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Asobo Studio

Caribou touches down in Microsoft Flight Simulator

24th February 2023

The Microsoft Flight Simulator development team has released the eighth aircraft in the Local Legends Series, the de Havilland DHC-4 Caribou.

Airbus CN-235

AFSOC’s secretive CN-235 supports Biden’s visit to Europe

24th February 2023

US Air Force Special Operations Command’s sole CASA CN-235M-100 was one of the many aircraft to journey to Eastern Europe to during the past week to support US President Joe Biden’s surprise visit to Kyiv, Ukraine, and his pre-planned meeting with other NATO leaders in Warsaw, Poland

Acquisitions

Cost of UK's final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning IIs to increase

24th February 2023

The price of the final Tranche 1 F-35B Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters to be acquired by the UK is set to rise by 6%, the Ministry of Defence has revealed

Asobo Studio

World Update XII: New Zealand released

24th February 2023

Asobo Studio has announced World Update XII: New Zealand for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available, adding seven detailed cities, several points of interest and nine handcrafted airports along with discovery flights, challenges and bush trips.

Belgian Air Component

BREAKING: Exercise Cobra Warrior participating air forces confirmed

24th February 2023

The RAF has confirmed the participating air forces for its upcoming Exercise Cobra Warrior.

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Notorious ‘Blacksnakes’ to bid farewell to venerable A-10Cs

23rd February 2023

Having operated the venerable A-10C Thunderbolt II since 2010, the Indiana Air National Guard’s 122nd Fighter Wing ‘Blacksnakes’ will bid a fond farewell to the type after it recently announced it had formally been approved to convert to the F-16C/D Fighting Falcon

Attack Helicopter

Bell completes Bahraini AH-1Z programme

23rd February 2023

Bell Textron revealed on February 20 that it has completed the programme of record for Bahrain’s acquisition of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters, adding that the last six examples are on schedule to arrive in the Kingdom later this year

India

Russia and India to join forces on airliner production?

23rd February 2023

United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) is assessing the possibility of launching localised production of several airliner types in India.

airBaltic

Jets replace turboprops after double Dash 8 retirement

23rd February 2023

Two airlines recently phased out of their turboprop fleet in favour of an all-jet roster

iniBuilds

Oklahoma City Airport released

23rd February 2023

iniBuilds has announced Oklahoma City Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator is now available.

Air Astana

Air Astana posts record profits, declares 2022 its best year ever

22nd February 2023

Almaty-based Air Astana has declared 2022 its best year ever after posting a record profit of $78.2 million after tax.

Aeroflot

Aeroflot's bold growth plans revealed

22nd February 2023

Aeroflot expects to carry up to 65 million passengers a year by the end of the decade under ambitious growth plans recently unveiled.

Bell TH-67 Creek

US donates four helicopters to the Dominican Republic

22nd February 2023

The US has donated a further four utility helicopters to the Dominican Republic – comprising two Bell TH-67A Creeks for the Dominican Republic Army and a pair of Bell UH-1H Super Huey IIs for the Dominican Republic Air Force – with all four aircraft arriving in-country on February 14

Ace Aeronautics

Former US Army Black Hawk suddenly appears in Ukraine

22nd February 2023

Of all the rotorcraft that have been donated from Western allies to Ukraine as it continues to bare the brunt of invading Russian forces, it seems that the first US-built helicopter to be seen involved in the conflict – a UH-60A – has unexpectedly appeared in the service of the secretive Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine

Fighter

Romanian MiG-21s scrambled to chase down ‘phantom’ object

22nd February 2023

A pair of Romanian Air Force Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 LanceR B/C fighters were recently scrambled to intercept a small, unidentified aerial target that had been detected within national airspace at an altitude of approximately 36,000ft over southeast Romania

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