All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 62
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C-27J winglets deliver performance boost
Alenia Aermacchi is to offer its C-27J medium transport with a winglet modification, after performing flight-tests with the enhancement.
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UTAS sets sights on Raptor integration with Typhoon
UTC Aerospace Systems hopes to close a possible future gap in the UK’s tactical reconnaissance capability, ahead of the planned retirement of the Royal Air Force’s last Panavia Tornado GR4s in 2019.
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Indian Su-30s start joint exercise with RAF Typhoons
Four Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighters from the Indian air force's 2 Sqn have begun their involvement in a UK-based exercise also involving Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoons.
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RIAT: Eurofighter set for weapons testing, but production questions remain
The Eurofighter Typhoon is poised to enter a fresh round of advanced weapons testing in the UK, just as the programme’s four partner nations have agreed a new long-term plan to pursue additional future capability enhancements for the multi-role type.
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RAF to take early delivery of UK's second Rivet Joint
The Royal Air Force’s ability to conduct signals intelligence missions will receive a boost in September, when its second RC-135W Rivet Joint/Airseeker aircraft will be delivered.
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RIAT: AirTanker offers surge-fleet Voyager to military users
AirTanker is offering its latest Airbus A330 Voyager acquired as part of the UK’s Future Strategic Tanker Aircraft programme to enable the nation or other military operators to move personnel or freight, rather than put the widebody into commercial use.
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ANALYSIS: Ascent to judge strong bids for UK helicopter training deal
Two bidders remain in contention for the UK Military Flying Training System’s rotary element. This follows the elimination of a third contender: an Elbit Systems-led team, which had been pitching the Bell Helicopter 407.
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RIAT: Scorpion proves maritime surveillance fit during UK trials
Textron AirLand has released details about recent demonstration flights performed in support of the UK Royal Navy using its Scorpion light strike and surveillance platform.
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RIAT: Grob Aircraft nearing further sales of G120TP trainer
At least three more nations are in the pipeline to potentially become customers for Grob Aircraft’s G120TP turboprop trainer, the company says.
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RIAT: RAF gets set for next A400M deliveries
The UK Royal Air Force is on track to achieve delayed initial operational capability (IOC) with the Airbus Defence & Space A400M later this year, with further deliveries expected from next month.
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RIAT: Boeing’s maritime surveillance aircraft heads for Nordic demonstration
Boeing sent its Bombardier Challenger 604-based maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) to appear in the static display at this year’s Royal International Air Tattoo (RIAT), as the company looked to attract customers for the offering.
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Rafale exports take off with Egyptian delivery
Dassault has delivered its first three Rafale combat aircraft to its Egyptian customer, just five months after it secured a 24-unit contract from the north African nation.
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ANALYSIS: Flying the RAF's Hawk T2
My sortie with the Royal Air Force’s 4 Sqn was conducted from its Valley training base on the Isle of Anglesey, north Wales on 1 July, with BAE Systems Hawk T2 ZK010 flying as “Victor 95”.
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ANALYSIS: Proven systems to reduce UK training risk on MFTS
With the remainder of the UK Military Flying Training System’s (MFTS) new aircraft to enter operational use before the end of the current decade, the selection of low-risk types is a critical factor pointing towards the project’s success, says Ascent Flight Training managing director Paul Livingston.
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ANALYSIS: How UK military flying training is learning from past mistakes
Fifteen years ago, the UK National Audit Office (NAO) published a report on the Ministry of Defence’s ageing military flying training infrastructure that was so damning it acted as a wake-up call for the services, and prompted a wholesale modernisation.
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Grob Aircraft begins G120TP deliveries to Myanmar
Grob Aircraft has delivered half of the 20 new turboprop trainers ordered by the Myanmar air force, as it also moves past handing over its 50th example of the G120TP.
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Third A400M arrives for RAF duty
The UK Royal Air Force has taken delivery of its latest example of the A400M tactical transport, with ZM403 being its third of an eventual 22 aircraft to enter service.
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A400M deliveries resume, as airdrop testing nears
The French air force’s seventh of an eventual 50 A400M tactical transports has touched down at its Orléans-Bricy air base, as the service gets ready to support airdrop testing involving the Airbus Defence & Space type.
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PARIS: France to accept next A400M 'in the coming days'
France has demonstrated the load-carrying credentials of its A400M tactical transport at Le Bourget, as it gets ready to take delivery of a seventh example from Airbus “in the coming days”.
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PARIS: Bullish TAI sets sights on export success
With a chalet at the show for the first time and two of its products proudly on display, Turkish Aerospace Industries is intent on becoming a feature of future events.