Avincis, one of the world’s leading operators of emergency aerial services and the biggest provider in Europe, has won the seven-year contract to operate the 18 italian CL-415 Canadair firefighters. With more than 20 years’ experience in firefighting emergency services…

The Brazilian Air Force organized the international exercise Cruzex 2024 involving 16 countries and more than 50 aircraft, held at the Natal air base, in the north-east of Brazil, from 3 to 15 November 2024. In addition to the entire…

The first Belgian F-35A Lightning II arrived at Luke Air Force Base on Dec. 3, 2024. This milestone marks the beginning of Belgium’s transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the advanced F-35A, ushering in a new era for the Belgian Air Component. The initial…

Croatia’s Mig-21s Cold War-era fighters currently operating in Europe have been retired from their air defense duties. Assigned to NATO, the Croatian Air Force was the last European operator of the MiG-21 Fishbed, a type that originally entered service in…

NASA will soon test advancements made on a key tool for measuring the unique “sonic thumps” that its quiet supersonic X-59 research aircraft will make while flying. A shock-sensing probe is a cone-shaped air data probe developed with specific features…

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions announced the successful performance of a recent series of flight tests of the United States Marine Corps’ Kratos XQ-58A Valkyrie. These flights and exercises were conducted jointly earlier this year by Kratos, Northrop Grumman Corporation,…

Airbus Defence and Space has delivered the first Airbus A400M for the Republic of Kazakhstan to become the cornerstone of the country’s tactical and strategic airlift operations. The first of two Airbus A400M for Kazakhstan was handed over to the…

Emirates has officially unveiled the very first Airbus A350-900 to join its fleet at an exclusive event showcase in Dubai. The A350 aircraft for Emirates, A6-EXA, was delivered by Airbus on 25 November in Toulouse and made the flight to…

The European Detect and Avoid System (EUDAAS) demonstrator, integrated into Leonardo’s Falco Xplorer, completed its final test flight at Trapani airport, validating advanced sensors, digital flight controls and smart technologies for safe integration of large remotely piloted aircraft into European…

After completing the test flights, Piaggio Aerospace delivered to the Italian Air Force three P.180 Avanti EVO+, the iconic 9-seater aircraft designed and assembled by Piaggio Aerospace in its facilities located in Villanova d’Albenga and Genoa. The three aircraft, which…