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Aircraft Restoration

Airworthy classic jet joins Spanish collection

21st December 2022

Hispano Aviación HA-220 Super Saeta EC-DXJ was placed on display at Spain’s Fundación Infante de Orleans (FIO) flight museum recently

Airbus C295

Spain set for lengthy capability gap following P-3M Orion retirement

21st December 2022

After almost 50 years of operational service, the Spanish Air and Space Force retired its final Lockheed P-3M Orion maritime patrol aircraft on December 17

Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence

Could Putin arm Belarusian jets with nuclear weapons?

21st December 2022

Fears that the Belarusian Air Force and Air Defence Forces could become nuclear capable have been raised after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that its jets were being converted to carry “special warheads”

Japan

Philippine Army to receive UH-1J helicopters from Japan

21st December 2022

The Japan Ground Self-Defense Force has committed to transferring an unspecified number of Fuji Heavy Industries-made UH-1J Huey utility helicopters to the Philippine Army in a bid to bolster the Army Aviation Regiment’s humanitarian assistance/disaster response capabilities

FlyPast February 2023

Inquest: Shoreham victims unlawfully killed

20th December 2022

A coroner has ruled that the eleven men who died after a Hawker Hunter crashed on to a major road during the 2015 Shoreham Airshow were unlawfully killed

Boeing P-8 Poseidon

New Zealand expedites P-3K2 Orion retirement despite capability gap

20th December 2022

The New Zealand Defence Force announced on December 13 that it will retire its five remaining Lockheed P-3K2 Orion maritime patrol aircraft five months earlier than planned due to staff shortages and maintenance constraints

AFSOC

USAF AC-130J Ghostrider crews honoured for Kabul mission

20th December 2022

Two USAF AC-130J Ghostrider gunship crews have been honoured for their heroic efforts during the fall of Kabul

Australia

Australia now fields almost 60 F-35As in-country

20th December 2022

A further five Royal Australian Air Force-operated Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning IIs have arrived at RAAF Base Williamtown in New South Wales, bringing the total number in operational service to 59 aircraft out of 72 on order

Northrop T-38 Talon

Talon Thunderbirds display being spruced up

20th December 2022

A sculpture displaying a trio of Northrop T-38A Talons in USAF Thunderbirds colours is undergoing restorative work

de Havilland Vampire

Airworthy de Havilland Vampire under maintenance

20th December 2022

Airworthy de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.6 J-1197 (HB-RVN) is currently undergoing an extensive inspection.

Korean War

National Naval Aviation Museum honours Korean War 'Devotion'

20th December 2022

The Pensacola, Florida-based National Naval Aviation Museum unveiled its newest exhibit recently – a tribute to Korean War US Navy aviators Ens Jesse Brown and LTJG Thomas Hudner

Lockheed Electra

Electra closing in on first post-restoration flight

19th December 2022

The Lockheed 12A Electra which provided Britain with invaluable reconnaissance photographs in the months leading up to World War Two will soon make its first flight in the UK for more than 80 years

Planes of Fame

Ex-Red Arrows Gnat on show

19th December 2022

Folland Gnat T.1 XP514 is currently on temporary display for a yet-to-be-determined period of time at the Planes of Fame Air Museum in Chino, California.

Attrition Report

Pilot ejects from F-35B during bizarre crash in Texas

16th December 2022

A Lockheed Martin-owned F-35B Lightning II was involved in a bizarre incident as it came into land on the shared runway at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth in Texas on December 15

Aeroflot

Russian fleet migration continues

16th December 2022

More than 200 aircraft have now been transferred from the Bermudan register as airlines in Russia continue their efforts to circumnavigate international sanctions.

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