All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 42
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NewsPoland signs $1.8bn contract for 32 AW149 multirole helicopters
Poland has finalised a deal with prime contractor PZL-Swidnik for the supply of 32 Leonardo Helicopters AW149 medium twins. Signed on 1 July, the “Perkoz” programme acquisition is worth €1.76 billion ($1.8 billion), Leonardo says. Source: Polish Ministry of National Defence PZL-Swidnik will deliver 32 of the medium ...
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NewsSweden follows NATO membership approval with GlobalEye contract
Sweden has signed a roughly SKr7.3 billion ($714 million) contract to acquire an initial two Saab GlobalEye surveillance aircraft, just one day after NATO approved its membership request.
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NewsNATO approves new Strategic Concept, as USAF ups F-35 presence in Europe
NATO has approved a new Strategic Concept during its ongoing Madrid Summit, promising strengthened “collective defence” and “transatlantic solidarity” in the face of a heightened threat from Moscow.
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AnalysisBAE Systems Air highlights future combat aircraft progress
As the UK’s largest defence company, BAE Systems is leading the way in developing next-generation technologies – and closer relations with international partners.
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AnalysisAeralis touts ‘best of British’ approach as interest soars in modular jet
Start-up military jet developer Aeralis is approaching a key design milestone as interest soars in its innovative modular family of products.
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NewsLeonardo, Tecnam team up to offer P2012 Sentinel SMP surveillance aircraft
Italy’s Leonardo and Tecnam have joined forces to offer a special mission version of the latter’s twin-engined P2012 Traveller utility aircraft.
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NewsSpain signs Halcon deal for 20 additional Eurofighters
Spain has signed for a further batch of 20 Eurofighter combat aircraft, with the acquisition to meet its Halcon programme requirement.
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NewsGerman air force ends A310 operations with transfer to Canada
Germany’s air force has ended three decades of operations with the Airbus A310, with its final example having performed a last flight on 21 June.
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NewsNetherlands to replace Hercules fleet with five Embraer C-390s
Embraer has secured a third European NATO nation as a customer for its C-390 tactical transport, with the Netherlands to acquire five as replacements for its aged Lockheed Martin C-130Hs.
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NewsEmbraer picks Aeroplex as Hungarian KC-390 support partner
Embraer has named Aeroplex as its preferred maintenance partner for the Hungarian air force’s future two KC-390 Millennium transport/tankers.
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NewsUK details revised schedule for Typhoon’s ECRS Mk2 radar introduction
Leonardo UK will deliver a first flight-test example of the ECRS Mk2 active electronically scanned array radar for the Eurofighter Typhoon before year-end, with the Royal Air Force’s service introduction schedule for the combination now targeted at the end of this decade.
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NewsEgypt requests purchase of 23 F-model Chinooks from USA
The US Department of State has given its approval to a potentially $2.6 billion sale to Egypt of 23 Boeing CH-47F Chinook transport helicopters.
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NewsKongsberg to ready retired Norwegian F-16s for sale to Draken, Romania
Kongsberg has been awarded a contract by the Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency to overhaul up to 44 retired F-16s for use by Draken International and Romania.
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NewsBAE Systems receives Velis Electro, prepares for all-electric evaluation flights
BAE Systems will within the coming weeks conduct its first test flight of a Pipistrel Velis Electro, with the Slovenian-built light aircraft having been delivered to its Warton site in Lancashire earlier this month.
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NewsRAF welcomes first VIP-roled Falcon 900LX as ‘Envoy IV’
The UK Royal Air Force (RAF) welcomed its first of two VIP-roled Dassault Aviation Falcon 900LX business jets at its Northolt base near London on 18 May, and formally named the type the ‘Envoy IV’.
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NewsRussia to launch Su-75 Checkmate production in 2027, Rostec says
Sukhoi’s Su-75 Checkmate fighter will enter serial production in 2027, state-owned conglomerate Rostec says, indicating a delay from a target outlined by Russia’s United Aircraft late last year.
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NewsSweden confirms plan to request NATO membership
Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson has confirmed her government’s intention to request the nation’s accession to NATO.
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NewsFinland’s NATO membership request to be made ‘without delay’
Finland has moved a step closer to seeking membership of the NATO alliance, with its president and prime minister on 12 May jointly calling for an application to be made by Helsinki “without delay”.
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NewsMarshall Aerospace lands maintenance deal for Indian C-130Js
India has contracted the UK’s Marshall Aerospace to provide scheduled depth maintenance for its air force fleet of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J tactical transports.
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News2Excel, IAI showcase Maritime Heron for UK requirements
2Excel Aviation and Israel Aerospace Industries have demonstrated the latter’s Maritime Heron unmanned air vehicle in pursuit of UK requirements including supporting civilian search and rescue operations.