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Nothing lasts forever – a cloudy future of European military display teams (part 1)

29 February 2024 Jacek Domański

Flying displays of military aircraft are among highlights of any aviation events and, without a doubt, they are some of the most loved by both aviation enthusiasts and general public. However, in recent years we […]

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Serbia choses Repellent to reduce the mosquito nuisance

18 February 2024 Jacek Domański

On 14th February 2024, the Serbian Armed Forces for the first time officially disclosed to public its latest acquirement – Repellent electronic warfare system. That Russian-made weapon address the increasing threat from light unmanned aerial […]

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Earlier retirement of the German EC665 Tiger fleet

5 February 2024 Jacek Domański

At the end of January 2024, the German Federal Ministry of Defence (Bundesministerium der Verteidigung) published the 18th issue of armament affairs report – 18. Bericht des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung zu Rüstungsangelegenheiten. Between several aviation-related […]

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Sentry Aloha over Hawaii

28 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]

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Trijet tanker goes off duty – 9th Air Refueling Squadron retires its KC-10s

22 January 2024 Jacek Domański

On 11th January 2024, the 9th Air Refueling Squadron officially retired one of its KC-10 Extender tankers, the aircraft that was assigned the flagship duty. The event was related to withdrawal of that trimotor air-to-air […]

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Norwegian deployment opens another year of Iceland Air Policing

10 January 2024 Jacek Domański

In January and February of 2024, four F-35 Lightning II fighters of the Royal Norwegian Air Force will be deployed to Keflavik air force base to execute the first tour of duty within this year´s […]

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Operation Christmas Drop 2023

27 December 2023 Jacek Domański

As always at this time of the year, the United States Air Force has recently performed a humanitarian event known as the Operation Christmas Drop. Similarly to previous editions, the operation involved the United States […]

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The King is dead, long live the Queen!

26 December 2023 Jacek Domański

At the end of 2023, the Royal Norwegian Air Force (Luftforsvaret – RNoAF) said farewell to its Sea King Mk 43 helicopters. The Westland-made rotorcraft have been retired after more than fifty years of active […]

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Six Chinook helicopters for the US Army Special Operations Command

15 December 2023 Jacek Domański

The US Army Special Operations Aviation Command (USASOAC) has recently awarded the Boeing company a contract for six remanufactured MH-47G Chinook Block II helicopters, as a part of the US Army modernization programme.   The latest […]

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Aviation Training Relocation at Tsuiki

13 December 2023 Jacek Domański

Currently, Tsuiki Air Base of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF), located in Fukuoka Prefecture, hosts current edition of Aviation Training Relocation (ATR) programme, being a part of the JASDF and the United States bilateral […]

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