New Heights: Royal New Zealand Air Force’s Maiden P-8A Flight Signals a Transformative Era in Maritime Patrol.
RNZAF Welcomes First Boeing P-8A Poseidon, Shifts No 5 Squadron to New Base at RNZAF Base Ohakea. The P-8A Poseidon fleet will replace the P-3K2 Orion fleet, which first entered…
U.S. Air Force Shift: F-16s Move from Germany to Kadena Air Base in Japan.
F-16C/D Fighting Falcons from the U.S. Air Force 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, arrived at Kadena Air Base, Japan, Jan. 16, 2023. To support the on-going phased return…
Cyprus Air Forces Gift Serbia Five Mil Mi-35PN Attack Helicopters, Elevating Capabilities to New Heights!
The Cyprus Air Forces have provided Serbia with five formidable Mil Mi-35PN attack helicopters! Negotiations between Serbia and Cyprus for the sale of Mil Mi-35PN attack helicopters are in the…
Skyward Soar: Leonardo’s Aviation Triumph with Austria for Advanced AW169M LUH Helicopters.
Austrian Ministry of Defence Expands Fleet: €304 Million Contract Adds 18 AW169M LUH Helicopters, Totaling 36. The AW169M LUHs will be able to carry out a wide range of missions…
Myanmar Navy Strengthens Fleet with Two Super Dvora Mk III Fast-Patrol Boats
The Myanmar Navy has added two powerful Super Dvora Mk III-class Fast-Patrol Boats to its fleet, which are sailing toward strength and agility. In order to fully protect the maritime…
AOI Signs Deal for Egyptian Air Force T-50 Jet Trainer
On November 30, Egypt’s state owned Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) signed a cooperation agreement with Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) for manufacturing of training aircraft in Egypt. In a statement…
Milestone Achieved: Rescue Squadron UH-1N Hits 20,000 Flight Hours, Emerges as DOD’s Longest Active ‘Huey’
A 36th Rescue Squadron UH-1N “Huey” achieved 20,000 flight hours at Fairchild Air Force Base, Jan. 13. According to the aircraft manufacturer, this is the highest number of flight hours…
Staying Afloat: The Engineering Secrets Behind Aircraft Carriers’ Stability
Could a $13 billion dollar aircraft carrier that took five years to build, now home to 5,000 people, just suddenly tip over? I decided to broach the subject after seeing…
US and Israeli Navies Demonstrate Joint Operational Readiness in Dynamic Drill
Landmark Naval Exercise: U.S. and Israel Conduct Largest Bilateral Drill, Culminating in Joint Visit to USS George H.W. Bush. During exercise Juniper Oak 23-2, the George H.W. Bush Carrier Strike…
Sky Giants Unite: Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion Elevates Non-Flyable F-35C in Groundbreaking Test
Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion, operated by Marine Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron (VMX), achieves external load certification with non-functional F-35 at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The lift was to evaluate…