All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 12
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NewsRecord orders propelled IAI’s financial performance in 2024
An increase in domestic orders, along with a rise in export deals, helped Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) to secure record business last year.
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NewsAirbus general works council official urges Berlin to axe F-35 purchase
An official representing workers at European giant Airbus’s defence unit in Germany has called on the nation’s new government to cancel an order for the Lockheed Martin F-35A, amid geopolitical uncertainty caused by the actions of US President Donald Trump.
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NewsMBDA boosts missile output as backlog spikes to €37bn
European guided weapons specialist MBDA enjoyed record success in 2024, securing orders totalling €13.8 billion ($15 billion): up from a previous high of €9.9 billion in 2023.
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NewsGCAP partner fleets in focus as Leonardo hints at initial 350-unit buy
Leonardo expects orders to be in place for 350 aircraft via the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) by the time of a new fighter’s service introduction in 2035. We look at its partner nations’ current fleet mixes.
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NewsUK’s Police helicopter fleet renewal to begin with seven new H135s
The UK’s National Police Air Service is to field seven new Airbus Helicopters H135s from later this decade, via the first part of a fleet renewal activity.
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NewsEmbraer pitches KC-390 and final assembly line to Poland
Embraer is offering to equip Poland’s air force with its KC-390 tactical transport and tanker, while also viewing the nation as a potential location for a new European final assembly line.
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NewsSwedish Gripens to make deployed NATO air policing debut in Poland
NATO’s newest member nation, Sweden, is set to make a first overseas air policing deployment for the alliance, sending up to eight Saab Gripen fighters to Poland.
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NewsUK orders Anduril’s Altius loitering munitions for donation to Ukraine
The UK has signed an almost £30 million ($38 million) contract to supply Ukraine’s military with Altius-600M and -700M loitering munitions, with the weapons to be supplied by Anduril Industries’ UK arm.
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NewsSaab details 10-year role in Germany’s Taurus cruise missile update
Saab has been awarded a major subcontract by its Taurus Systems joint-venture partner MBDA Germany for its part in the modernisation of KEPD 350 air-launched cruise missiles for the German air force. “The order includes significant system upgrades and modernisation… as well as a 10-year lifecycle maintenance [provision],” the Swedish ...
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NewsEDA picks Schiebel S-100 for unmanned logistics trial
The European Defence Agency (EDA) has selected Schiebel’s Camcopter S-100 to take part in a mid-year exercise to demonstrate the potential of unmanned systems during co-ordinated military logistics tasks.
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NewsUK completes Apache transition as army accepts its final remanufactured AH-64E
Boeing has handed over the 50th and final remanufactured AH-64E Apache attack helicopter for the British Army, with the rotorcraft recently accepted at its Mesa production site in Arizona.
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NewsFrance to receive PC-7 MKX trainers from 2027, Pilatus says
Pilatus will in 2027 begin deliveries of 22 PC-7 MKX basic trainers to the French air force, following a selection announced at the start of this year.
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NewsF-35B makes debut flight carrying Lockheed Martin anti-ship missiles
Lockheed Martin’s F-35B has conducted a first test-flight carrying the airframer’s AGM-158B Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM).
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NewsAALTO’s Zephyr completes first mobile connectivity test from stratosphere
Airbus Defence & Space-owned AALTO has built on the recent first stratospheric flight over Kenya of its unmanned Zephyr aircraft by conducting a milestone connectivity demonstration for a Japanese consortium.
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NewsF-35 carries first Meteor as UK missile integration work takes off
The long-delayed process of integrating MBDA’s Meteor beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile with the Lockheed Martin F-35 has finally begun for the UK.
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InterviewHow Annalisa Russell-Smith went above and beyond using drone technology
For aerospace professional Annalisa Russell-Smith FRAeS, the benefits of drone technology first became apparent while she was working in the media industry in the USA over a decade ago.
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NewsHavelsan delivers first Bulut UAVs to Turkish armed forces
Havelsan’s Bulut uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) has entered service with the Turkish military and security forces.
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NewsUkraine’s Skyeton unleashes UAV-released Remora glide weapon
Ukrainian-formed uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) developer Skyeton has unveiled a lightweight glide munition optimised for carriage and release by its combat-proven Raybird platform.
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NewsRAF Typhoons make first refuelling behind Luftwaffe A400M
Deployed Eurofighter Typhoons from the UK Royal Air Force (RAF) have for the first time undergone air-to-air refuelling behind a German-operated Airbus Defence & Space A400M tactical transport in the Middle East.
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NewsAirbus absorbs A400M charge, as space sector losses prompt European consolidation push
Airbus Defence & Space has reported a loss of €566 million ($590 million) against its activities last year, with space activities and the A400M tactical transport having contributed to the deficit.