All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 31
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Dassault hit 2020 delivery target with 13 Rafales
Dassault hit its target of delivering 13 Rafales in 2020, with these transferred to export customers India and Qatar.
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France conducts improved ASMPA nuclear missile test shot from Rafale
France has performed a first test firing of an updated MBDA ASMPA nuclear missile from a Dassault Rafale fighter.
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UK signs Spear 3 missile production deal for F-35 fleet
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded MBDA a £550 million ($750 million), seven-year demonstration and manufacturing contract for its Spear 3 air-to-surface missile, which will arm its Lockheed Martin F-35Bs.
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UAE signs $1bn GlobalEye fleet expansion deal
The United Arab Emirates has exercised an option to acquire a further pair of GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab.
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UK offers up Sentinel R1 surveillance fleet for scrap
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is offering seven of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) surplus intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft for disposal via its Defence Equipment Sales Authority (DESA), having ruled out their suitability for use by another operator. On offer are a pair of retired Boeing E-3D Sentry ...
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Belgium’s first Atlas caps A400M deliveries for year
Belgium’s first A400M Atlas tactical transport has arrived at the nation’s Melsbroek air base.
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F-35 deliveries to reach 121 units this year, Lockheed says
With just two weeks of 2020 remaining, Lockheed Martin expects to end December having delivered a total of 121 F-35 stealth fighters this year.
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Why Europe’s FCAS projects won’t join formation in 2021
One certainty for 2021 is that Europe’s parallel efforts to develop the region’s next-generation Future Combat Air System will not see a convergence.
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Elbit secures Romanian IAR-99 avionics contract
Elbit Systems has been awarded a contract worth $27 million for its role in a project to upgrade the Romanian air force’s IAR-99 Standard jet trainers.
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France launches future aircraft carrier design work
Paris has begun the process of designing a replacement for its nuclear-powered aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
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Airbus in conversation with potential A400M buyers, as low-level tests advance
Airbus says it is in talks with potential further buyers for its A400M, as the airlifter’s tactical capabilities continue to advance.
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Eurodrone project gets ‘formal go’ in advance of 2021 contract award
Europe’s joint project to produce a medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted air system is on track for contract signature early next year, having recently cleared two key milestones.
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Airbus touts ‘full final assembly’ of Eurofighters for Switzerland
A Swiss selection of the Eurofighter next year would enable the nation to locally assemble at least three-quarters of a 40-strong fleet, according to Airbus Defence & Space.
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Spanish industry lands FCAS project contracts
Spanish industry has been formally included within a multinational effort initiated by France and Germany to develop a Future Combat Air System.
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In depth
How France’s DGA kept flight testing safe during pandemic
FlightGlobal spoke to General Arvind Badrinath, director of flight testing for France’s DGA defence procurement agency, about its activities this year.
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Doha tests Typhoon pilots in Epic Skies IV deployment
Six Eurofighter Typhoons from a joint UK/Qatar training squadron commenced a two-week exercise in Doha on 29 November.
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Spain’s first PC-21 enters ground testing phase
Pilatus has conducted the first engine run of a PC-21 trainer for the Spanish air force.
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Mali orders second C295 transport, for 2021 delivery
Mali will introduce a second C295 transport to operational use in 2021, after signing a repeat order for the type with Airbus Defence & Space.
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KAI to modify FA-50 with Cobham refuelling probe
Cobham Mission Systems is to deliver an inflight refuelling capability for the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) FA-50 combat aircraft. Announcing its selection as prime contractor for the modification on 2 December, the UK company said it will “design, develop and qualify a telescopic probe solution” for the single-engined type. ...
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Brazil boosts AEW&C capability with upgraded Embraer E-99M
The Brazilian air force has accepted its first Embraer EMB-145 airborne early warning and control system aircraft to have undergone modernisation.