All articles by Craig Hoyle – Page 87
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NewsSweden launches future military pilot training contest
Sweden has initiated a process to replace its air force’s fleet of Saab 105 (SK 60) jet trainers with a new Military Flying Training System (MFTS), planned for introduction by the end of this decade.
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NewsA400M operators advised to check engine control system
Airbus has issued fresh operating guidance to users of its A400M tactical transport, as investigation work continues into a fatal crash involving the type on 9 May.
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AnalysisANALYSIS: Saab targets fresh export deals for Gripen
Next year a Gripen fighter will emerge from the assembly line at Saab’s Linköping site in the south of Sweden, like more than 200 others before it with the same name. But in contrast to its forebears, this aircraft will embody a raft of new features, which the company believes ...
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ANALYSIS: Why fighter rivals joined forces for T-X collaboration
An unlikely collaboration forged with rival fighter manufacturer Boeing in December 2013 could see Saab secure a valuable slice of the future advanced jet trainer market.
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Spain suspends pre-delivery flights of A400M
Airbus Defence & Space resumed flight testing of the A400M tactical transport on 12 May, just days after four of its personnel were killed in the first accident to involve the type since its flight debut in December 2009.
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NewsAirbus promises full transparency in A400M investigation
The head of Airbus Defence & Space’s military aircraft division has committed the company to “full transparency” once the factors behind a fatal A400M crash are known.
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NewsCzech air force looks to the future with enhanced Gripens
Ten years on from the introduction of its leased fleet of Saab Gripen fighters, the Czech air force’s 211 Sqn has hit its stride with the provision of round-the-clock domestic air defence cover, and additional participation in some NATO activities beyond the nation’s borders.
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NewsAirbus confirms four killed in A400M crash
Airbus Defence & Space says four of its flight-test personnel were killed and another two seriously injured when an A400M tactical transport crashed in Spain on 9 May.
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NewsA400M ready for RAF self-protection system tests
The Royal Air Force is set to commence testing of the defensive aids subsystem for its Airbus A400M tactical transport, following the arrival in the UK of its first modified example.
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NewsFirst overhauled Ka-31s returned to Indian navy
India’s navy has received the first two of its Kamov Ka-31 airborne early warning rotorcraft to undergo repairs at Russian Helicopters company Kumertau Aviation Production Enterprise.
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Rafale takes first guided Meteor shot
A French team has conducted its first guided firing of MBDA’s Meteor beyond visual-range air-to-air missile against an airborne target from a Dassault Rafale, and describes the activity as a success.
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NewsSwedish AW109 performing well for EU off Somali coast
The Swedish Defence Helicopter Wing has made a successful operational debut aboard a surface ship operated by another nation, with an AgustaWestland AW109 having supported the EU’s Operation Atalanta activity off the coast of Somalia for almost three months.
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NewsThomas Cook Airlines debuts A330 leased from AirTanker
Thomas Cook Airlines has made its first commercial flights with an Airbus A330-200 being operated under a three-year “damp lease” agreement with the UK’s AirTanker Services.
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NewsKC-390 or A400M could lift Swedish air force capability
The Swedish air force is likely to field a replacement for its aged Lockheed Martin C-130H tactical transports at some point during the next decade, with potential candidates including the Embraer KC-390 and Airbus A400M.
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NewsNATO rotates Baltic air policing force
NATO has made its latest force rotation to deliver the Baltic Air Policing mission protecting the airspace of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, with Norway to lead the activity until 31 August.
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Saab downbeat about unmanned market potential
After years of investment in unmanned systems technologies and its ongoing involvement in Europe’s Dassault-led Neuron combat demonstrator, Saab remains unsure of the sector’s near-term military potential.
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NewsSweden to boost operational readiness with Gripen
The Swedish government has outlined its defence priorities for the period to 2020, with new measures to include increasing the number of fully operational Saab Gripen squadrons and potentially ordering a further 10 E-model examples.
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NewsPeru accepts first locally-assembled KT-1P trainer
Peruvian company Seman has delivered its first locally-assembled example of the Korea Aerospace Industries KT-1 trainer to the Latin American nation’s air force.
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NewsGripen customers offered major radar enhancement
Saab has held recent early discussions with the Swedish air force and export operators of the Gripen C/D about a dramatic upgrade in capability for the type’s PS-05/A fire-control radar.
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NewsBrazil signs weapons deal for Gripen NG fleet
Brazil has further advanced its acquisition programme for the Saab Gripen NG, by signing a roughly $245 million contract for the type’s weapons. Announced on 24 April, the deal is between the company and the Brazilian defence ministry’s aeronautics command.