All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 148
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NewsSouth Africa cancels order for eight A400M transports
The EADS-led A400M programme has suffered its first orders blow, with South Africa having cancelled its purchase ...
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NewsUK could arm its Watchkeeper UAVs
The UK could integrate a lightweight weapon with its Watchkeeper 450 tactical unmanned air vehicles, the MoD has confirmed ...
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PICTURE: UK's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter enters assembly
Northrop Grumman has begun assembling the centre fuselage for the UK's first F-35 Joint Strike Fighter in California ...
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BAE Systems apologises for failings on Nimrod safety
BAE Systems has "apologised unreservedly" for the procedural flaws made during a safety review of the UK Royal Air Force's Nimrod surveillance aircraft ...
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RAF threatened by equipment cuts, says senior officer
The UK Royal Air Force is so heavily committed in Afghanistan that it could not repeat its Operation Telic effort of the second Gulf War, a senior officer warns ...
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Morocco requests $134m purchase of CH-47D Chinooks
Morocco has requested the purchase of three Boeing CH-47D Chinook transport helicopters worth up to $134 million ...
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RAF hails performance of Tornado GR4 in Afghanistan
Panavia Tornado GR4 ground-attack aircraft have made a "seamless transition" in replacing the UK's BAE Systems Harrier GR9As on operations in Afghanistan ...
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NewsMoD responds to damning report into loss of Nimrod XV230
Industry and military officials have received fresh criticism over the 2006 loss of a Royal Air Force Nimrod MR2 surveillance aircraft and 14 lives ...
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PICTURES: Pilots escape as Ecuadorian Dhruv helicopter crashes
The two-man crew of an Ecuadorian air force Dhruv light helicopter escaped with their lives after crashing the Hindustan Aeronautics-built aircraft ...
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NewsPICTURES: Pakistan's first Saab 2000 AEW aircraft enters final testing
Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control aircraft has entered final system testing in Sweden ...
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US helicopter crashes claim 14 lives in Afghanistan
Fourteen US personnel have been killed in a helicopter crash and separate mid-air collision in Afghanistan ...
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Working Week: Speaking the right language
Speaking the right language As Typhoon marketing aircrew adviser for BAE Systems Military Air Solutions, former Royal Air Force test pilot Craig Penrice...
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UK signs support deal for Apache attack helicopters
AgustaWestland has been awarded a major contract to support operations of the UK's Apache attack helicopters until at least March 2014 ...
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PICTURE: BAE's first production Nimrod MRA4 gets RAF livery
The UK Royal Air Force's first of nine Nimrod MRA4 surveillance aircraft has received its service livery ...
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French navy locates pilot's body with crashed Rafale
A French navy diving unit has located the wreckage of a crashed Dassault Rafale fighter with its missing pilot still inside ...
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NewsPICTURE: TP400 engine testbed makes last flight for A400M programme
A C-130 testbed for the Airbus Military A400M's turboprop engine has completed its roughly 54h flight campaign ...
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UK signs £300m deal for Puma helicopter life extension
The UK has signed a £300 million contract to upgrade at least 28 of the RAF's Eurocopter Puma HC1 transport helicopters ...
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NewsNATO ground surveillance deal moves forward after 15-nation agreement
A 15-nation group has signed a long-awaited agreement to launch NATO's Global Hawk-based Alliance Ground Surveillance acquisition ...
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NewsPICTURES: Austria takes delivery of last Eurofighter interceptor
The last of 15 Eurofighters on order for the Austrian air force was delivered to the service's Zeltweg air base on 24 September ...
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PICTURE: Afghanistan's first G222 delivered
Afghanistan's first of 18 refurbished G222 transports was handed over in Italy on 25 September ...