French defence minister Hervé Morin has approved a contract to acquire a further 60 Dassault Rafale fighters for the nation's air force and navy ...
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UK investigates cause of non-fatal Merlin helicopter crash
The RAF is investigating the cause of a 9 November Merlin HC3 helicopter crash in USA which injured three people ...