All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 89
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Saudi Arabia puts first A330 tanker into service
Saudi Arabia has placed its first Airbus Military A330-200-based multirole tanker transports into operational use ...
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Sweden commits first funds to Gripen E programme
Sweden has placed its first contract with Saab linked to the introduction of 60 new-generation Gripen E fighters from 2018 ...
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IN FOCUS: A400M to meet requirements ‘from day one’: Airbus Military
Airbus Military says its first production A400M will meet performance and payload requirements for the French air force
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UAE funds Hercules avionics modernisation
The United Arab Emirates has signed a more than $42 million contract to modernise six of its C-130H/L-100 tactical transports ...
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PICTURE: Camcopter UAV flies with Thales dual-mode radar
Austrian unmanned air vehicle manufacturer Schiebel and Thales UK have joined forces to demonstrate the Camcopter S-100's ability to operate carrying the latter's I-Master dual-mode surveillance radar.
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PICTURE: RAF takes delivery of BAe 146 C3 transports
The UK Royal Air Force has accepted two freshly modified BAe 146 quick change transports, with the pair to be deployed to Afghanistan following the completion...
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Airbus Military reveals first flight date for French A400M
Airbus Military has disclosed an early March target for the flight debut of its first production A400M Atlas transport ...
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UK support for European Defence Agency finely balanced, Hammond warns
The UK is to extend its membership of the European Defence Agency (EDA) until at least late 2013, but says a decision on its longer-term involvement remains in the balance.
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Finmeccanica boss arrested in AW101 investigation
Finmeccanica chairman and chief executive Giuseppe Orsi has been arrested by Italian police as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged corruption linked to the sale of 12 VIP-roled AgustaWestland AW101 helicopters to the Indian defence ministry.
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Botswana introduces new PC-7 MkII trainers
The Botswana Defence Force has formally replaced its aged Pilatus PC-7 trainers with a new fleet of MkII examples ...
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IN FOCUS: Balanced budget poses challenge to UK armed services
The UK Ministry of Defence has balanced the books with its 10-year equipment plan, but questions remain as to whether its armed forces can live within their budgets
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RAF's first Airseeker conversion on track, MoD says
The Royal Air Force's first of three Airseeker electronic intelligence aircraft will enter operational service in October 2014, following an on-time delivery in December 2013, one of the UK's defence ministers has confirmed.
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RAF's Sentinel fleet could escape retirement, says MoD
The UK Ministry of Defence is reviewing its decision to retire the RAF's Sentinel R1 surveillance aircraft after 2015 ...
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PICTURE: UAE's first A330 tanker heads for home
The United Arab Emirates has taken delivery of its first of three Airbus A330 multi-role tanker transports ...
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PICTURES: UK shows Black Hornet UAV in action
The UK Ministry of Defence has released the first images showing the Black Hornet nano unmanned air system being used in Afghanistan ...
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UK's F-35 variant switch wasted £100 million
The UK's now-reversed decision to acquire the carrier variant F-35C has been slammed by a parliamentary defence committee ...
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Afghan air force must adapt post-ISAF, Hammond says
The end of international combat involvement in Afghanistan will require Kabul to evolve the use of its limited aircraft fleet ...
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PICTURE: Russian-assembled Searcher UAV takes flight
Russia's Ural Works of Civil Aviation has performed the first flight of a locally-assembled IAI Searcher II unmanned air vehicle ...
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UK extends support role in Mali, but rules out UAVs
The UK will continue to commit one of its Boeing C-17 strategic transports to supporting France's Operation Serval in Mali for a further three months ...
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UK adds detail to 10-year defence equipment plan
The UK Ministry of Defence has detailed its equipment plan for the 10-year period until 2021-2022, for which its total spending will be just over £159 billion...