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India to commission its first supersonic naval fighter squadron
NEW DELHI: India on Saturday will commission its first-ever squadron of naval supersonic fighters, the MiG-29K “air superiority” jets, which will eventually operate from the decks of aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya ( Admiral Gorshkov) as well as the indigenous aircraft… Continue reading
Osprey debuts at Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1
Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1 Marines, past and present, family members and friends mingle on the flight line with the newest addition to the squadron, an MV-22 B ‘Osprey,’ after an MV-22B Introduction Ceremony in the HMX-1 hangar May 4… Continue reading
Typhoons reach Malaysia
Number 1(Fighter) Squadron successfully complete Typhoon trail to Malaysia
1(Fighter) Squadron have successfully flown four Royal Air Force Typhoon Tranche 1 aircraft from RAF Leuchars to Royal Malaysian Air Force (RMAF) Base Butterworth.
The 7,000-mile trail was completed in four… 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
Rolls-Royce congratulates US Marine Corps for first F-35B Lightning II operational squadron
Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, today offered congratulations to the United States Marine Corps for the stand-up and dedication of its first operational squadron of F-35B Lightning II aircraft at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
Tom Hartmann, Rolls-Royce, Senior… Continue reading
Hawk T.2 achieves 5,000 flying hours
The first Royal Air Force Hawk TMk2 has completed 5,000 flying hours. The Hawk aircraft ZK024 was flown as part of a formation by Wing Commander Kevin Marsh, the Officer Commanding IV Squadron.
BAE Systems jointly with sub-contractor Babcock’s maintains… Continue reading
100th Anniversary scheme RAF Valley based No IV Squadron released.
RAF Valley based No IV(Reserve) Squadron has released photographs of one of its Hawk T2 aircraft painted in a 100th anniversary commemorative scheme.
The scheme has been applied to the aircraft to mark the100th anniversary of the formation of the… Continue reading
Typhoon Growth Continues With Reformation Of No1(F) Squadron
The Royal Air Force has announced that the fourth front line Typhoon squadron will stand up at RAF Leuchars in September.
Number 1 (Fighter) Squadron will reform officially at the RAF Leuchars Jubilee Airshow on 15 September becoming the fourth… Continue reading
Two Lockheed Martin F-35Bs Ferried To Eglin, Marking 25th DOD Delivery
FORT WORTH, Texas, May 10, 2012 – Two Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] F-35B short takeoff/vertical landing (STOVL) production aircraft were ferried to Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., today, marking the 24th and 25th F-35 deliveries to the… Continue reading
Most Challenging Mountainside Helicopter Rescue wins the 2011 Cormorant Trophy
The daring cliff-side rescue of a lucky British Columbia which pushed both the rescue crew and their search and rescue helicopter to the limits has been selected for this year’s winner of the Cormorant Trophy for Helicopter Rescue. Members of… Continue reading
RAF Announces New Reaper Squadron
The Chief of the Air Staff announced today that a new Reaper Squadron will form at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, which will mean the aircraft over Afghanistan will be controlled from the UK for the first time.
Speaking at the… Continue reading
USAF Squadron tests newest F-22s, live-firing of missiles
11/5/2010Â -Â JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (AFNS)Â –Â F-22s Raptor crews from the 90th Fighter Squadron here deployed to Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Oct. 30, to participate in exercise Combat Archer, the air-to-air evaluation portion of the Air Force’s Weapons Systems… Continue reading