Belgian C-130s, A-109s and NH90s Deploy To Gabon For Training
The Belgian Air Component will conduct a large scale training operation in the African nation of Gabon between September 15 and October 15, 2017. Exercise…
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QinetiQ To Acquire Two G-120TPs for Empire Test Pilots’ School
QinetiQ announced plans to add two Grob G.120TPs to the fleet of the Empire Test Pilots’ School at DSEI 2017 defence fair in London on…
US State Department Approves F-16V Sale to Bahrain
The US State Department has approved a potential sale of nineteen Lockheed Martin F-16Vs to Bahrain. The $2.78 billion contract would provide nineteen aircraft equipped…
UAE Thrush T-660 “Archangel” Crashes Off Yemeni Coast
It is being reported that an Iomax Thrush T-660 Archangel counter-insurgency aircraft operated by the United Arab Emirates has crashed off the coast of Yemen,…
Last C-5A Retired to Davis Monthan
The last operational Lockheed C-5A Galaxy – serial number 70-0461 – was retired to Davis Monthan on September 2017, 2017. The US Air Force will…
L3 Awarded EC-37B “Compass Call” Contract
The United States Air Force has awarded a contract to L-3 for the installation of “Compass Call” equipment onto the soon to be acquired EC-37B…
Special Colour Scheme for Michigan ANG A-10C
The Michigan Air National Guard’s 107th Fighter Squadron have painted one of their A-10Cs in a special colour scheme to mark the 100th anniversary of…
PHOTOS: USAF B-1Bs Fly Mission With JASDF F-15s
Two United States Air Force B-1B Lancers flew a training mission with two Japanese Air Self Defence Force F-15Js near the Senkaku Islands on August…
Canadian Hornets Deploy to Romania
The Royal Canadian Air Force is deploying four CF-188 Hornets to Mihail Kogălniceanu airbase in Romania as part of the NATO Air Policing mission. The…
PHOTOS: US Air Force B-1Bs Fly “Show of Force” Mission Over Korea
The United States Air Force’s Pacific Command flew two B-1B Lancers from Andersen AFB in Guam to the Korean peninsula on July 30, 2017. During…