Lockheed Martin celebrates milestone graduation at European F-16 Training Centre
The first mission-ready F-16 pilots to graduate from the European F-16 Training Center (EFTC) in Romania were honoured today. This achievement, realised through close...
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky advances to next phase of next-generation rotorcraft capability programme
The NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) has awarded Lockheed Martin Sikorsky a contract award to study integrated platform concepts that could fulfil NATO’s...
Greece becomes newest member of the F-35 Lightning II Global Alliance
The Greece government finalised its intention to procure 20 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II aircraft by signing a Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA)...
Worldwide C-130J Super Hercules fleet soars past 3 million flight hours
Lockheed Martin announced at the Farnborough International Airshow that the worldwide C-130J Super Hercules fleet recently surpassed 3 million flight hours. With 545+ Super...
Lockheed Martin and Slovakia usher in new era of European air defence with arrival of first F-16 Block 70 fighter jets
Lockheed Martin and the Slovak Republic announced the arrival of the first F-16 Block 70 fighter jets in Slovakia, signalling a significant advancement in...
Sweden orders 12 additional Black Hawk helicopters
Sweden has announced the purchase of an additional twelve "Helicopter 16" units (Lockheed Martin Sikorsky UH-60M, also known as Black Hawk) for the Swedish...
Croatia triples Black Hawk fleet with purchase of eight additional helicopters
Croatia has acquired eight more Sikorsky-built UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters through a U.S. government Foreign Military Sale, tripling its fleet to 12 helicopters. This...
Danish and Dutch F-16 fighter jets en route to Ukraine for summer combat missions
NATO allies have initiated the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, with operational missions set for this summer. The Danish and Dutch governments,...
Royal New Zealand Air Force conducts rare mid-winter medical evacuation from Antarctica
Mission OverviewDate: 27 June 2024
Aircraft: RNZAF C-130H Hercules
Patient: American from McMurdo Station with a non-life-threatening condition requiring treatment unavailable in Antarctica.
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Romania expands Black Hawk fleet with new multi-role helicopter for emergency services
Romania’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, Department of Emergency Situations, has signed a contract with PZL Mielec, a Lockheed Martin company in Poland, to procure...
Lockheed Martin delivers 2,700th C-130 Hercules tactical airlifter
Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 2,700th Hercules multi-mission tactical airlifter, increasing the size, reach and strength of the worldwide C-130 fleet.
This landmark aircraft is...
Exhibition: Aviation during the Battle of the Bulge at the Spitfire Museum at the Florennes base
This Friday, May 31, at the Florennes base at the Spitfire Museum, the new exhibition was inaugurated with the theme of aviation in the...
Belgian Air Force’s first F-35A takes maiden flight
On May 14, 2024, Belgium's third F-35A, designated AY-03, completed its inaugural flight from Lockheed Martin's Fort Worth facility in Texas.The aircraft, adorned with...
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...
Greek F-16 crashes in Aegean Sea, pilot rescued in swift operation – Turkish Minister offers well wishes
A Hellenic Air Force F-16 fighter jet participating in a training exercise over the Aegean Sea crashed near the island of Psathoura. Thankfully, the...
Swedish Gripen conduct first visual identifications over Baltic Sea as NATO member, together with Belgian and German allies
Following Sweden's recent NATO membership, its air force engaged in multiple encounters with Russian planes over the Baltic Sea. The incidents involved Swedish Jas...
Meeting/interview with Thibauld Jongen, the CEO of SABCA, who is leaving this prestigious position after eight years.
At the end of February 2024, Thibauld Jongen, CEO of SABCA, was stepping down after eight years at the helm of this major Belgian...
Norway receives first C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifter with Block 8.1 upgrade
Lockheed Martin has delivered the first of four C-130J-30 Super Hercules tactical airlifters with the Block 8.1 upgrade to the Royal Norwegian Air Force...
Delay hits Belgium’s F-35 delivery: advanced software certification pushes timeline back by six months
Belgium's order for 34 F-35 fighter jets faces a delay of at least six months due to setbacks in the certification process for the...
U.S. F-16 fighter jet crashed into Yellow Sea off South Korea
A US F-16 fighter jet crashed into the Yellow Sea west of the Korean Peninsula after experiencing an "in-flight emergency."The incident took place on...