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Boeing to Streamline Royal Netherlands Air Force Rotorcraft Maintenance
Boeing and the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have signed the first-ever integrated contract for maintenance and spare parts for Chinook and Apache helicopters, which will save the Dutch military money and increase aircraft availability by merging two formerly separate… Continue reading
Eurocopter UK receives contract to support the 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters
Eurocopter UK?s role in maintaining the United Kingdom?s military helicopter capabilities has been further expanded with the award of a three-year support contract for the fleet of 24 Royal Air Force Puma Mk2 helicopters being upgraded by the company to… Continue reading
Boeing Rolls Out 1st F-15SA for Royal Saudi Air Force
Latest international F-15 variant brings enhanced mission capability at lower life-cycle cost
Boeing today rolled out the F-15SA, ushering in a new era in fighter aircraft capability and affordability for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
The F-15SA, the newest variant… Continue reading
BAe 146 C.MK 3 aircraft delivered to the UK Royal Air Force
MAJOR CONVERSION PROGRAMME INCLUDES ENHANCED INTERIOR FLEXIBILITY WITH FOUR DIFFERENT INTERIOR OPTIONS
BAE Systems Regional Aircraft has delivered on time and on budget two BAe 146-200QC (Quick Change) aircraft that have been converted from commercial to military configuration for use… Continue reading
Royal Air Force 95 years-old today
It was Prime Minister David Lloyd George who, with General Jan Smuts, identified the need for what was to become the world’s first independent air force, partly in response to German Zeppelin raids on London in 1916-17.
The result was… Continue reading
Canadian Air Force Operation Ignition 2013 to help protect Icelands airspace
OTTAWA — A Royal Canadian Air Force detachment of six CF-18 Hornet jet fighters will patrol Iceland’s airspace from Keflavik Air Base during Operation Ignition in March and April of this year. Operation Ignition is Canada’s periodic contribution to the … Continue reading
First international student pilot flies F-35
by Maj. Karen Roganov
33rd Fighter Wing Public Affairs
3/21/2013 – EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The first international student aviator at the 33rd Fighter Wing, training to be an F-35B Lightning II instructor pilot, completed his first… Continue reading
Second F-35 For The Netherlands Rolls Out Of F-35 Production Facility
FORT WORTH, Texas, March 7, 2013 – The second Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35A Lightning II for the Netherlands rolled out of the F-35 production facility on March 2. This is the latest step in the production process leading to… Continue reading
AgustaWestland Signs £260 Million Sea King Integrated Operational Support Contract
AgustaWestland has signed a contract with the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence, valued at approximately £260 million, for the provision of Sea King Integrated Operational Support (SKIOS) from 1st April 2013 to the type’s out of service date in March… Continue reading
Final assembly of the first C-27J Spartan for the Royal Australian Air Force started
The fuselage of the first C-27J for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has arrived at the Alenia Aermacchi Turin plant for final assembly. Manufactured at Alenia Aermacchi’s Capodichino Naples site, the fuselage, reached Turin both by truck (from Capodichino… Continue reading
Eurocopter delivers the first two Royal Malaysian Air Force EC725s from an order for 12 medium-lift, twin-engine helicopters
The initial two Eurocopter EC725 helicopters for the Royal Malaysian Air Force were formally presented today during a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, with the first unit being delivered on time and the second unit coming three months ahead of schedule.… Continue reading
Airbus Military delivers final A330 MRTT to Royal Australian Air Force
Airbus Military has formally delivered the fifth and final new generation A330 MRTT multi-role tanker transport ordered by the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF).The handover of the aircraft, the world´s most advanced air-to-air tanker, marks a major milestone for the… Continue reading