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 […]
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 […]
On 8th February, the Aviation Fair Squadron (Letka Aviatické pouti) acquired its fourth aeroplane, a replica of the Blériot XI monoplane from the pioneer years of aviation. The aircraft is being based, just like the […]
The upcoming edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show will take on 1st and 2nd June 2024. This year, the East Bohemian airfield in Pardubice will be hosting that biggest civilian aviation event in […]
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 […]
On 4th February 2024, another milestone is space exploration was achieved. That very day, cosmonaut Oleg Dmitriyevich Kononenko (Олег Дмитриевич Кононенко), onboard of the International Space Station (ISS) broke the cumulative most-in-space record of 878.480 […]
The polar-orbiting and geostationary satellites of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) are mainly responsible for weather and climate monitoring. However, being a part of global COSPAS-SARSAT satellite system, they additionally contributed to rescuing 350 […]
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 […]
In a news release published on 25th January 2024, NASA announced that, after three years, mission of its history-making Ingenuity Mars Helicopter has regrettably come to an end. However, by this time, that first-ever powered […]
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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