All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 157
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PICTURE: First Lockheed C-130J for USAFE arrives in Ramstein
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first C-130J tactical transport to be permanently assigned to a US Air Forces in Europe squadron ...
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: BAE Systems shows Hawk upgrade to current users
Eleven Hawk operators have received demonstrations on modernisation proposals for the jet trainer, as BAE Systems seeks a 'critical mass' to launch the upgrade ...
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Pilot escapes as Spanish F/A-18 crashes
The pilot of a Spanish air force Boeing F/A-18 fighter has survived a 2 April crash during a night-time training exercise ...
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NewsEXCLUSIVE: France confirms interest in Boeing C-17
France is believed to have requested pricing and availability data on Boeing's C-17 strategic transport, but remains committed to Airbus Military's troubled A400M project ...
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Thales extends Watchkeeper UAV tests in Israel
Thales UK expects to launch flight trials using the British Army's Watchkeeper unmanned air vehicle system from ParcAberporth in Wales later this year, but...
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NewsUK MoD outlines detail of 15-year UAV strategy
The UK Ministry of Defence is close to completing an "achievable, affordable and realistic" unmanned aircraft system strategy out to 2023 ...
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NewsPICTURES: Typhoons 'intercept' modified Austrian 767
The air policing capabilities of Austria's Eurofighter Typhoons have been demonstrated during an exercise involving a modified commercial airliner ...
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Switzerland to slip fighter selection by six months
Swiss defence minister Ueli Maurer has announced a six-month delay to the nation's selection process for a Northrop F-5 fighter replacement ...
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PICTURES: New equipment to boost French helicopter safety
France's DGA procurement agency has ordered 25 ground mat kits to improve the safety of military helicopters landing under "brownout" conditions ...
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PICTURE: Crew escape German Tornado crash
Both crew members of a German air force Panavia Tornado were injured when they ejected during a landing incident at Büchel air base ...
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Greece accepts first new F-16 fighter
Greece has accepted its first of 30 new F-16C/Ds from Lockheed Martin, with the aircraft to be ferried to the nation from May ...
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MBDA touts export potential of Meteor missile
European missile house MBDA has played down the implications of a UK decision to delay the planned in-service date for its Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air...
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Eurofighter nations edge closer to Tranche 3A agreement
Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK will in late March resume negotiations with the Eurofighter industry consortium over Tranche 3 production of the type ...
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PICTURES: Italy receives first upgraded MB-339CD trainers
The Italian air force has taken delivery of its first two of 14 MB-339CD jet trainers to be upgraded to a "Batch 2" configuration by Alenia Aermacchi ...
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NewsBAE Systems to acquire unmanned specialist ACR
BAE Systems Inc is to acquire unmanned aircraft system specialist Advanced Ceramic Research ...
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NewsEC225, S-92 to contest UK's SAR-H requirement
The two consortia in the running for the UK's military/coastguard SAR-H search-and-rescue deal have confirmed their platform choices ...
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USAF tests non-aviators for unmanned air system operations
The US Air Force is testing a scheme to prepare non-aviators to fly its General Atomics MQ-1 Predator A and MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air systems, with its current...
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NewsUK recalls deployed Nimrods for delayed safety fix
The Royal Air Force will restrict operations of its Nimrod surveillance aircraft for the next several months until all 18 have been modified ...
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India retires last MiG-23BN strike aircraft
The Indian air force retired the last of its Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23BN strike aircraft on 6 March ...