Eight people including Taiwan’s top military official die in Black Hawk helicopter crash
On 2 January, a Black Hawk helicopter of the Republic of China (Taiwan) Air Force crashed in a forest in the mountainous terrain near...
Landing gear of Peruvian C-130 collapses during landing at Santiago de Chili
An incident was registered late Saturday at Santiago Airport when the nose gear of a C-130 Hercules plane of the Peruvian Air Force collapsed...
Irish Department of Defence orders two Airbus C295 aircraft
Ireland’s Department of Defence has announced the acquisition of two Airbus C295 medium airlifters in a maritime surveillance configuration.With this new order, the Irish...
Czech Air Force orders two additional Airbus C295 aircraft
The Czech Air Force has signed a contract for the acquisition of two additional Airbus C295 medium airlifters. The aircraft, equipped with winglets and...
[WWII Commemorations] “75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge” in Bastogne area (Belgium)
Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Saint-Hubert.
This Friday, December 13th and this weekend December 14th and 15th, the operation Piper Cub...
Bell Boeing delivers first modified Osprey to U.S. Marine Corps for improved fleet readiness
Upgrade reduces configuration types to streamline maintenance and repairs
Boeing and Bell Textron Inc., a Textron Inc. company, have delivered the first modified MV-22 Osprey...
Airbus delivers first H145 for the German Armed Forces’ search and rescue service ahead of schedule
Airbus Helicopters has delivered the first H145 for the German Armed Forces’ (Bundeswehr) search and rescue service to the Federal Office of Bundeswehr Equipment,...
Chilean Air Force Hercules C-130 with 38 passengers on board goes missing
On 10 December, the Chilean Air Force issued a press release informing that radar contact was lost with one of their Hercules C-130. The...
Thirteen French soldiers died in a collision of two helicopters in Mali
On 25 November, shortly before 20:00 (UTC +1) thirteen French soldiers - engaged in operation Barkhane (an ongoing anti-insurgent operation in Africa's Sahel region)...
Hungary takes delivery of its first two H145Ms
The first two of twenty H145M military helicopters have been delivered to the Hungarian Defence Forces.The H145Ms of the Hungarian fleet are equipped with...
Belgian Defence to build new hangar at Brussels Airport for the Airbus A400M
At the military airport of Melsbroek (part of Brussels Airport), preparations are ongoing for the construction of the largest aircraft hangar ever built by...
Pentagon and Lockheed Martin reach agreement reducing F-35A cost by 12.8 percent
The F-35 Joint Program Office and Lockheed Martin finalised a $34 billion agreement for the production and delivery of 478 F-35s at the lowest...
[75th Anniversary Commemoration] “Piper Cub Ardennes honouring Belgian skies”
Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Saint-Hubert.September, no doubt, was quite hectic with all celebrations taking place in Belgium in order to...
[75th Anniversary Commemoration] Inauguration of the Monument “L-Birds 1944-1945” in Sibret, in the presence of Mrs Helen Patton, granddaughter of General Patton.
Authors Benoit Denet & Martin Gillet, reporting from Sibret.
Further to the commemoration of the Battle of the Bulge taking place, the Project "Piper Cub...
Belgian government cancels Dassault Falcon 7X VIP “white fleet” deal
Only one month after the decision to dry-lease two Dassault Falcon 7X VIP aircraft - and a procedure before the Belgian Council of State...
U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashes near Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany; pilot OK
On 8 October at about 15:00 (UTC +2), a U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed near Zemmer, Germany, during a routine training sortie.The...
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey fleet surpasses 500,000 flight hours
Osprey continues to provide unique tiltrotor capabilities to support worldwide military missionsThe V-22 fleet of tiltrotor aircraft built by Bell Textron Inc., a Textron...
Philippine Air Force orders Gulfstream G280 to be used for Command and Control
Gulfstream Aerospace Corp. announced the Philippine Air Force has established a contract through the United States government to purchase a Gulfstream G280™ as well...
Ceremony of handing wings to new pilots of the Belgian Air Component
Under a threatening sky on Wednesday, 2 October at 14:30, the Center of Competence of the Air Component (CC Air) organized the annual ceremony...
[Military Exercises] New Franco-Belgian partnership called “CaMo” (Motorised Capacity) Exercise CELTIC UPRISE 2019 (including Air Support).
Authors : Benoit Denet / Martin GilletFrom September 16 to 27, 2019, the Defence organised the exercise CELTIC UPRISE 2019. This is the first...