Bulgaria Selects Gripen as MiG-29 Replacement
The Bulgarian government has reportedly selected the SAAB JAS-39 Gripen as the replacement for the Air Force’s MiG-29s. An announcement was made on April 26…
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Israel Takes Delivery of Three F-35I Adirs
After a stop off on the Azores the second batch of F-35I Adirs were delivered to Israel on April 23, 2017. The three aircraft arrived…
Second Delivery Batch of Israel F-35Is Arrives at Lajes
The second batch of Lockheed F-35Is for Israel arrived at Lajes in the Azores on April 21, 2017. They are expected to continue their onward…
F-22As Arrive at RAF Mildenhall
Two Lockheed F-22A Raptors from the 3rd Wing at Elmdendorf Air Force Base arrived at RAF Mildenhall on April 19, 2017. They were enroute back…
18th Wing Performs Mass “Elephant Walk” at Kadena
The 18th Wing at Kadena Air Base in Japan conducted a “no notice” readiness exercise on April 12, 2017. The main feature of the exercise…
US Air Force F-35As Deploy to RAF Lakenheath
The first operational deployment of United States Air Force F-35As took place on April 15, 2017 when six aircraft arrived at RAF Lakenheath (eight were…
French Air Force Rafales Head to Langley for Atlantic Trident
On April 09, 2017 six French Air Force Dassault Rafales arrived at Lajes in the Azores on their way to Langley Air Force Base for…
VIDEO: Egyptian Air Force Receives Third Batch of Rafales
The Egyptian Air Force received its third batch of Dassault Rafale multi-role aircraft in early April. Three aircraft were delivered on April 05, 2017 bringing…
First RAF Jupiter and Juno Helicopters Delivered to Shawbury
Three new helicopters were delivered to the RAF Shawbury on April 03, 2017. Airbus Helicopters Jupiter HT.1 G-CJIV/ZM500 (c/n 20111) and Juno HT.1 G-CJIW/ZM505 (c/n…
Norway Signs Contract for Five Boeing P-8A Poseidons
The Norwegian Ministry of Defense signed a contract on March 29, 2017 for the acquisition of five Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft. The first…