All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 112
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NewsFinmeccanica 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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NewsBotswana 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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NewsIN 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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NewsRAF'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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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 ...