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The first OA-1K Skyraider II handed over to the USAF Special Operations Command

7 May 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

In the beginning of April 2025, the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced on its website that the first OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft officially joined their fleet. The ceremony marking acceptance of the […]

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Flight of the storks – CIGONEX 2025

28 April 2025 Jacek Domański

On 23rd April 2025, Armée de l’air et de l’espace (the French Air and Space Force) held a live-fly training, codenamed CIGONEX. It was the first joint exercise of the French ´Cigognes´ (English: storks) squadrons, […]

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FARP at the Marine training course

23 April 2025 Jacek Domański

In the middle of April 2025, the US Marine Corps helicopter crews took part in the Forward Arming and Refuelling Point (FARP) training, within the Weapons and Tactics Instructor (WTI) course 2-25 organised by the […]

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20th anniversary of Gripen service with the Czech Air Force

21 April 2025 Jacek Domański

Twenty years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first Swedish-made supersonic jet fighters arrived to 21. základna taktického letectva (the 21st Tactical Air Force Base) in Čáslav, therefore opening the Gripen era in the Czech […]

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Salaknib 2025 – developing MEDEVAC skills on the Philippines

16 April 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

Between 24th March and 11th April, at Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City, Philippines, the Philippine Army (PA) and the United States Army Pacific (USARPAC) conducted a joint training called ‘Salaknib’. It was part of ‘Salaknib and […]

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Fifty years of Red Flag – one of the most well-known military aviation exercises

2 April 2025 Kacper Kolibowski

The Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training held by the United States Air Force (USAF). Since its debut on 29th November 1975, the exercise has brought together many aircrews from the USAF, the […]

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Five more MH-47G Block II Chinooks for the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command

31 March 2025 Jacek Domański

Last week, Boeing announced the US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) awarded the company a contract worth 240 million USD to remanufacture five MH-47G Block II Chinook rotorcraft. The deliveries were set to begin […]

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Over the Pacific – from Tahiti to New Zealand in CASA CN-235

23 March 2025 Jacek Domański

In the last few weeks, Armée de l’air et de l’espace (the French Air and Space Force) performed a few interesting operations with Airbus A400M Atlas airlifter in extreme weather conditions. They included two cold […]

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Airbus A400M Atlas in the Far North – part two: Beyond the Polar Circle

16 March 2025 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of this month, the French Equipe de Marque Avion de Transport Tactique (Test and Evaluation Squadron for Tactical Airlift – EMATT) has started another stage of the cold weather test operation programme […]

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Airbus A400M Atlas in equatorial forest – operation BUBO25

12 March 2025 Jacek Domański

On 24th February 2025, Armée de l’air et de l’espace (the French Air and Space Force) achieved another milestone by successful deployment of Airbus A400M Atlas to equatorial area of French Guiana. It was the […]

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