All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 75
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NewsRAF TriStars to fly final sortie
The UK Royal Air Force will conduct its final operational sortie with the Lockheed TriStar on 24 March, with a pair of the tri-jets to take off from its Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire.
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Selex advances Gripen E sensor testing
Selex ES has provided further details about the sensor package being developed for Saab’s Gripen E fighter, as key elements of the system are due to soon be flown together.
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NewsCamera trouble led to RAF Voyager grounding, investigation finds
The UK Royal Air Force halted operations with its brand-new Airbus A330 Voyager tanker/transports for 12 days last month after a pilot’s improperly-stowed camera became jammed next to one of its side-stick controls in flight and caused a sudden loss of altitude, according to a newly-published report.
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NewsExports remain key target for 2014, MBDA says
MBDA says it faces “a year of opportunity but also a year of challenges”, after reporting increased sales worth €4 billion ($5.5 billion) in 2013.
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NewsSwedish air force studies airlift, trainer renewal options
Sweden is beginning to study its options for fielding modern fleets of tactical transports and advanced trainers within the next decade, says air force chief of staff Maj Gen Micael Bydén.
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NewsPatria, Ruag step-up F-18 support offer
Operators of Boeing’s legacy F/A-18 could benefit from a collaboration agreement between two European firms currently responsible for providing national support for the type.
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NewsSaab reveals full Gripen E design, cost savings
Saab has started fuselage assembly work on its first of three Gripen E test aircraft and revealed its detailed design for the future variant.
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NewsCzech government approves Gripen lease extension
The Czech Republic looks set to continue flying the Saab Gripen C/D until at least 2026, with its government expected to sign a lease extension deal with the Swedish Defence and Security Export Agency (FXM) in April.
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Airbus confirms Singapore tanker deal signed
Singapore has already signed a contract to acquire six A330 multirole tanker transports, Airbus Defence & Space has confirmed.
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NewsBAE advances Captor-E radar integration on Typhoon
BAE Systems has performed the first test flight of a Eurofighter Typhoon fitted with a mass model replicating the type’s future active electronically scanned array radar.
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NewsFirst Tranche 3 Eurofighter for Italy emerges
Italy’s first Tranche 3 production example of the Eurofighter Typhoon has been rolled out from Alenia Aermacchi’s Turin-Caselle final assembly line, ahead of being handed over within the next few months.
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NewsBritish Army to start Watchkeeper flights in April
The British Army is within weeks of performing its first training flights from Boscombe Down in Wiltshire with the Watchkeeper unmanned air system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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NewsCanada opens expanded UAS test centre
Canada’s newly expanded Unmanned Aerial System Centre of Excellence (UASCE) opened the doors on a new facility in Alma, Quebec on 27 February, as its backers signed a multinational cooperation agreement to support the integration of such technology into non-segregated airspace.
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NewsPoland signs M-346 contract
Poland’s defence ministry has signed a €280 million ($383 million) contract with Alenia Aermacchi to acquire the Italian manufacturer’s M-346 advanced/lead-in fighter trainer.
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NewsLibyan An-26 crash kills 11
Eleven people were killed when a Libyan air force Antonov An-26 crashed in Tunisia on 21 February.
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NewsRAF resumes operations with A330 Voyagers
The UK Royal Air Force has lifted a temporary restriction on operations involving its Airbus A330 Voyager tanker/transports, with the type having resumed flight activities on the afternoon of 21 February.
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NewsFirst Qatari PC-21 enters ground test
Pilatus on 20 February conducted the first engine ground runs with a PC-21 turboprop trainer for export buyer Qatar.
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NewsUK faces Brimstone 2 capability gap, NAO warns
Development of a potentially key ground-attack weapon for the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons is nearing completion, but the type may not be fielded with MBDA’s Brimstone 2 missile for another seven years, according to a report by the UK National Audit Office.
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NewsSINGAPORE: Saab scans for maritime surveillance customers
Saab is confident of making a first sale of its 340-based maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) later this year, with its demonstrator having been flown for potential customers during the Singapore air show.
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NewsThai army receives new utility helicopters
AgustaWestland has delivered a pair of AW139 utility helicopters to the Royal Thai Army, just over one year after securing the deal.