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 14th January 1942 (or 13th January, according to some sources), a helicopter designed by Igor Sikorsky and designated Vought-Sikorsky VS-316 (aka XR-4, under its USAAF designation) performed its maiden flight, piloted by Les Morris, […]
Sud Aviation/Aérospatiale SA-316B Alouette III (c/n 1247, A-274 of the Royal Netherlands Air Force), flying display during Air Force Days 2013 (Luchtmachtdagen 2013), Volkel air base, June 2013. On 28th February 1959, prototype of Alouette […]
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 […]
On Thursday, 23rd November 2023, the Serbian authorities officially confirmed the country had acquired eleven Mi-35P attack helicopters from the Cypriot National Guard. The purchase was disclosed to public during the official visit of Aleksandar […]
In the beginning of October, Boeing informed about the successful maiden flight of the newest version of well-known Apache attack helicopter. The latest variant of the AH-64E, designated Version 6.5 (or just V6.5), includes several […]
On 20th October 1956, prototype of Bell Model 204 rotorcraft (also known by its military designation XH-40) performed its maiden flight. Approximately three years later, the helicopter entered operational service with the US Army and […]
Eurocopter AS365 N3+ Dauphin (c/n: 7013, ´42´ of the Lithuanian Air Force), static display at Galileo SAR Meet 2023, Nordholz, August 2023. The history of the Dauphin helicopter dates back to the late 1960s and […]
Between 7th and 23rd September 2023, more than 300 airmen from the US Air Force Reserve Command participated in exercise named Rally in the Pacific 2023 (RITP23). The training was led by the 22nd Air […]
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