All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 39
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Luxembourg welcomes lone A400M Atlas airlifter
Airbus Defence & Space has delivered an A400M Atlas for Luxembourg; its penultimate contracted customer to receive the tactical transport.
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UMS Skeldar touts remote trial function for V-150
UMS Skeldar is expecting its V-150 unmanned air vehicle to attract increased interest from potential buyers, after showcasing an ability for them to remotely trial the system even from “multiple continents” away.
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UAE takes second GlobalEye from Saab
The United Arab Emirates air force has received its second GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab.
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HAV boss eyes point-to-point passenger role for Airlander
While the coronavirus pandemic thwarted an ambition to sell a first Airlander 10 earlier this year, developer Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) is using the downturn to promote the giant aircraft’s potential in the regional air transport role.
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UK aircraft carrier bulks up with 15 RAF, US Marine Corps F-35Bs
Fifteen Lockheed Martin F-35Bs from the UK Royal Air Force and US Marine Corps have embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth for a major exercise.
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GE ships first engines for F-15EX fighter
GE Aviation has delivered its first F110-129 engines for integration with Boeing’s F-15EX fighter.
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IAI Heron UAV touches down at Ben Gurion airport
Israel Aerospace Industries has claimed a world-first, after a Heron unmanned air vehicle touched down at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion International airport.
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Can Boeing score 60-year production run with rejuvenated F-15?
With its contract to deliver a first batch of EX-version fighters to the US Air Force, Boeing can now target further international F-15 sales, and a delivery run potentially spanning 60 years.
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Export deals to keep F-16 fighting fit
In common with Boeing’s F-15, US industry’s other similar-aged fighter – the Lockheed Martin F-16 – also has enjoyed a recent orders revival, just as it had appeared to be potentially nearing a production end. Lockheed’s firm order backlog for the single-engined type stood at a combined 38 aircraft for ...
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UK Typhoons to use ‘world’s most capable fighter radar’ from 2025
The UK Royal Air Force looks set to equip its youngest Eurofighter Typhoons with an active electronically scanned array (AESA) sensor offering electronic attack functionality.
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Electronic attack updates boost Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland
Saab used the Kauhava air show to announce fresh details about its Gripen E/F proposal for Finland’s HX fighter requirement, including the addition of a lightweight air-launched decoy missile
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Tempest windtunnel testing shows design detail
BAE Systems has revealed images of the UK’s Tempest future combat aircraft undergoing windtunnel testing at its Warton site in Lancashire earlier this year.
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First simulator arrival boosts RAF Poseidon operations
Boeing has delivered a key training device to support personnel operating the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) 737NG-based P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet.
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Belgium signs for unmanned SkyGuardian fleet
Belgium’s acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has been advanced, with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems receiving a contract worth almost $189 million.
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RAF Poseidon, Shadow fleets join illegal immigration monitoring mission
The UK Royal Air Force has expanded its contribution to a national effort to counter illegal immigration across the English Channel from France.
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NATO unit receives second A330 tanker
NATO has received its second A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) from Airbus Defence & Space, with the asset to be jointly employed by partners Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
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RAF receives first C-130J with replacement centre wingbox
The first of 14 UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports to undergo a life-extending centre wingbox replacement has been returned to squadron use.
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How global A330 MRTT fleet stepped up during crisis
In common with its A400M Atlas stablemate, the Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport has come into its own during the coronavirus pandemic, with multiple nations demonstrating the adapted widebody’s operational versatility.
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Airbus eyeing interim German P-3C fleet replacement need
Airbus Defence & Space is pursuing an opportunity to provide Germany with an interim maritime patrol aircraft capability, after Berlin axed a delayed modernisation of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.
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India’s first five Rafales arrive at Ambala base
India’s first batch of five Dassault Rafale fighters touched down at Ambala Air Force Station on 29 July, advancing the nation’s long-planned introduction of the French-built type.