All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 187
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PICTURES: EADS Casa's refuelling boom makes first contact with F-16 fighter
EADS Casa's inflight refuelling boom-equipped Airbus A310 demonstrator makes first dry contact with Portuguese fighter ...
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Nimrod fuel system flaw had been known for 20 years
The UK Ministry of Defence failed to properly recognise the risks posed by fuel system leaks aboard the Royal Air Force's British Aerospace Nimrod MR2 reconnaissance...
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UK MoD issues first request for new search and rescue helicopters
The UK Ministry of Defence has issued an invitation to tender for a new fleet of military and coastguard search and rescue helicopters ...
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Saudi Arabia's Eurofighter Typhoon deal gets final confirmation
The four-nation Eurofighter consortium has received a contract from BAE Systems to produce 72 Typhoon combat aircraft for Saudi Arabia ...
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PICTURE: First RAF TriStar arrives for avionics upgrade
The UK Royal Air Force's first of nine Lockheed TriStar tanker/transports has been delivered to Marshall Aerospace for a major avionics upgrade ...
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PICTURES: UK’s fifth Boeing C-17 nears completion
Flight International has obtained exclusive images as the UK Royal Air Force's fifth Boeing C-17 nears factory completion
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UK signs £130 million contract for sixth Boeing C-17 transport
The UK Royal Air Force's sixth C-17 transport will enter service in mid-2008, under a £130 million acquisition ...
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US Air Force accepts risks while returning F-15s to flight
The US Air Force must accept some risk as it returns its oldest Boeing F-15 fighters to operational service, says Air Combat Command ...
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Good times for C-27J, but C-17 and A400M remain in doldrums
Good times for C-27J, but C-17 and A400m remain in doldrums The military transport sector has been dominated this year by Alenia Aeronautica's...
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Trainers - all eyes on the UAE
trainers all eyes on the UAE The outcome of a two-tier competition in the United Arab Emirates could set the tone for several other battles...
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Fit for the fight: Competition in the fighter market
Vision of the future? India's giant Su-30MKI could operate alongside the Eurofighter Typhoon (top) if the type wins New Delhi's MMRCA contest Fit forthe...
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PICTURE: Europrop International delivers first TP400 engine for Airbus Military A400M
Europrop International has at last delivered its first flight-test engine for Airbus Military's delayed A400M programme ...
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Argentinian air force to acquire four Saab 340 transports
The Argentinian air force is to acquire four Saab 340 transports under a $34 million deal agreed with Sweden's Saab...
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General Dynamics UK picked for ASTOR communications upgrade
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded General Dynamics UK a contract to provide connectivity between ground...
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NATO confirms plan to base C-17 transports in Hungary
NATO has confirmed plans to base its future fleet of up to four Boeing C-17 strategic...
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NewsPICTURES: Typhoon hits the spot in laser bomb drop
The first trials release of a Paveway laser-guided guided bomb by a UK Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon has resulted in a direct hit ...
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NewsTwo killed as RAF suffers fourth Puma crash this year
A Board of Inquiry team is heading for Iraq to investigate the cause of a Royal Air Force Puma crash which left two people dead ...