All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 53
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NewsLeonardo sees growing BriteCloud decoy demand as missile threat expands
A changing threat environment means that Leonardo is confident of securing new business for its BriteCloud air-launched active decoy technology.
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NewsBAE chief upbeat on maintaining Tempest momentum
BAE Systems is confident that it can maintain early momentum with the UK’s Future Combat Air System/Tempest project, with chief executive Charles Woodburn expecting firm details to emerge via a forthcoming Integrated Review.
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NewsUAE receives third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft
The United Arab Emirates air force took delivery of its third GlobalEye surveillance aircraft from Saab on 20 February, just 10 months after receiving its first of the heavily adapted Bombardier Global 6000 business jets.
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NewsCloser operational ties key to Finnish fighter bid, Sweden says
Saab’s proposed Gripen E/F and GlobalEye package for Finland will help Helsinki transform its air-defence capabilities and drive even closer defence links with its Nordic neighbour, Swedish officials have said.
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NewsCovid uncertainty ends hopes for RIAT anniversary spectacular
Continued uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic has led show organisers to cancel the Royal International Air Tattoo’s (RIAT’s) 50th anniversary event, which had been scheduled to run from 16-18 July
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NewsSaab ready to shift T-7A trainer work to West Lafayette site
Saab is on track to this year transition manufacturing work in support of the US Air Force’s Boeing T-7A advanced jet trainer programme from Sweden to the USA, the company’s chief executive says.
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NewsJapan’s first KC-46A tanker makes flight debut
Boeing has flown an export example of its KC-46A tanker for the first time, with the modified 767 on order for the Japan Air Self-Defence Force.
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NewsFrance’s DGA to modernise flight-test fleet with four TBM 940 turboprops
Daher has been awarded €21.8 million ($29.8 million) to produce four TBM 940 high-speed turboprops for use by France’s DGA defence procurement agency.
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NewsNew Zealand orders CAE simulator for P-8A instruction
Boeing late last year awarded CAE a subcontract to produce an operational flight trainer and desktop-based training equipment to support the Royal New Zealand Air Force’s future fleet of P-8A maritime patrol aircraft.
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NewsSkyGuardian’s UK visit to showcase Protector, maritime capabilities
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will deploy a company-owned and -operated MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicle to the UK in July.
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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.