Ecuadorian Air Force Cheetah C Crashes
On December 14, 2017 an Atlas Cheetah C operated by the Ecuadorian Air Force crashed shortly after takeoff between the Buenos Aires and Nueva Colonia…
VIDEO: Russian Tu-95s Visit Indonesia
On December 07, 2017, two Russian Air Force Tu-95MS “Bear” aircraft visited Frans Kaisiepo Airport in Indonesia. They returned back to Russia on December 09,…
Draken Interntional Acquires ex South African Air Force Cheetahs
Draken International, the US based aerial adversary company, announced the acquisition of twelve former South African Air Force Atlas Cheetah aircraft on December 11, 2017….
Canada To Acquire 18 Australian Classic F/A-18 Hornets
The Australian government announced the sale of eighteen F/A-18A/B “Classic” Hornets to Canada on December 13, 2017. The first two aircraft will be transferred to…
German A400M Conducts Air to Air Refueling Test
On December 07, 2017 German Air Force LTG62 Airbus A400M 54+11 took off from Manching to conduct an air to air refueling test mission with…
Saudi Arabian F-15SAs Arrive at Lajes
On December 05, 2017 three F-15SAs for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force arrived at Lajes in the Azores as part of their delivery flight….
Philippine Air Force Orders Six A-29 Super Tucanos
Embraer has announced an order from the Philippine Air Force for six A-29 Super Tucano close air support aircraft. The order was announced on November…
First Tu-160M2 Rolled Out
The first new build Tupolev Tu-160 “Blackjack” strategic bomber to be produced since 2007 was rolled off the production line at the Kazan Aviation Plant…
Norway Receives Initial SAR AW-101
The Royal Norwegian Air Force has taken delivery of their first Search and Rescue configured AW-101 helicopter. The aircraft – registration 0268 – departed the…
VIDEO: Final VMFA-121 F-35Bs Arrive in Japan
On November 15, 2017 the final batch of VMFA-121 F-35Bs arrived at MCAS Iwakuni in Japan to bring the unit up to full strength.