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First aircraft lands on new UK aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales

A Merlin helicopter was guided safely into land on the expansive deck

The first aircraft touched down on the deck of HMS Prince of Wales off the Scottish coast. Not 24 hours after the second of the UK’s new aircraft carriers sailed into open waters for the first time, a Merlin he... Read More...

First 13 pilots to complete their training within the Rotary Wing UK Military Flying Training System (UKMFTS)

A modern fleet of 29 Juno (H135) and 3 Jupiter (H145) helicopters

On 23 August 2019, a total of 22 tri-Service aircrew graduated from the Defence Helicopter Flying School (DHFS) at RAF Shawbury. The parade celebrated both the graduation of the first 13 pilots to complete thei... Read More...

royal air force chinook helicopters in mali africa

RAF Chinook helicopters support French counter-terrorism operations in Mali

Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters from RAF Odiham, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French counter-terrorism operations in Mali. The helicopters, ... Read More...

Leonardo delivered first AW-101 Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter to the UK Commando Helicopter Force

Guto Bebb MP, Minister for Defence Procurement, announced the delivery of the first AW101 Commando Merlin Mk4 helicopter during a ceremony held at Royal Naval Air Station Yeovilton on May 24th, 2018. The event ... Read More...

Leonardo: defensive aids suite for UK Royal Army AH-64E Apache helicopters

Leonardo has announced, at the FIDAE exhibition in Chile (3-8 April), that it has been contracted by the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) to provide a defensive aids suite (DAS) for the British Army’s new fleet of ... Read More...

Bye Bye "Atlantic": a 45-year history

Hellenic Air Force 338 Mira “Ares”: the last Phantom over the Aegean

Hellenic Air Force: 120 Training Wing Kalamata, where Eagles soar

MAKS 2019: Russian airshow at Zhukovsky

Payerne air base: exercise Epervier 2019

Exercise Anatolian Eagle 2019

The Rega base in Geneva – HEMS with EC135 T2+

Second NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance RQ-4D Phoenix arrives in Sigonella, Italy

ATC – Aircraft Compatibility Testing begins aboard USS Gerald R. Ford CVN78

18th Aggressor Squadron leaves Hawaii for Guam to partecipate at exercise Cope North 2020

Exercise Sentry Aloha 20-1 comes to an end

Vermont Air National Guard 158th Fighter Wing F-35As train in Florida

Bell Boeing CMV-22B Osprey successfully completes first flight

NATO Secretary General visits Alliance Ground Surveillance aircraft in Italy

A British Airways' 747 in heritage BOAC design

New Boeing 777X completes successful first flight

ATTOL Autonomous Taxi, Take-Off & Landing: Airbus demonstrates first fully automatic vision-based take-off

The Airbus BelugaXL has entered into service with its first operational flight

Airbus delivers strong 2019 commercial aircraft performance with 863 aircraft deliveries

Avion Express reached record production results in 2019

Dubai Airshow 2019 closes to acclaim