All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 83
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Thai army to boost AW139 fleet size
The Royal Thai Army is to increase its fleet of AgustaWestland AW139 utility helicopters to 10 units, after awarding the manufacturer a follow-on order for eight of the intermediate twins.
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NewsUK Puma crash kills five in Kabul
A Royal Air Force-operated Airbus Helicopters Puma HC2 transport crashed in Afghanistan on 11 October, killing five of the 10 personnel aboard the upgraded type.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: USAF crash marks sixth hull loss for C-130J
The fatal accident involving a US Air Force-operated Lockheed Martin C-130J in Afghanistan on 2 October is the sixth hull loss to have involved a “Super Hercules”, and the first in which US personnel have died.
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NewsItaly's first AEW-roled G550 nears delivery
The Italian air force’s first of two Gulfstream G550 business jets to undergo modification to an airborne early warning and control system configuration, appears set for delivery to the service.
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Second MD902 to assist London's Air Ambulance
London’s Air Ambulance has confirmed its purchase of a second helicopter to support its emergency medical services (EMS) work from next year.
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Chilean navy orders Vulcanair Observers
Vulcanair has been awarded a contract to supply the Chilean military and maritime police with seven P68 Observer 2 aircraft, configured for a range of special mission applications.
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India finalises Apache, Chinook order
India has finalised its long-planned contract to acquire new attack and transport helicopters from the USA, with Boeing to deliver a combined 37 aircraft under the programme.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: How London's Air Ambulance makes a difference
The view is commanding, despite the heavy rain which lashes the helipad on a cold September morning. Some 280ft above the entrance to the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel, this is the perfect launch point for an aircraft which is tasked with saving lives among the capital’s more than 10 ...
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NewsNew-generation Hawk makes Saudi Arabia-focused flight debut
BAE Systems has conducted the first flight of a new-generation Hawk advanced jet trainer for Saudi Arabia.
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NewsMBDA on board as BAE brings APKWS rocket to Europe
BAE Systems is hoping to propel sales of an aircraft-launched precision-guided rocket after reaching a new marketing agreement with MBDA.
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NewsDSEI: Alenia Aermacchi touts C-27J for UK
Alenia Aermacchi used the DSEI exhibition in London to highlight the potential for its C-27J platform to perform a wide variety of duties for the UK Royal Air Force, potentially include maritime surveillance.
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NewsDSEI: Brimstone goes green for Apache integration
The British Army’s need for a future attack helicopter weapon system has led MBDA to begin promoting a potential candidate derived from its 50kg (110lb) Brimstone air-to-surface missile.
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NewsDSEI: AW159 South Korea delivery due this year
AgustaWestland is on track to deliver its first batch of AW159 maritime helicopters to South Korea later this year, as its Wildcat continues to gain operational experience with the UK’s armed forces.
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L-3 to fly Q400 MMA demonstrator next year
As the UK appears to be moving towards reinstating its lapsed maritime patrol aircraft capability, a potential bidder in a competitive process has revealed plans to fly a demonstrator.
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DSEI: UK to consider maritime patrol programme in defence review
The UK’s continuing Strategic Defence and Security Review process has identified the lack of a maritime patrol aircraft capability as a key area of consideration, defence secretary Michael Fallon says.
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NewsDSEI: UK orders penetrating warhead for Paveway IV bomb
Raytheon UK has been awarded a £25 million ($38.5 million) contract to complete the development and qualification of a new warhead to equip the Paveway IV precision-guided bomb, for carriage by the Royal Air Force’s Eurofighter Typhoons.
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DSEI: Upgraded Merlin HM2 fully operational with Royal Navy
The Royal Navy’s AgustaWestland Merlin HM2 helicopter fleet has achieved full operational capability, with 80% of its eventual 30 modified aircraft having been returned to use.
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NewsDSEI: A400M achieves service entry milestone for UK
The Royal Air Force has achieved the in-service date for its Airbus A400M tactical transport, with the milestone representing the transfer of a seventh aircraft from Airbus Defence & Space.
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DSEI: Airbus calls for UK maritime patrol competition
The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) is being urged to hold an open competition to fill any requirement for maritime patrol or multimission aircraft that may emerge from its Strategic Defence and Security Review (SDSR) later this year, rather than pursue a sole-source procurement with Boeing.
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NewsDSEI: Lockheed Martin pitches SC-130J conversion to UK
Lockheed Martin is proposing to adapt part of the Royal Air Force’s in-service fleet of C-130J tactical transports to meet a potential UK requirement for a maritime patrol or multi-mission aircraft capability.