RAF Valley runway closed in August
RAF Valley on Anglesey will be closed to all aircraft traffic during August as part of a £20 million project to refurbish the aircraft. As…
Contract for Jordanian PZL M-28 Awarded
The Sierra Nevada Corporation has been awarded a US Government Foreign Military Sales contract to supply the Jordanian military with one PZL M-28 Skytruck aircraft….
First H-135 for the UK’s Military Flying Training System flies
The first Airbus Helicopters H-135 for the United Kingdom’s Military Flying Training System (MFTS) made it’s first flight on July 29th at Donauworth in Germany….
Spain to acquire extra Super Puma
The Spanish Ministry of Defence has announced a contract to purchase a single Eurocopter AS.332/H-215 Super Puma. The helicopter was due to arrive at Alabcete…
Kazakh Air Force receives fifth C-295M
The Kazakhstan Air Force has taken delivery of it’s fifth Airbus C-295M medium transport aircraft. The aircraft “05 red” arrived at Almaty airport in late…
Fourth Norwegian F-35A arrives at Luke AFB
The Royal Norwegian Air Force received their fourth Lockheed F-35A at Luke Air Force base on July the 28th. The aircraft is serial number 5110…
Final MH-60R delivered to Australian Navy
On July the 27th the Royal Australian Navy took delivery of their 24th and final Sikorsky MH-60R Sea Hawk “Romeo”. The helicopter was handed over…
Netherlands and Luxembourg order an initial two A330MRTTs
The Dutch Defence Ministry has announced the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding with the Government of Luxembourg and Airbus for the purchase of two…
A-26B Invader suffers nose gear collapse at Oshkosh
On July the 25th Douglas A-26B Invader 44-34104, known as “Silver Dragon” suffered a nose gear collapse whilst coming into land at the EAA AirVenture…
Italian Air Force Tecnam T-2006s delivered
Three new Tecnam T-2006A training aircraft were delivered to the Italian Air Force’s 70th Wing (Stormo) at Latina Air Base on the 5th of July….