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Gripen crews train over the Czech Republic – exercise Lion Effort 2024

1 June 2024 Jacek Domański

Between 9th and 27th May 2024, the Czech Air Force hosted the multinational live-fly exercise, codenamed Lion Effort 2024. It was already the fifth edition of the training, bringing together the air forces operating JAS-39 […]

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Largest parachute drop since the World War II

25 May 2024 Jacek Domański

On 13th May 2024, a joint NATO airborne operation was executed in Romania. The parachute drop was part of exercise Swift Response 2024, one of multinational trainings within Steadfast Defender 2024, NATO´s largest collective defence […]

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Another ´Wolf pack´ for the USAF

8 May 2024 Jacek Domański

At the end of April of 2024, the United States Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract to produce seven more MH-139A Grey Wolf rotorcraft. The agreement is worth 178 million USD and includes delivery, […]

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Breakthrough achievements of the Air Combat Evolution programme recognized by the NAA

22 April 2024 Jacek Domański

The US Air Force Test Pilot School and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) became finalists for the 2023 Robert J. Collier Trophy, an annual aviation award administered by the US National Aeronautic Association […]

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Last graduates – two new Harrier pilots for the USMC

17 April 2024 Jacek Domański

At the beginning of April 2024, the United States Marine Corps (USMC) informed that the final two pilots graduated from the AV-8B Harrier II Fleet Replacement Detachment (FRD) of the Marine Aircraft Group 14. Capt. […]

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Dassault Rafale fighter aircraft for Serbia – an initial agreement was reached

11 April 2024 Jacek Domański

During a press conference held two days ago, on 9th April 2024, the Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić officially disclosed that Serbia and France have reached a preliminary agreement on purchase of twelve Dassault Rafale fighter […]

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Changing the guard in the Netherlands – last QRA duty of the Dutch F-16s

6 April 2024 Jacek Domański

On 29th March 2024, Koninklijke Luchtmacht (the Royal Netherlands Air Force – RNLAF) officially informed about the end of the Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) duties for the country´s F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft. In the […]

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Nothing lasts forever – a cloudy future of European military display teams (part 2)

3 April 2024 Jacek Domański

In our article issued at the end of February 2024, we made you familiar with current status of several European military display teams. In numerous cases, the generational change that is now taking place in […]

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It´s all over now – a short summary of the Czech Mi-24s retirement

2 April 2024 Jacek Domański

As we have already reported, at the end of 2023 the Czech Air Force officially withdraw all its Mil Mi-24V (NATO reporting name Hind) from active service. At the beginning of June, the 221st Helicopter […]

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The Viper story ends here – Belgian F-16 display team disbanded

29 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 19th February 2024, the Belgian Air Component (Luchtcomponent / Composante air, still commonly referred to with its former designation, the Belgian Air Force – BAF) officially announced the end of the country´s ´F-16 Solo […]

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