All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 167
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Sigma Aerospace targets fresh business
UK engine support company Sigma is looking for fresh business, as the RAF moves closer to retiring its T56-powered C-130K transports ...
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Boeing support helps RAF C-17s deliver the goods
Membership of a global support programme has enabled the RAF's C-17 transports to meet tough operating demands in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
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RAF gets more hours from Chinook fleet
New support structures in the UK are enabling the Royal Air Force to boost its flight hours on the Chinook transport helicopter in Afghanistan and Iraq ...
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Hercules support deal transforms RAF operations
The UK's Marshall Aerospace-led HIOS deal is transforming the way that the Royal Air Force's C-130J/K transports are sustained ...
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NewsSaab's Demo aircraft to highlight Gripen NG capabilities
Newly unveiled Gripen Demo features F414G engine, more fuel and additional weapons carriage; possible capabilities for new customers ...
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NewsPICTURES: Saab reveals Gripen Demo aircraft
Saab has unveiled its Gripen Demo aircraft, which will demonstrate the multirole fighter's future capabilities for the next few decades ...
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UK expands aerospace initiative to improve supply chain
The UK's SC21 supply chain reform initiative is on track to reach 500 members this year ...
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UK, Indian Hawk discussions 'gaining momentum'
Talks with India's Hindustan Aeronautics on a Hawk trainer joint venture are making progress, says BAE Systems ...
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PICTURES: Pakistan’s first Saab AEW&C system emerges
Pakistan's first of five Saab 2000-based airborne early warning and control system aircraft has been unveiled at the Swedish manufacturer's Linköping facility ...
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NewsPICTURES: UK receives fifth C-17, as RAF fleet passes 40,000 flight hours
The UK Royal Air Force received its fifth Boeing C-17 strategic transport on 7 April, while confirming an intention to expand its fleet to eight aircraft ...
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UK Ministry of Defence to tackle collision threat to helicopters
Concerned over the potential for mid-air collisions involving its rotorcraft, the UK Ministry of Defence ...
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PICTURE: RAF Typhoons join Red Arrows for 90th anniversary flypast
The RAF's Red Arrows display team has led a four-ship formation of Eurofighter Typhoons over central London as part of the service's 90th anniversary celebrations ...
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PICTURE: UK Royal Air Force to receive fifth C-17 transport next week
The UK's fifth Boeing C-17 transport will arrive at its Brize Norton air base on 7 April ...
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NewsUK signs £13 billion tanker deal
The UK Royal Air Force will receive its first Airbus A330-based tanker-transport in 2011, after a delayed contract closure is made on its FSTA deal ...
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NewsPICTURES: Eurofighter delivers final Tranche 1 Typhoon
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has delivered its last of 148 Typhoons from a Tranche 1 production order from Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Handed...
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UK's defence exports shift to offer 'strongest ethical standards'
The UK's amalgamation of the Defence Export Services Organisation within its Trade & Investment infrastructure has begun, with budget and staffing details...
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Finland to approve interim pilot training service
Finland's defence ministry is checking the final text of an agreement with Patria on the Nordic Pilot Training Centre ...
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US Navy to add synthetic radar to Goshawk, eyes T-45D
The US Navy is to add a synthetic radar function to some of its Boeing/BAE Systems T-45C Goshawks, as interest emerges for 180 more trainers ...