All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 37
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NewsRAF welcomes fifth Poseidon MPA at Lossiemouth base
The UK Royal Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet has been boosted by the arrival of its fifth example of the adapted Boeing 737NG.
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NewsFrance signs contract for 12 replacement Rafales
French defence minister Florence Parly has signed a contract covering the production of 12 replacement Dassault Rafale fighters for the French air force, less than one week after Greece finalised an 18-aircraft acquisition including a dozen secondhand jets.
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NewsFinland requests final offers for HX fighter deal
Finland has asked all five bidders involved in its HX fighter contest to submit best and final offers by 30 April, ahead of a type selection decision at “the end of 2021”.
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NewsSpirit team to fly LANCA loyal wingman demonstrator for UK
The UK Ministry of Defence has picked one bidder to advance its lightweight affordable novel combat aircraft (LANCA) concept to flight-test status by the end of 2023.
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NewsGreece signs to receive used Rafales from mid-2021
Greece has signed a deal to acquire 18 Rafale fighters, including a dozen examples which will be drawn from the French air force’s current inventory and delivered from mid-2021.
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NewsFirst UK Wedgetail arrives for conversion by STS
A former Deer Jet-operated Boeing 737NG which will be modified into an E-7 Wedgetail airborne early warning aircraft for the Royal Air Force arrived at its UK conversion site earlier this month.
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NewsCAE simulator to support French-German C-130J unit
Lockheed Martin has awarded CAE a subcontract to deliver a simulator and other ground-based training equipment for use by a joint French/German unit equipped with C-130J tactical transports and KC-130J tankers.
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NewsDassault 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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NewsFrance 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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NewsUK 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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NewsUAE 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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NewsUK 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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NewsBelgium’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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NewsF-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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AnalysisWhy 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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NewsElbit 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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NewsFrance 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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NewsAirbus 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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NewsEurodrone 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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NewsAirbus 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.