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Leonardo TH-119 helicopter obtains FAA IFR certification

The best solution for U.S. Navy training

Leonardo announced that its TH-119 helicopter received IFR supplemental type certification by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The TH-119 is the only single engine helicopter in decades to meet curren... Read More...

A Qatar Executive Gulfstream G650ER breaks the world circumnavigation speed record via the north and south poles

Qatar Executive, together with the One More Orbit team, has made history by beating the world circumnavigation speed record for any aircraft flying over the North and South poles, in celebration of the 50th ann... Read More...

Pilatus PC-24 lands on grass runway in Goodwood for the Festival of Speed

A first in England at the legendary Festival of Speed: the Pilatus PC-24 Super Versatile Jet landed on the grass runway at Goodwood Aerodrome and it was on display for the general public to admire throughout th... Read More...

Smart Aviation Poland expands the fleet with 3 new Tecnam P2008JC MkII

Tecnam announced that Smart Aviation, Poland’s Authorised Training Organisation (ATO), has picked up three new Tecnam P2008JC MkII training aircraft to expand and increase its flight training offering. Smart... Read More...

XQ-58A Valkyrie UAV demonstrator completes second successful flight

After the inaugural flight on March 5, 2019 the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a low-cost unmanned air vehicle, successfully completed all test objectives, during a 71-minute second successful flight on June 11,... Read More...

Boeing: extended contract to support Italian Air Force KC-767A tankers fleet

Boeing will continue providing Performance-based Logistics (PBL) support to the Italian air force (ItAF) fleet of KC-767A tankers through July 2021 per an extended contract agreement for two additional years an... Read More...

British F-35Bs complete first operational missions over Syria and Iraq

UK becomes the third country to send F-35s Joint Strike Fighter into combat

The UK Ministry of Defense has announced and confirmed that its newest F-35B fighter jets have flown alongside Typhoon aircraft on operational flights over the skies of Syria and Iraq, as part of the ongoing fi... Read More...

US, UK, Israel F-35 exercise tri-lightning

US, UK and Israel F-35s exercise demonstrates air power interoperability

F-35 Lightning II fighter aircraft from the U.S, United Kingdom and Israel participated in Exercise Tri-Lightning over the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, June 25. Exercise Tri-Lightning was a one-day defensive c... Read More...

The Rega base in Geneva – HEMS with EC135 T2+

The air-rescue in Switzerland started in 1946 and have been through long developments until today. First with adventurous pilots on light aircrafts, followed by parachutists with avalanche dogs and later by hel... Read More...

Misawa AFB Block-50 F-16 Fightning Falcon hits 10000 flight hours

One of Misawa Air Base’s most famous flightline assets hit a historic milestone June 10. A 29-year-old Block-50 F-16 Fighting Falcon, tail number 808 and affectionately known as “BOB,” reached 10,000 ... Read More...

Airbus tests its Network for the Sky on a MRTT aircraft

Airbus has successfully completed a flight demonstration of a connected airborne battlespace scenario, centred on a MRTT aircraft. The test was carried out as part of the development of Airbus’ Network for the ... Read More...

Red Bull Air Race in Russia for 15-16 June race

The Russian sports capital of Kazan will host the high-speed, low-altitude action of the Red Bull Air Race World Championship for the third consecutive time on Saturday and Sunday, 15-16 June 2019. In the break... Read More...

Red Bull Air Race not to continue beyond 2019 season

Red Bull has decided not to continue the Red Bull Air Race World Championship beyond the 2019 season. The remaining races this year are: Kazan, Russia, 15-16 June; Lake Balaton, Hungary, 13-14 July and Chi... Read More...

Switzerland Air2030: the F-35 JSF candidate

Second to last of the 5 candidates vying for the replacement of Swiss Air Force air fleet under the AIR2030 program, it’s Lockheed Martin’s turn to present it’s 5th generation fighter jet in Payerne on 07th Jun... Read More...

Switzerland Air2030: the Rafale candidate

The air and the ground testing of the five combat jets candidates for the Swiss Air2030 program are taking place at the Payerne air base from April to the end of June. On the Swiss military airfield, the aircra... Read More...

D-Day 75 events in the UK and France

This June will mark 75 years since the historic Normandy Landings, the largest amphibious assault in history. On 6 June 1944, an Allied invasion force of 156,000 troops landed in Normandy. Supporting the invasi... Read More...

US Air Force exercise Northern Edge 2019

Alaska: exercise Northern Edge 2019

Approximately 10,000 U.S. military personnel will participate in exercise Northern Edge 2019, a joint training exercise hosted by U.S. Pacific Air Forces, scheduled for May 13-24, 2019 on and above central Alas... Read More...

US Air Force is reactivating 65th Aggressor Squadron with F-35A

The Air Force is reactivating the 65th Aggressor Squadron and moving 11 F-35A Lightning IIs to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, as part of a larger initiative to improve training for fifth generation fighter airc... Read More...

Hill AFB fighter wings conduct combat exercise with more than 40 aircraft

The active duty 388th Fighter Wing and Reserve 419th FW conducted an integrated combat capability exercise April 30-May 2 at the Utah Test and Training Range. The friendly and enemy forces were made up of F-35 ... Read More...

Pilatus: successful business year 2018 and now ready for the future

The business year 2018 was an exceptionally successful one for Pilatus, but also a challenging one. At around 1.1 billion Swiss francs, sales revenue was brought back to the billion mark again. The 128 aircraft... Read More...

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