All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 48
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NewsIrish Air Corps orders three PC-12NGs
The Irish Air Corps is to replace its aged fleet of Cessna FR172H utility aircraft with a trio of Pilatus PC-12NGs, with the new assets to be introduced from next year.
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Airbus tops up A330 tanker backlog
Airbus closed 2017 with the formal receipt of an order for five A330-200s to be adapted to the multirole tanker/transport (MRTT) configuration to equip a future pooled European fleet.
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NewsDassault details Rafale order backlog
Dassault ended last year with a firm order backlog for 101 Rafales, after delivering nine of the type during 2017.
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Airbus COO upbeat on 2017 performance
Airbus chief operating officer Tom Williams has delivered an upbeat assessment of the company's performance in 2017, less than a week before it will report its commercial orders and deliveries totals.
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NewsBAE ignites unmanned interest with Magma
BAE Systems completed initial flight trials late last year with an innovative unmanned air vehicle which is intended to prove its ability to operate future platforms using their propulsion systems, rather than moving control surfaces.
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NewsPICTURE: Qinetiq's first PC-21 enters ground testing
Pilatus has commenced pre-flight testing with the first of two PC-21 trainers on order for the UK's Qinetiq-managed Empire Test Pilots' School (ETPS).
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NewsFrance receives first C-130J transport
France's first Lockheed Martin C-130J was delivered to its Orléans air base on 22 December 2017.
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NewsEurofighter powers up Typhoon production for Kuwait
Kuwait's future fleet of Typhoons remains on track for introduction from 2019, with the first major parts now in production by the Eurofighter partner companies.
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NewsQatar adds a dozen more Rafales to order
Qatar will operate a future fleet of 36 Dassault Rafale fighters, having signed an option to boost a previous commitment for 24 of the type.
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Australia retires its last legacy Seahawk
The Royal Australian Navy has completed its transition to the Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin MH-60R maritime helicopter, having flown its last S-70B-2 Seahawk into retirement on 1 December.
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NewsFrance welcomes first tanker-equipped A400M
France has taken delivery of its first Airbus Defence & Space A400M equipped with underwing hose-and-drogue refuelling pods, edging its air force closer to introducing a new tactical tanker capability.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: UK preparing ground for F-35B's arrival
Sixteen years after signing up as a Level 1 partner on the US military's Joint Strike Fighter programme, the UK is now just months away from welcoming its first examples of the Lockheed Martin F-35B to home shores.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: World Air Forces maintaining strength
Brinkmanship was the name of the game for much of the 2017 calendar year, with global tensions in no small part linked to the head-on approach to diplomacy taken by US President Donald Trump.
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ANALYSIS: Why A330 tanker sales boomed
At the start of this century, the then-EADS began exploring the potential for its A330 widebody to deliver air-to-air refuelling (AAR) services for military operators. In doing so the European company replicated its strategy for the airliner market, by going head to head for international sales with Boeing, which held ...
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Can TP400 gearbox fix lift Atlas programme?
Eight years ago, the first A400M took to the sky from Airbus Defence & Space’s Seville final assembly site, powered by a quartet of Europrop International (EPI) TP400-D6 engines.
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A400M gearbox fix slips into 2018
The process for approving a permanent propeller gearbox fix for the Airbus Defence & Space A400M will take longer than previously expected, according to propulsion system supplier Europrop International.
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NewsMirage upgrade to boost UAE's defences
While its years-long search for a future fighter continues, the United Arab Emirates has revealed a plan to modernise its in-service fleet of French-supplied combat aircraft.
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UAE picks C295 for airlift renewal
The United Arab Emirates air force is to update its medium transport capabilities, with a new fleet of Airbus Defence & Space C295s to enter service from late next year.
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F-35 arrivals propel Norwegian air force modernisation
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has conducted its first domestic flights with the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II, after a trio of the fifth-generation type touched down at its Ørland air base early this month.
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NewsTyphoon tests keep Brimstone integration on target
A flight-test campaign involving nine live firings of MBDA's Brimstone air-to-surface missile from the Eurofighter Typhoon has been completed in the UK, with the combination on track to enter operational use with the Royal Air Force by March 2019.