First Italian F-35A makes Atlantic crossing
On the 3rd of February the first Italian Air Force Lockheed F-35A made the first Atlantic crossing of the type. The aircraft arrived at Lajes…
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First sonar equipped NH90 delivered to Norway
The Norwegian Air Force has received their first sonar equipped NH90-NFH. The helicopter is the sixth to be delivered to the Norwegian Armed Forces and…
HAL HTT-40 unveiled
Hindustan Aeronautics has unveiled the first prototype of their Hindustan Turboprop Trainer HTT-40 two seat basic training aircraft. The aircarft which is powered by Honewell…
UPDATE: A340-500 for Italian Air Force
02.02.16 – Updating the story below from October 2015, the aircraft was delivered from Abu Dhabi to Rome Fiumicino today as I-TALY. Former Etihad Airways…
Second batch of Egyptian Rafales delivered
The second batch of Egyptian Air Force Dassault Rafales were delivered into country on January the 28th. The aircraft involved are DM04, DM05 and DM06…
Two more F-16IQs on delivery to Iraq
Two more Iraqi Air Force Lockheed F-16IQs passed through Lajes on delivery into Iraq on January the 27th. The two aircraft (both C models) are:-…
Medevac Surion makes first flight
The Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) KUH-1 Surion medevac utility helicopter has made it’s first flight. The test took place at KAI’s Sachon facility and lasted…
First C-146A Wolfhound for 919th Special Operations Wing
The 919th Special Operations Wing at Duke Field, Florida took delivery of their first Dornier C-146A Wolfhound on January the 5th 2016. The aircraft, serial…
Chinese First Flights
The last few days have seen images appear of a couple of interesting test flights for Chinese military aircraft. What is believed to the first…
Patrouille Suisse announce 2016 schedule
The Swiss Air Force aerial display team “Patrouille Suisse” announced it’s 2016 schedule today. The full calendar for all Swiss display teams can be found…