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MILITARY AVIATION

NATO strengthens Eastern Flank through IAMD exercise in Romania

23 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

In mid-March 2026, NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) conducted a targeted Integrated Air and Missile Defence (IAMD) exercise in Romania as part of the enhanced multi-domain Vigilance Activity (eVA) “Eastern Sentry”. Designed to strengthen deterrence […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Arctic warfighting in focus – inside NATO’s exercise Cold Response 2026

18 March 2026 Jacek Domański

Between 9 and 19 March 2026, approximately 32,500 soldiers from fourteen NATO countries took part in this year’s edition of the Norwegian-led Arctic military exercise Cold Response 2026. Since 2006, a series of NATO multidomain […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Flygvapnet completes the first NATO Icelandic Air Policing mission

17 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 11 March 2026, the NATO Allied Air Command (AIRCOM) announced that Flygvapnet (the Swedish Air Force) had completed its deployment to Keflavík Air Base in Iceland. During this assignment, the Swedish fighter jets successfully […]

MILITARY AVIATION

NATO E-3A Sentry performs first AWACS mission in Finnish airspace

11 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

As reported by Allied Air Command (AIRCOM), during the first week of March a NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft conducted its first mission in Finnish airspace. The mission of the Boeing […]

CIVIL AVIATION

Iconic Jumbo Jet joins Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary “XXL Crane” fleet

9 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

Founded on 6 January 1926, Lufthansa – Germany’s national airline and currently one of the world’s leading carriers – is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, the company decided to give […]

OTHER

DART AE – the hypersonic pioneer aircraft achieves first flight

4 March 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

On 27 February 2026, Hypersonix Launch Systems, the Brisbane-based company pioneering hypersonic flight technologies, successfully completed the maiden flight of its hypersonic unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), known as the DART AE. This achievement represents a […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Freedom Hawk 2026 – RAF training detachment deploys to Corsica

2 March 2026 Jacek Domański

From early February 2026, and for the second consecutive year, Base aérienne 126 Solenzara (Air Base 126 Solenzara) hosted a Royal Air Force training detachment. The British deployment of eight Hawk T2 aircraft relocated to […]

DREAMERS AND DOERS

Red Bull Train Landing Project – the world’s first landing and take-off with an aeroplane from a moving train

25 February 2026 Kacper Kolibowski

Dario Costa, an Italian aerobatic pilot and former Red Bull Air Race competitor, is widely recognised for accomplishing aviation feats that had never been achieved before. In 2021, he flew through two highway tunnels outside […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Hungary says farewell to its Mi-24 fleet

23 February 2026 Jacek Domański

According to Hungarian aviation media, the country’s armed forces have just retired their fleet of Mil Mi-24 (NATO reporting name: Hind) attack helicopters, effective in the first week of February 2026. As reported by several […]

MILITARY AVIATION

RNoAF expands its SAR capability with new Tromsø AW101 base

11 February 2026 Jacek Domański

At the end of January 2026, the Norwegian government officially announced its decision to exercise the option for two additional AgustaWestland AW101 SAR Queen helicopters. This decision will allow a permanent rescue helicopter base to […]

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Military Aviation

  • The retirement delayed – A-10 Thunderbolt II expected to remain in service until 2030
    27 April 2026
  • The Gray Eagles evolve — ELINT upgrade for the US Army MQ-1C ER UAVs
    22 April 2026
  • Operationalising the Shift to Air Defence: Key Outcomes of the 2026 NATO Air Chiefs’ Symposium
    15 April 2026

Air Shows

  • The 2026 air show season opens in Plasy
    19 April 2026
  • Aviatická 2026 – a classic revamped
    13 April 2026
  • Expozice pardubického letectví – birth and development of a living aviation heritage collection
    9 April 2026

Space

  • 40th anniversary of the launch of Mir’s core module
    18 February 2026
  • 16 January 2003 – launch of STS-107, the final flight of Columbia
    15 January 2026
  • Beyond the Solar System – Pioneer 10 and 11
    10 November 2025

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Civil Aviation

  • Air Canada welcomes its first Airbus A321XLR airliner
    29 April 2026
  • Iconic Jumbo Jet joins Lufthansa’s 100th anniversary “XXL Crane” fleet
    9 March 2026
  • Farewell to the Bonanza, the aircraft that changed the general aviation
    1 December 2025

Aviation History

  • 1 May 1912 – first flight of Avro Type F
    30 April 2026
  • 24 April 1946 – first flight of Yak-15 and MiG-9, the two early Soviet jet fighters
    23 April 2026
  • 17 April 1934 – first flight of the Fairey Swordfish
    16 April 2026

Other

  • NASA’s X-59 Advances Flight Test Campaign with the second and third flights
    6 April 2026
  • DART AE – the hypersonic pioneer aircraft achieves first flight
    4 March 2026
  • Red Bull Train Landing Project – the world’s first landing and take-off with an aeroplane from a moving train
    25 February 2026
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