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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 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

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 […]

AIR SHOW REPORTS

Aerobatic masters and a lot more exciting displays – Aviation Fair 2023

13 March 2024 Jacek Domański

On the last weekend of May 2023, the Pardubice airfield once again hosted the Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show. It was already the 31st edition of the biggest civilian aviation event in the Czech […]

AIR SHOW REPORTS

European air show season kickoff at Plasy – Den ve vzduchu 2023

12 June 2023 Jacek Domański

During the last weekend of April, Den ve vzduchu, the traditional aviation event of the West Bohemia region, had returned to Plasy airfield after an annual break. As usual, the show brought two days of […]

AIR SHOW NEWS

Łukasz Czepiela and other aerobatic masters at Aviation Fair 2023

16 May 2023 Jacek Domański

The world-famous Polish aviator, Łukasz ´Luke´ Czepiela will be one of the stars of the upcoming 31st edition of Aviation Fair (Aviatická pouť) air show, performing a flying display with his famous STOL aircraft, Carbon […]

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9 December 1988 – first flight of Saab JAS 39 Gripen

8 December 2022 Jacek Domański

On 9th December 1988, a light multirole fighter JAS 39, developed by the Swedish aerospace company Saab AB, performed its approximately fifty minutes long maiden flight. The aeroplane was flown by Stig Holmström, company test […]

MILITARY AVIATION

9th edition of Ample Strike exercise is launched

31 August 2022 Jacek Domański

On 29th August 2022, the ninth edition of multinational exercise Ample Strike / Odolné nebe 2022, focused on enhancing the level of cooperation between aviation crews and Joint Terminal Attack Controllers (JTAC). As usual, the […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Czech Republic looks towards F-35 Lightning II

21 July 2022 Jacek Domański

Yesterday, the Prime Minister of the Czech Republic announced that the country is going to buy – as replacement for current fleet of JAS-39 Gripen aircraft – a certain number of the Lockheed Martin F-35 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Twentieth anniversary of the Czech Tigers

19 July 2022 Jacek Domański

On 2nd June 2022, the 221st Helicopter Squadron (221. vrtulníková letka) of the Czech Air Force celebrated its 20th anniversary of full membership in NATO Tiger Association. The 221st Squadron was officially formed in 2008, […]

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Shaping the future of the Czech Air Force – the race for new fighter aircraft

12 July 2022 Jacek Domański

Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]

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