On 26 June 1936, the Focke-Wulf Fw 61 twin-rotor helicopter performed its maiden flight. Heinrich Focke, born in Bremen in 1890, was a German aviation pioneer and rotorcraft designer, often referred to as the “father […]
On 15 June 2026, in Donauwörth, Germany, Airbus Helicopters and Avincis, one of the world’s leading aerial emergency services operators, signed a contract for up to 15 H145 helicopters. The new rotorcraft will strengthen Avincis’ […]
Republic RF-84F Thunderflash (c/n unknown, formerly 51-1945 of the US Air National Guard and FR-28 of the Belgian Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. […]
Between 29 June and 10 July 2026, Fuerza Aérea de Chile (the Chilean Air Force – FACh) will host the fifth edition of the multi-domain live-fly exercise known as SALITRE 2026. The current iteration of […]
On 19 June 1937, the Airspeed Oxford, a British twin-engine training and transport aircraft, performed its first flight. The aeroplane was developed by Airspeed, following the British Air Ministry Specification T.23/36, and based on the […]
On 16 May 2026, after a two-year hiatus, the gates of 22. základna vrtulníkového letectva (the 22nd Helicopter Air Base) once again opened to the general public. Similar to the previous edition, the Czech Armed […]
Zlín Z-137T Agro Turbo (c/n 048, OM-NRP, operated by Aero Slovakia a.s.), used as a glider tug during the 2012 edition of the Slovak International Air Fest (SIAF), Sliač, September 2012. On 29 June 1963, […]
The European Space Agency (ESA) is set to organise an astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on behalf of the Czech Republic. This will be the first private astronaut mission to the ISS […]
On 12 June 1930, the Handley Page Heyford biplane bomber successfully completed its maiden flight. In 1927, the British Air Ministry issued Specification B.19/27 for a new night heavy bomber intended to replace the Vickers […]
On Friday, 5 June 2026, NASA’s X-59 experimental aircraft reached a major milestone by flying faster than the speed of sound for the first time. During the 81-minute flight, the X-59 performed as expected, achieving […]
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