All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 56
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NewsElectronic attack updates boost Saab’s Gripen offer to Finland
Saab used the Kauhava air show to announce fresh details about its Gripen E/F proposal for Finland’s HX fighter requirement, including the addition of a lightweight air-launched decoy missile
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NewsTempest windtunnel testing shows design detail
BAE Systems has revealed images of the UK’s Tempest future combat aircraft undergoing windtunnel testing at its Warton site in Lancashire earlier this year.
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NewsFirst simulator arrival boosts RAF Poseidon operations
Boeing has delivered a key training device to support personnel operating the UK Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) 737NG-based P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet.
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NewsBelgium signs for unmanned SkyGuardian fleet
Belgium’s acquisition of MQ-9B SkyGuardian unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) has been advanced, with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems receiving a contract worth almost $189 million.
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NewsRAF Poseidon, Shadow fleets join illegal immigration monitoring mission
The UK Royal Air Force has expanded its contribution to a national effort to counter illegal immigration across the English Channel from France.
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NewsNATO unit receives second A330 tanker
NATO has received its second A330 multi-role tanker transport (MRTT) from Airbus Defence & Space, with the asset to be jointly employed by partners Belgium, the Czech Republic, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Norway.
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NewsRAF receives first C-130J with replacement centre wingbox
The first of 14 UK Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 tactical transports to undergo a life-extending centre wingbox replacement has been returned to squadron use.
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In depthHow global A330 MRTT fleet stepped up during crisis
In common with its A400M Atlas stablemate, the Airbus Defence & Space A330 multi-role tanker transport has come into its own during the coronavirus pandemic, with multiple nations demonstrating the adapted widebody’s operational versatility.
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NewsAirbus eyeing interim German P-3C fleet replacement need
Airbus Defence & Space is pursuing an opportunity to provide Germany with an interim maritime patrol aircraft capability, after Berlin axed a delayed modernisation of its Lockheed P-3C Orion fleet.
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NewsIndia’s first five Rafales arrive at Ambala base
India’s first batch of five Dassault Rafale fighters touched down at Ambala Air Force Station on 29 July, advancing the nation’s long-planned introduction of the French-built type.
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NewsATAC Mirage F1s picked for Holloman, Luke AFB adversary training
Textron company Airborne Tactical Advantage (ATAC) plans to begin delivering adversary training services at two US Air Force bases within the next 60-90 days using ex-French air force Dassault Mirage F1s.
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NewsEurofighter ready to deliver long-term enhancement ‘menu’ to operators
The Eurofighter industry consortium remains on course to deliver a broad-ranging “menu” of capability options to its core partner nations before year-end to inform their decisions on the type’s long-term evolution (LTE) path.
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NewsTrilateral industry pact propels UK-led FCAS effort
The UK’s Tempest future combat air system (FCAS) project has gained fresh momentum, with the nation’s industry having entered into formal discussions with Italian and Swedish counterparts to launch development activities.
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NewsUK strengthens Tempest industry effort, adding seven companies
The UK has strengthened the industrial grouping behind its Tempest future combat air system (FCAS) programme, with new agreements reached with seven companies.
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NewsRAF Voyager tanker to support combat cloud connectivity trials
A long-term UK effort to enhance in-flight data connectivity among multiple Royal Air Force (RAF) combat aircraft is to enter a new phase, with a series of demonstrations to be carried out later this year.
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NewsDSEI targets air sector expansion for 2021 show
Still some 14 months away from its next gathering in London’s Docklands, the UK’s tri-service DSEI exhibition is eyeing a major expansion to its aerospace sector footprint.
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NewsGlass cockpit update transforms RAF Rivet Joint
A glass cockpit upgrade for the Boeing RC-135 Rivet Joint electronic intelligence aircraft has secured UK certification, with a first modified example close to being returned to operational use by the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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NewsUK signs £65m contract for first three Protectors
The UK Ministry of Defence has ordered its first three of a planned 16 Protector RG1 unmanned air vehicles from General Atomics Aeronautical Systems.
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AnalysisEuropean militaries prepare for budget battle
Quite how a looming period of recession initiated by the coronavirus crisis will impact European defence budgets remains to be seen, but it is highly likely that a recent upward spending trend will be slowed – if not halted altogether
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NewsSkeldar V-200 selected for Belgian/Dutch navy programme
UMS Skeldar has secured its third deal within two years to equip NATO navies with its Skeldar V-200 unmanned air vehicle (UAV), after being selected for a joint requirement for Belgium and the Netherlands.