All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 96
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NewsRAF'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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsPICTURES: 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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NewsUK'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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NewsAfghan 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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NewsPICTURE: 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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NewsUK 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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NewsUK 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...
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NewsNorthrop gets new Hunter UAS support deal from US Army
Northrop Grumman has been awarded almost $37.3 million to provide continued support services for the US Army's fleet of RQ-5 Hunter unmanned air systems.
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NewsTAI completes Anka UAV test campaign
Turkish Aerospace Industries has completed a roughly 130-flight acceptance test campaign involving its Anka unmanned air vehicle ...
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NewsUK deploys Sentinel for Mali surveillance role
The UK has provided one of its Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft to support France's Operation Serval campaign in Mali ...
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NewsPICTURE: Tunisia's first C-130J rolls out
Tunisia's first of two C-130J tactical transports has been painted at Lockheed Martin's Marietta site in Georgia, USA ...
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NewsPICTURES: Royal Navy Wildcat makes flight debut
The UK MoD has released images showing the first flight of a production example of the Royal Navy's Wildcat HMA2 helicopter ...
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NewsSpanish army to get first NH90 helicopter before end-2013
Spain will receive its first NH Industries NH90 tactical transport helicopter before the end of 2013 ...
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NewsFirst French personnel to begin A400M training
Activities to train the first French air force personnel to operate Airbus Military's A400M Atlas transport will begin late this month ...
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NewsPICTURE: India's first C-17 enters flight testing
India's first C-17 strategic transport has been delivered for flight testing at Edwards AFB in California ...
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NewsUK confirms September retirement for aged VC10s
Operations with the UK Royal Air Force's remaining Vickers VC10 tankers will conclude in September 2013, the MoD confirms ...
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NewsPICTURE: Austria's first Hercules enters modernisation programme
The UK's Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has begun a modernisation programme on Austria's C-130K fleet ...
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NewsAirTanker performs first airline operations with A330 Voyager
A civilian-registered A330 Voyager has made its first flights for UK provider AirTanker operating as an approved airline ...
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NewsUK yet to decide on Merlin HC3 upgrade details
The UK has yet to decide how many of the RAF's Merlin transport helicopters will be upgraded for future use by the Royal Navy ...