All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 69
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NewsRIAT: 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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NewsRIAT: 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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NewsRafale 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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AnalysisANALYSIS: 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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AnalysisANALYSIS: 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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AnalysisANALYSIS: 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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NewsGrob 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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NewsThird 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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NewsA400M 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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NewsPARIS: 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.
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NewsPARIS: DGA showcases robotic inspection arm with Mirage
An eye-catching innovation which could help to keep maintenance personnel out of harm’s way is being showcased by France’s DGA defence procurement agency and developer Warein.
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NewsUK clears A400M for training flight resumption
The UK Royal Air Force is to resume training flights with its first pair of Airbus A400M tactical transports “with immediate effect”, the service announced on 16 June.
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NewsPARIS: Airbus announces C295W sale to Saudi Arabia
Airbus Defence & Space has identified Saudi Arabia as the customer for four C295Ws, with the medium transports to be operated by the nation’s interior ministry.
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NewsPARIS: MBDA on target for Meteor introduction
With MBDA’s Meteor missile on target for service introduction next year, the company is looking to also score its first hit on the export stage.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing, Saab test ground-launched small diameter bomb
Boeing and Saab have extended their cooperation agreement – which already includes working on a clean-sheet jet trainer design for the US Air Force’s T-X contest – to trial a novel new application for the former’s SDB I small diameter bomb.
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NewsPARIS: Boeing announces repeat C-17 order for Qatar
Qatar is to boost its fleet of C-17 strategic transports to total eight aircraft, Boeing confirmed on the opening day of the show.
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NewsPARIS: Mali to boost defences with Super Tucano
Mali will gain an expanded capability to protect its territory, through a new order for six Embraer A-29 Super Tucanos.
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NewsPARIS: Scorpion shows new sensor combination, as interest mounts
The phrase “well-travelled” can be easily used, but in the case of one Paris air show debutant, it is more than apt.
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PARIS: Hammer time for Egyptian Rafales
Egypt’s recent order for 24 Dassault Rafales has hit the spot for Sagem, with the French guided weapons specialist to arm the fleet with AASM “Hammer” air-to-surface missiles.