All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 94
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International backing for F-35 hasn’t been stronger, says Lockheed official
Lockheed Martin is on track to deliver 30 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters during 2012, while nine nations have now committed funding ...
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PICTURES: Rafale clears Meteor safe separation test
France has completed two successful in-flight releases of the MBDA Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile from a Dassault Rafale ...
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VIDEO & PICTURE: F-35A releases first air-launched weapon
Lockheed Martin's F-35A Joint Strike Fighter has performed its first in-flight weapons release, with conventional take-off and landing test aircraft AF-1 having dropped a JDAM-series GBU-31 908kg (2,000lb) bomb on 16 October.
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A400M advances refuelling trials with French Transall
Airbus Military has continued its flight test programme to prove the A400M's ability to undergo inflight refuelling, with a new series of proximity trials...
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Tiger test clears way for PARS 3 missile production
MBDA and Diehl BGT Defence have completed a firing campaign intended to prove the ability of their PARS 3 LR long-range air-to-surface missile to hit targets...
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PICTURES: Qinetiq introduces modified RJ100
Qinetiq has formally commissioned a modified Avro RJ100 into its fleet, with a smaller RJ70 to follow in 2014 ...
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Kuwait orders CAE simulator for KC-130J tankers
CAE will supply the Kuwait air force with a full mission simulator to support operations with its future fleet of three Lockheed Martin KC-130J tankers ...
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Iraq advances negotiations for Czech L-159 trainers
Iraq will enter into a new phase of 'intense negotiations' over a possible acquisition of surplus Aero Vodochody L-159 advanced light combat aircraft ...
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Discovery Air joins Airbus Military C295 team for Canada
Airbus Military has signed up Discovery Air as support partner for its bid to sell C295 search and rescue aircraft to Canada ...
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IN FOCUS: BAE targets international business after dropping merger plans
BAE Systems has underscored the importance of its international business activities in a new trading update ...
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Sweden offers Croatia Gripen purchase
Croatia has been formally offered the purchase of eight Saab Gripen C/Ds to replace its aged air force fleet of Mikoyan MiG-21 fighters ...
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Thai army orders two AW139 helicopters
AgustaWestland has signed a contract to supply the Royal Thai Army with two AW139 utility helicopters ...
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PICTURES: Russian air force receives first Yak-130 combat trainers
Russia's air force has taken delivery of its first six Yakovlev-designed Yak-130 combat trainers from Irkut ...
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UK MoD seeks Casevac service provider for Kenyan exercises
The UK is seeking a private company to provide airborne casualty evacuation services during Kenyan-based exercises ...
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PICTURE: Gripen demonstrator arrives for latest Swiss promotion
Saab's Gripen F test aircraft touched down in Emmen, Switzerland, on 3 October, as part of a campaign to sell 22 of the new-generation combat aircraft ...
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UK reveals pilot levels on Reaper UAV unit
The UK has revealed its manning level on the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper unmanned air system ...
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PICTURE: France accepts first AESA-equipped Rafale
Dassault has delivered its first Rafale combat aircraft equipped with a Thales RBE2 AESA radar ...
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Eurofighter makes multirole software advance
The Eurofighter consortium has moved a step closer to delivering a package of major enhancements for the Typhoon combat aircraft ...
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PICTURE: Norway accepts replacement for crashed C-130J
Norway has taken delivery of a new C-130J to replace the Hercules involved in a fatal accident in March ...
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PICTURE: Royal Navy's Merlin HM2 helicopter clears carrier trials
The Royal Navy's upgraded AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin HM2 helicopter has passed an initial test campaign aboard HMS Illustrious ...