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Nine more CH-47 Block II Chinooks for the US Army

27 October 2025 Jacek Domański

Last week, Boeing announced that it had been awarded two new contracts for CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters for the United States Army. The Lot 4 and Lot 5 awards are valued at 461 million […]

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Eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the USAF

13 October 2025 Jacek Domański

Last week, Boeing officially announced that the company had been awarded an additional contract to produce eight more MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters for the United States Air Force. The deal, worth more than $173 million, […]

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Operation Titan reaches the milestone of 300th space launch

29 September 2025 Jacek Domański

On 12th August 2025, the Ariane 6 expendable launch system successfully carried out its third space mission, launching from the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. In addition, it marked the 300th launch protected […]

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Singapore to acquire four P-8 Poseidon aircraft

14 September 2025 Jacek Domański

On Wednesday, 10th September 2025, the Singaporean government officially announced its decision to acquire four Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft (MPA). The announcement followed a meeting held that day at Pentagon between Chan Chun […]

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Poland says farewell to Mi-14 anti-submarine helicopters

10 September 2025 Jacek Domański

In early September 2025, the Polish Naval Air Brigade officially retired its last Mil Mi-14PŁ anti-submarine warfare (ASW) helicopter. The Mi-14PŁ (the Polish designation for the Mi-14PL) served as the primary ASW (anti-submarine warfare) rotorcraft […]

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Ghost Bat completed the RAAF tests

8 September 2025 Jacek Domański

In June 2025, four months ahead of schedule, Boeing and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully completed the MQ-28 Ghost Bat test programme. According to the company, the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) proved its […]

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Caracal for the French Forces in Guiana

27 August 2025 Jacek Domański

On 11th August 2025, two Airbus H225M helicopters, commonly known as Caracal, arrived in French Guiana to strengthen the air capabilities of Forces armées en Guyane (the Armed Forces in French Guiana – FAG). The […]

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Nigerian Air Force – another step towards AH-1Z acquisition

20 August 2025 Jacek Domański

In June of 2025, a high-level Nigerian delegation led by the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hasan Bala Abubakar, visited the United States as part of the Program Management Review (PMR) related to […]

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A farewell to another Cold War icon – the uncertain future of the Dragon Lady

28 July 2025 Jacek Domański

Two weeks ago, we described the current United States Air Force (USAF) plans to finally withdraw the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from active service by the end of the fiscal year 2026. However, the […]

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Time for changes – USAF is getting ready for the A-10 retirement

14 July 2025 Jacek Domański

At the end of June, a fleet of upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft arrived at Osan Air Base in Republic of Korea. The aircraft were transferred from the 35th Fighter Wing of the United States […]

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