Upgraded Brazilian Navy Super Lynx Makes First Flight
Leonardo Helicopters (formerly Westlands) performed the first flight for the Brazilian Navy’s upgraded Super Lynx Mk21B helicopter at their Yeovil factory on September 28, 2017….
Argentina and Chile Test Naval Air Cooperation Over Beagle Channel
For the 18th consecutive year since 1999, Chilean and Argentine navies completed exercise “Viekaren XVIII” (or “Viekarem”) in the Tierra del Fuego region at the…
VIDEO: First F-35B AIM-120 Launch During WTI Course
On September 21, 2017 during Weapons and Tactics Instructor Course (WTI) 1-18 at MCAS Yuma, AZ a USMC F-35B fired a AIM-120 AMRAMM missile for…
Germany and Norway Fund Order For Five A330 MRTTs
Airbus Defence and Space received an order for five A330 MRTTs for the NATO Support and Procurement Agency via funding from Germany and Norway. The…
Latest Batch of Iraqi F-16s Arrive at Lajes
On September 25, 2017 three Iraqi Air Force F-16Cs arrived at Lajes on their delivery flight as “Retro41-43”. The aircraft involved are:- IQAF1613 marked ‘Captain…
VIDEO: B-52H Bomber Assurance and Deterrence Deployment to Fairford
In mid September three B-52Hs deployed to RAF Fairford for a three week Bomber Assurance and Deterrence mission. The video below shows flight operations filmed…
Slovakia Delays Fighter Replacement Decision
The Slovakian Defence Minister announced on September 20, 2017 that the country will delay their planned fighter jet replacement programme in favour of modernising the…
French PC-21 Deliveries To Be Accelerated
The French government appears to have accelerated their procurement of Pilatus PC-21 advanced training aircraft according to the contract holders Babock Mission Critical Services. Babcock…
Italian Air Force Retires The Breguet Atlantic
The Italian Air Force held a retirement ceremony the Breguet Atlantic from service at Sigonella on September 21, 2017. As part of the retirement MM40118/41-03…
Joint Azeri – Turkish Exercise Begins
Exercise TurAz Qartalı 2017 began in Azerbaijan on September 18, 2017. The training exercise will run until September 30 and will include MiG-29s, Su-25s, Mi-17s…