All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 93
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NewsAirbus Military readies winglet-equipped C295W for market
Airbus Military will bring a winglet-equipped enhancement of its C295 medium transport into operational use from l;ate 2014 ...
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NewsPICTURE: First Saudi PC-21 trainer breaks cover
Saudi Arabia's first PC-21 trainer has emerged in its future service livery at Pilatus's Stans manufacturing facility in Switzerland ...
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NewsAirbus Military to table A330 tanker bids to France, Singapore
Airbus Military expects to secure a fresh batch of orders for its A330-based multi-role tanker transport before the end of this year ...
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NewsPICTURE: Second French A400M nears flight debut
France's second A400M tactical transport is on track to make its flight debut in late May, Airbus Military says ...
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NewsNo new bomb planned for RAF Reapers, MoD confirms
The UK has no plans to integrate the Paveway IV precision-guided bomb with its Reaper surveillance and combat aircraft ...
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NewsRAF Voyager launches tanker operations with Tornado
A UK Royal Air Force crew has flown the first air-to-air refuelling (AAR) training flight with the service's new A330 Voyager tanker/transport, just four...
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NewsFrench NH90 school to start training flights
The NH Industries NH90 has been cleared to begin providing training for French crews at Le Luc air base in Provence. The ready-for-training milestone...
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NewsUK confirms Brimstone trials plan for Reaper
A retained Royal Air Force fleet of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Reaper remotely piloted air systems (RPAS) could soon gain the ability to use a UK-developed weapon system, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.
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NewsRafale to expand Meteor missile testing
Fresh separation trials involving the Dassault Rafale and MBDA's Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile are due to be performed in late May, as the...
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NewsRPM on target for French Tigers
The French army's Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters should gain a new semi-active laser-guided rocket capability later this decade, following successful...
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NewsPICTURE: First P-8I touches down in India
India's first P-8I maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare aircraft has touched down at Rajali naval air station ...
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NewsAlenia Aermacchi pilot ejects from stricken M-346
An Alenia Aermacchi test pilot ejected safely from an M-346 trainer which crashed in Italy on 11 May ...
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NewsBAE resumes Typhoon deliveries to Saudi Arabia
BAE Systems resumed making Eurofighter Typhoon deliveries to Saudi Arabia during April ...
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NewsUSAF confirms three died in KC-135 crash
All three crew members died when their KC-135R tanker crashed in Kyrgyzstan on 3 May, the USAF confirms ...
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NewsFrench White Paper sets equipment course for 2025
France plans to allocate a total of €364 billion ($479 billion) to its defence budget between 2014 and 2025, with the sum and a broad equipment breakdown...
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NewsRAF crew conducts first Reaper strike in Afghanistan from UK soil
A UK-located Royal Air Force crew has performed the first weapons release over Afghanistan from a Reaper remotely piloted air vehicle ...
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NewsUK-modified Voyager tanker handed over
The UK's fourth Airbus A330 Voyager touched down at the Royal Air Force's Brize Norton air base in Oxfordshire on 26 April ...
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NewsNorway seeks green light for operational F-35 buy
The Norwegian government has confirmed plans to acquire up to 48 operational F-35As, for delivery between 2017 and 2024 ...
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NewsNext Eurofighter boss to target global partnerships
Airbus Military's Alberto Jose Gutierrez Moreno has been named as the next chief executive of the Eurofighter consortium ...
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NewsPICTURES: Converted BAe 146s cleared for RAF operations
The Royal Air Force's newly acquired pair of BAe 146-200QC passenger/freighter aircraft have been granted release to service approval ...