All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 114
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NewsRoyal Navy to face surveillance, transport helicopter shortages
The UK Royal Navy will encounter a potential four-year surveillance gap on the retirement of its last Sea King helicopters ...
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NewsUK MoD reviews retirement plans for RAF transports, tankers
Faced with a looming shortfall in its ability to perform air-to-air refuelling and tactical transport duties, the UK Ministry of Defence is to extend the planned out-of-service deadlines for three of its current aged types.
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NewsFresh delay hits UK complex weapons programmes
After spending £207 million on its Fire Shadow loitering munition, the UK MoD has yet to decide on how to use the precision strike system ...
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NewsVoyager fuel costs, A400M levy top UK MoD overspend
Increased costs linked to the Royal Air Force's Airbus A330-based Voyager and Airbus Military A400M acquisitions contributed to a combined £468 million ($750 million) jump in the forecast price tag for the UK's top 16 defence programmes during 2012, the government's National Audit Office (NAO) spending watchdog says.
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NewsUK reveals expenditure on delayed Watchkeeper programme
The UK expects to spend £160 million on its Watchkeeper UAS programme over the next three financial years ...
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NewsPICTURE: Iraq receives C-130J transports
The Iraqi air force has boosted its air transport fleet, with the arrival of its first three C-130Js ...
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NewsPICTURES: German army Tigers arrive in Afghanistan
Germany has deployed its first Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopters to Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan ...
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NewsBoeing, Cassidian to contest UK maritime UAS deal
The UK's maritime unmanned air system requirement appears to have narrowed to a fight between Boeing and Cassidian ...
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Saab awarded P180 MPA equipment contract
Saab has been awarded a €15.5 million ($20.4 million) contract to provide surveillance equipment for two P180 maritime patrol aircraft ...
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NewsUK MoD extends Sea King support deal
The UK Ministry of Defence has extended its in-service support arrangement for a fleet of around 90 Sea King helicopters ...
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NewsPICTURE: Belgium accepts first NH90 transport helicopter
Belgium has accepted its first of eight NH90 helicopters from NH Industries (NHI) partner company Eurocopter.
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NewsPICTURE: Airbus Military flies winglet-equipped C295
Airbus Military has conducted the first test flight of a C295 medium transport with winglets installed ...
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NewsUK slips military flying training decision until 2015
The UK Ministry of Defence is expected to place a contract for the remainder of its Military Flying Training System programme during 2015 ...
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NewsPICTURE: Qatar accepts final C-17 from Boeing
Boeing has delivered its last of four C-17 strategic transports to the Qatar Emiri Air Force ...
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NewsA400M powers through reliability test campaign
Airbus Military has completed its critical function and reliability test activity using A400M development aircraft "Grizzly 5" ...
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NewsEurofighter Typhoon releases first Meteor missile
A Eurofighter combat aircraft has released an MBDA Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile for the first time, with the milestone having been achieved...
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United Aircraft says Russian/Indian transport to fly in 2017
Russia's United Aircraft has provided new schedule information about its Medium Transport Aircraft joint venture with India ...
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Australia accepts last KC-30A tanker/transport
Australia has formally accepted the last of its five A330-200-based multi-role tanker transports (MRTTs) from Airbus Military and expects to achieve an initial...
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NewsUK weighing options for Apache attack helicopter upgrade
The British Army is considering options for a possible capability sustainment programme for its AH1 Apache attack helicopters ...
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NewsFour bidders pursue UK maritime UAS deal
Four contractors have been invited to tender for an initially two-year requirement to provide the UK with a maritime unmanned air system capability ...