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US Eisenhower and Truman aircraft carriers

USA Ike and Truman aircraft carriers conduct dual carrier and joint air wing operations with B-52 in the Arabian Sea

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) and USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) began dual carrier strike group and joint air wing operations with a B-52 Bomber from U.S. Air Forces Central Command in the Arabian Sea March ... Read More...

VC-25B begins modification to create the next “Air Force One”

On February 25th, the VC-25B program began modification on the first of two Boeing 747-8 aircraft that will travel the globe representing the United States of America. VC-25B, the next “Air Force One,” is a pro... Read More...

Lockheed Martin delivers 500th F-35 aircraft and the fleet surpasses 250.000 flight hours

Lockheed Martin and the F-35 Joint Program Office delivered the 500th F-35 and in February, the F-35 enterprise surpassed 250,000 flight hours. The 500th production aircraft is a U.S. Air Force F-35A, to be ... Read More...

U.S. and French navies conduct dual-carrier operations in Mediterranean sea

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group (CSG) began dual-carrier flight operations with French aircraft carrier FS Charles de Gaulle (R91) in the Mediterranean Sea March 2. These dual-carrier operations d... Read More...

First Airbus A350-900 for Aeroflot

Aeroflot, the Russian flag carrier and member of the SkyTeam alliance, has taken delivery of its first A350-900, becoming the launch operator of the latest-generation widebody aircraft in Eastern Europe and CIS... Read More...

USS Eisenhower CVN-69 aircraft carrier operates in U.S. 6th Fleet

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group is conducting operations in U.S. 6th Fleet to support maritime security operations in international waters, alongside our allies and partners. Deploying ships an... Read More...

55th anniversary of maiden flight of the world’s largest turboprop AN-22 Antei

On February 27, 1965, the AN-22 Antei, the first widebody transport aircraft in the world, performed its maiden flight. AN-22 was the biggest transport at that time. Antei’s parameters were impressive: take-off... Read More...

Merlin Mk2 from Royal Navy 814 NAS “Flying Tiger” get claws into NATO Submarine Exercise Dynamic Manta 2020

The Flying Tigers of 814 Naval Air Squadron are once again Britain’s representatives at NATO’s annual test of anti-submarine forces staged in the Ionian Sea. Nine nations – Canada, France, Germany, Greece, Spai... Read More...

Nato’s anti-submarine warfare exercise Dynamic Manta 2020 is underway in Italy

NATO exercise Dynamic Manta (DYMA20) began today Feb. 24, off the coast of Sicily. Ships, submarines, aircraft and personnel from 9 Allied nations are converging in the Central Mediterranean Sea for advan... Read More...

The new USAF helicopter MH-139 Grey Wolf begins testing

The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight on Feb. 11. With a Boeing pilot in command, this test flight allowed the Air Force its first in-flight look at ... Read More...

After Sentry Aloha 20-1 USAF 18th Aggressor Squadron replicates threats during exercise Cope North 2020

Twelve Soviet-style blue, black and forest flanker-themed F-16 Fighting Falcons took flight from a frigid 20-below-zero airfield in the Alaskan frontier to traverse the Pacific to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam,... Read More...

Sikorsky VH-92A Presidential Helicopters

Sikorsky receives second contract to build presidential helicopters

VH-92A® test helicopters flying and validating mission capabilities

Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, will build six production VH-92A® Presidential Helicopters under a contract from the U.S Navy. These helicopters are part of the 23 aircraft program of record for the U.S. M... Read More...

GA-ASI successfully tests air-to-space laser communication system

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA ASI) has successfully ground tested its Airborne Laser Communication System (ALCoS) by establishing a link with a satellite in Geo-synchronous Earth Orbit (GEO). G... Read More...

Boeing Australia completes first Loyal Wingman fuselage

The Boeing Australia team recently completed major fuselage structural assembly for the first Loyal Wingman. The aircraft is one of three prototypes that will be developed as a part of the Loyal Wingman – Advan... Read More...

PC-24 business jet rough field certification campaign

The swiss business jet is now fully certified for operation on unpaved runways

Pilatus obtained certification for take-offs and landings on grass, wet earth and snow, making the PC-24 the world’s most flexible business jet ever. Pilatus has now obtained full rough field certification for ... Read More...

The Spanish Air Force buys Pilatus PC-21 training system including 24 aircraft

The Spanish Air Force, Ejército del Aire, is the third European air force to opt for the Swiss-produced PC-21 Next Generation Trainer. Pilatus has committed to delivering a total of 24 PC-21s to Spain. The sing... Read More...

Boeing and US Navy test the ability to link piloted and unmanned EA-18G Growlers

Test show ability of F/A-18 Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler pilots to remotely control fighter and attack platforms from the cockpit

Boeing and the U.S. Navy successfully flew two autonomously controlled EA-18G Growlers at Naval Air Station Patuxent River as unmanned air systems using a third Growler as a mission controller for the other two... Read More...

Lockheed Martin delivers first Block 8.1 Upgrade HC-130J to U.S. Coast Guard

Lockheed Martin representatives joined U.S. Coast Guard leaders and crew members for a ceremony on Jan. 31 at the Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, celebrating the complet... Read More...

US Navy’s MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aircraft System arrives in 7th Fleet in Guam for initial deployment in the Pacific theater

The Navy’s first MQ-4C Triton unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) have arrived in Guam for their initial deployment in the Pacific theater. Unmanned Patrol Squadron (VUP) 19, the first Triton UAS squadron, will ope... Read More...

Fourth flight test for AFRL XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost UAV demonstrator

The XQ-58A is designed to be a runway-independent, reusable unmanned air vehicle capable of a broad range of operational missions

The Air Force Research Laboratory, along with partner Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc., completed the successful fourth flight test of the XQ-58A Valkyrie low-cost unmanned air vehicle demons... Read More...

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