Royal Thai Air Force joins H135 military training operators and orders 6 additional Airbus H135 helicopters
New order of six H135s will increase its Airbus fleet to 18 helicoptersAirbus Helicopters has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters...
Canadian helicopter crash with 6 soldiers on board during NATO manoeuvre
A Canadian military helicopter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea between Italy and Greece off the Greek island of Kefalonia in the night from Wednesday...
Germany signs on for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon Aircraft
The German Ministry of Defence today signed a letter of offer and acceptance for five Boeing P-8A Poseidon aircraft under the U.S. government’s Foreign...
Boeing’s autonomous MQ-25 completes first test flight with aerial refuelling store
Ongoing flights allow for the development of software components and testing of the aerial refuelling hardware MQ-25 will use operationally
Boeing and the U.S. Navy...
Portuguese F-16s conduct First Alert scramble in Baltic air policing mission
Portuguese F-16 fighter jets, currently deployed for NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission at Šiauliai Air Base, Lithuania, recently conducted their first alert scramble. The...
United States Army grounds Osprey V-22 helicopter fleet after fatal Yakushima crash
In the aftermath of the tragic crash off the coast of Yakushima, Japan, where eight members of the Air Force Special Operations Command lost...
Japanese Black Hawk army helicopter goes missing with 10 on board
A Japanese military helicopter disappeared from radar tracking after leaving a Ground Self Defence Force base on Miyakojima on the Okinawa Prefecture.The Japanese army...
Boeing, ESG and Lufthansa Technik partner for potential German P-8A Poseidon fleet support
Boeing signed agreements today with ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH and Lufthansa Technik that outline joint efforts to explore potential areas of collaboration in systems...
Belgian Air Force reduces NH-90 TTH use and retires B-Hunter UAV
Belgian Defence is undergoing profound changes and is facing an extraordinary challenge in the field of human resources. In this context, it was decided...
A moment of pride in a period of uncertainty: Italian Air Force stream the colours of the Italian flag “fighting the virus”
While Italy is on quarantine, the Italian Air Force flies a single jet, representing the coronavirus, to meet other jets that stream the colours...
Belgian government sends aid to Beirut on a Belgian Air Force C-130
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence, Philippe Goffin, announced that a C130 military transport aircraft (registered CH-12) left from Melsbroek to Beirut on Thursday...
Pilot ejects from bouncing Lockheed-Martin F-35 fighter jet
A United States military pilot tried to land vertically (STOL - short take-off or landing) with his fighter jet in Texas, United States but...
Belgian, Danish F-16 NATO jets intercept Russian Tu-160 bombers, Su-27 fighters
On 17 September 2019, Belgian Air Force F-16 fighter jets leading NATO’s Baltic Air Policing from Šiauliai Air Base in Lithuania had their first...
Tunisian Air Force takes delivery of first of eight Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training Systems
Textron Aviation Defense today announced the delivery of the first Beechcraft T-6C Texan II Integrated Training System to the Tunisian Air Force in support...
First repatriation flight from Israel to Belgium, conducted by a Belgian Air Force Airbus A400M
The first group of Belgians who were in Israel and wanted to return to Belgium are back in the country. The flight BAF643 operated...
Malaysian Airbus A400M transport aircraft undertakes flights to support relief efforts in Indonesia
The Indonesian Government, the Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) and the Airbus Foundation have been working together to support humanitarian relief efforts in Palu,...
Belgian F-16s return from mission against ISIS
Belgian F-16s return from JordanOn Friday 1 October, the four Belgian F-16s deployed in Jordan landed at Kleine-Brogel airbase. This is a one-year mission...
Boeing, U.S. Air Force KC-46A tanker completes successful first flight
Flight paves the way to aerial refueling and Milestone C testingThe Boeing and U.S. Air Force team successfully completed the first flight of a...
Last formation of three Belgian Air Force Sea King Mk48 helicopters performing navigation flight
A formation of three Sea King Mk48 helicopters of the Belgian Air Force performed a navigation flight over East and West Flanders for the...
Japan Coast Guard bolsters fleet with additional Airbus Helicopters H225 order
New purchase brings JCG’s Super Puma fleet to 13 unitsAirbus Helicopters has secured an additional order of one H225 helicopter from the Japan Coast...