All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 146
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PICTURES: Boeing delivers first C-17 for NATO-led Heavy Airlift Wing
The first of three C-17 strategic transports on order for 12 NATO and Partnership for Peace nations has been delivered ...
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UK outlines plans for new Strategic Defence Review
The UK is to conduct a new Strategic Defence Review from next year, defence secretary Bob Ainsworth has announced ...
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RAF Typhoon drops first Paveway IV precision-guided bomb
BAE Systems and Raytheon Systems Ltd have dropped the first Paveway IV weapon from a Eurofighter Typhoon ...
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PICTURES: UK's first FSTA tanker arrives in Spain for conversion
The first Airbus A330-200 for the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme has landed at Airbus Military's Getafe site near Madrid for conversion ...
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UPDATED: Vulcan soars after CAA issues new permit to fly
The UK Civil Aviation Authority has accepted a revised application, allowing Avro Vulcan XH558 to resume flight activities ...
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RIAT: Show returns with multi-nation support
This year's Royal International Air Tattoo will be a return to form, after rain forced its cancellation in 2008
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RIAT: Vulcan appearance at risk as flight permit remains in limbo
Public donations secured the future of ex-UK Royal Air Force Avro Vulcan XH558 during March, but the restored Cold War bomber's ability to participate
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Soteria team hails S-92 performance for UK's SAR-H deal
More than 500 search-and-rescue missions flown in the UK using two Sikorsky S-92s have demonstrated the type's ability to deliver the nation's SAR-H service, its backers say ...
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PICTURE: RAF starts Hawk T2 operations, as MFTS syllabus nears completion
Seven Hawk T2 trainers have been delivered to RAF Valley to prepare for the type's full entry to service ...
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PICTURE: First modified C-130 flies for Dutch air force
The first of two secondhand Lockheed Martin C-130H transports being prepared for service entry with the Royal Netherlands Air Force has made its debut test...
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PICTURE: RAF's first Chinook HC3 flies after 'reversion' work
The UK's first of eight stored Boeing CH-47 Chinook HC3 transport helicopters has flown after modifications which will allow it to enter service ...
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PICTURE: Afghanistan's first G222 on track to fly during July
Afghanistan's first of 18 ex-Italian air force G222 tactical transports has been rolled out by Alenia Aeronautica ...
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PICTURE: UK's Harriers come home from Afghanistan
The UK's Joint Force Harrier has ended an almost five-year operational commitment at Afghanistan's Kandahar airfield ...
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BAE to explore new UAV technologies for Australian DoD
BAE Systems will perform a new unmanned capability and technology demonstrator programme for the Australian military ...
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PICTURES: Saudi Arabia's first Eurofighter Typhoons head for Middle East
Saudi Arabia's first two of 72 Eurofighter Typhoons have been delivered to the country, deploying via Toulouse on 24 June ...
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PICTURE: UK's first FSTA A330 tanker gets Royal Air Force colours
The first Airbus A330-200 for the UK's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft (FSTA) programme has been painted in Royal Air Force colours ...
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PICTURES: Tiger gets aboard Australian C-17 transport
Australia has conducted a trial loading of a Tiger armed reconnaissance helicopter aboard one of its C-17 transports ...
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Qantas receives second A330 for Australia's KC-30 tanker conversion
Qantas Defence Services has received its second of four Airbus A330-200s to be converted to a tanker/transport configuration for the Royal Australian Air Force ...
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A400M nations set late July deadline to fix contractual woes
France and Germany have failed in their attempt to broker a six-month extension to resolve issues on Europe's delayed Airbus Military A400M ...
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Eurocopter gets personnel recovery deal for German army CH-53s
Eurocopter has received a contract to upgrade 26 Sikorsky CH-53 transport helicopters for the German army ...