News

Deployment

VMFA-314 F-35Cs return from historic carrier deployment

22nd August 2022

Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning IIs assigned to VMFA-314 ‘Black Knights’ have returned to MCAS Miramar, California, after completing a historic deployment with the US Navy’s Carrier Air Wing 9 (CVW-9) aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72)

Messerschmitt Bf 109

Excavated Messerschmitt engines on display

22nd August 2022

An exhibition has been staged in France to showcase the engines of three JG 53 Messerschmitt Bf 109s

Newark Air Museum

Unique Desford makes final flight

21st August 2022

The one-off Reid and Sigrist Desford completed its final flight on 19 August, on delivery to the Newark Air Museum

Boeing

USAF receives final ‘Zombie Viper’ from Boeing

21st August 2022

Personnel from the US DCMA’s AIMO St Augustine have celebrated a major milestone following the delivery of the final QF-16 ‘Zombie Viper’ Full Scale Aerial Target from Boeing’s facility at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville, Florida

Attack Helicopter

US to donate eight H-1 helicopters to the Czech Republic

20th August 2022

Eight H-1 helicopters are to be donated free-of-charge to the Czech Republic by the US

AFSOC

USAF grounds CV-22B Osprey fleet

19th August 2022

On August 16, the Commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, Lt Gen Jim Slife directed a safety stand down of all 52 CV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft in the fleet

Denmark

Danish link return for London City

19th August 2022

British Airways partner has confirmed its intentions to restore services to the capital. Find out more on Key.Aero...

Australia

Global air arms converge on Australia for Exercise Pitch Black

19th August 2022

Throughout mid-August, combat aircraft and associated support assets from a host of global air arms have deployed to Australia in preparation for Exercise Pitch Black – a large-scale force employment exercise hosted biennially by the RAAF, which returns after a four-year hiatus

Boeing B-52 Stratofortress

USAF deploys four B-52s to the UK

19th August 2022

Four USAF B-52H Stratofortress bombers from the 5th Bomb Wing (BW) at Minot Air Force Base (AFB), North Dakota, arrived at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire, UK, on August 18

Asobo Studio

Bonanza V35 for Microsoft Flight Simulator released

19th August 2022

The Microsoft Flight Simulator team has announced the Beechcraft Bonanza V35 is now available.

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin to build 129 F-35s under mega $7.6bn contract

19th August 2022

US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the procurement of 129 Lot 15 F-35 Lightning IIs

English Electric Canberra

South Wales Aviation Museum receives Canberra

19th August 2022

St Athan-based South Wales Aviation Museum has taken delivery of a 1954-built English Electric Canberra TT.18

Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB)

Why BA A350-1000 suffered tail-strike during go-around

18th August 2022

The three-year-old widebody picked up damage to its fuselage surface when the tail struck the ground during a go-around at Heathrow after a prolonged float during the flare to land.

Acquisitions

Czech MOD seeking Israeli UAV acquisition

18th August 2022

The Czech Ministry of Defence has revealed that it is set to open negotiations with the Israeli government for the acquisition of three Israel Aerospace Industries-developed Heron I unmanned aerial vehicles for aerial reconnaissance duties