All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 168
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Switzerland special: Pilatus the success story
Pilatus is set to make first deliveries of its PC-21, a turboprop with ambitions to replace the need for advanced jet trainers ...
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Switzerland special: Bidders line up in fighter competition
Switzerland early this year launched the first stage of a contest to replace its Northrop F-5 fighters ...
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Switzerland special: PC-21 builds on example of PC-12
business aviation PC-21 builds on example of PC-12 Pilatus will deliver its 800thPC-12 turboprop early this year, while the first Next Generation...
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PICTURES: Guided firing success clears way for pre-production of MBDA's Meteor BVRAAM
MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile programme will advance into its pre-production industrialisation...
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NewsUK to sign delayed tanker aircraft deal this month
The UK is poised to sign a contract this month for the Royal Air Force's Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft fleet, four years after rejecting Boeing's 767 ...
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PICTURE: Eurocopter delivers first EC635 for Swiss air force
Switzerland has accepted its first of 18 EC635 light twin helicopters destined for air force use ...
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Typhoon training syllabus to add multirole skills
The UK Royal Air Force is to introduce a new training syllabus later this year to prepare its pilots for the demands of operating the Eurofighter...
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Alsalam looks to the future
Boeing-supported Saudi MRO specialist to add new military skills and commercial types
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Boeing, Alsalam discuss Gulf support centre for Apache attack helicopter
Boeing and Alsalam Aircraft are eyeing an initiative under which the Saudi Arabian company would offer...
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UK to trial multirole Typhoon training syllabus, but Afghan debut in doubt
The UK Royal Air Force is to introduce a new training syllabus for its Eurofighter Typhoon, but plans to send the type to Afghanistan are in question ...
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NewsUS presidential helicopter programme makes progress amid restructuring
AgustaWestland has flown the fourth test aircraft for the US Navy's Lockheed Martin VH-71 presidential helicopter programme ...
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UK nears Saudi Eurofighter Typhoon local assembly deal
Plans for in-country assembly of 48 of the Royal Saudi Air Force's 72 Eurofighter Typhoons could be finalised within...
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Tucano upgrade on offer as UK nears Military Flying Training System contract award
With a partnering contract for the UK...
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Saudi Arabia's Boeing F-15C/D fighters pass safety inspection
The Royal Saudi Air Force has resumed flight operations with its fleet of about 80 Boeing F-15C/Ds, after removing a grounding order imposed after the November...
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UK prepares for multirole deployment of Eurofighter Typhoon
The UK Royal Air Force appears to be on track to meet its target of being able to deploy the multirole Eurofighter Typhoon internationally from July, with...
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Boeing expects to seal Seoul deal for F-15Ks
orders Boeing expects to seal Seoul deal for F-15Ks South Korea should conclude a deal on a follow-on batch of 20 Boeing F-15K multirole fighters...
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US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project
An announcement on the delayed platform selection for the US Navy's Broad Area Maritime Surveillance project is expected on 7 March, with a Defense Acquisition...
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KC-767 sales drive gets boost from Japan arrival
Boeing's efforts to sell the KC-767 tanker to the US Air Force received a potentially timely boost on 20 February, when the manufacturer delivered Japan's...
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A400M engine to start vibration test
Europrop International's first flight-test example of the TP400-D6 engine for Airbus Military's A400M transport will enter ground vibration testing by early...
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NewsPICTURE: USAF suffers first Northrop B-2 stealth bomber crash
The US Air Force has lost a B-2 stealth bomber for the first time, with the more than $1.1 billion aircraft crashing in Guam on 22 February ...