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Maiden flight of the Thailand´s first AH-6 Little Bird

9 October 2024 Jacek Domański

Last week, Boeing informed about the successful maiden flight of the first AH-6 Little Bird light attack helicopter for Thailand. The event took place on 22nd August 2024 at the company´s site in Mesa, Arizona. […]

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First flight of the British Boeing E-7 Wedgetail

29 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On 20th September 2024, the first Boeing E-7 Wedgetail intended for the Royal Air Force (RAF) performed its maiden flight from Birmingham Airport, the United Kingdom. Still unpainted, the aeroplane is one of three Boeing […]

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Farewell to the Dutch Vipers – final flight over the Netherlands

25 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On Friday, 27th September 2024, the era of the Dutch Vipers will officially come to its end, after forty-five years of service. The Royal Netherland Air Force (Koninklijke Luchtmacht – RNLAF) is going to say […]

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Long-awaited delivery – new Su-57s and Su-35S for the Russian Aerospace Forces

21 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On 12th September 2024, the PJSC United Aircraft Corporation – UAC (Объединенная авиастроительная корпорация – ОАК), being a part of the Rostec corporation, officially informed about the new delivery of combat aircraft for the Russian […]

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Frecce Tricolori return from ‘North America Tour 24’ and switch to new aircraft

18 September 2024 Kacper Kolibowski

On 12th September 2024, a solemn ceremony was held at Istrana air base of the Italian Air Force, to celebrate the return of Pattuglia Acrobatica Nazionale Frecce Tricolori (English: National Aerobatic Team Tricolour Arrows) from […]

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USAF and Luftwaffe join the Finnish highway operations – Baana 24 exercise

11 September 2024 Jacek Domański

In the first week of September 2024, F-35 Lightning II of the United States Air Force and the Eurofighter EF-2000 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) combat aircraft performed their first highway landing operations. That […]

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The deal is signed – Dassault Rafale for Serbia

4 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On 29th August 2024, Serbia and France officially signed bilateral documents confirming the purchase of twelve Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for the Serbian Air Force and Air Defence (Ратно ваздухопловство и противваздухопловна одбрана Војске Србије). […]

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Helicopter purchase of the century – 96 AH-64E Apache for Poland

2 September 2024 Jacek Domański

On 13th August 2024, the Polish Ministry of Defence announced the conclusion of agreement with the United States government, covering the purchase of ninety-six examples of Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian helicopters, related equipment and logistics […]

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Pacific Angel 24-1 SAR exercise in Papua New Guinea

28 August 2024 Jacek Domański

On 24th August 2024, this year´s edition of Pacific Angel exercise began at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The training is being led by US Indo-Pacific Command with participation of the United States Air Force, […]

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50th anniversary of Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft

15 August 2024 Jacek Domański

Yesterday, on 14th August 2024, the Panavia Tornado multirole combat aircraft celebrated the 50th anniversary of its maiden flight. A brief history of development and operational service of that aircraft was already mentioned in a […]

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