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North American P-51 Mustang

Bottisham Airfield Museum P-51 unveiled

6th July 2022

On June 18 the Bottisham Airfield Museum unveiled its freshly restored North American P-51D fibreglass replica, which previously hung from the ceiling in the American Air Museum at Duxford.

Africa

Niger, Djibouti become Africa's latest Bayraktar TB2 operators

5th July 2022

Niger and Djibouti have become the most recent nations to receive Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs, becoming the fourth and fifth African nations to operate the increasingly popular UCAV

Leonardo AW149

Poland orders 32 AW149s in €1.76bn deal

5th July 2022

Poland’s Ministry of Defence has ordered 32 AW149 multirole helicopters for operation by the Polish Army

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin awarded ROKAF F-16 upgrade contract

5th July 2022

Lockheed Martin has received a further contract to upgrade the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF’s) fleet of F-16C/D Fighting Falcon multi-role fighters

Brisbane Airport (BNE)

New Australian destination for X-Plane

5th July 2022

Orbx has announced Brisbane International Airport for X-Plane 11 is out now.

MiG

Norwegian MiG-15 repainted in surprising scheme

5th July 2022

The Norwegian Air Force Historical Squadron has repainted its two-seat MiG-15UTI — more precisely, a Polish-built SB Lim-2 — from its former Soviet colours into a surprising US Air Force scheme.

Turkey

Bayraktar Akıncı B makes debut at Anatolian Eagle 22

4th July 2022

This year's edition of Exercise Anatolian Eagle saw multiple international participants, but one visitor certainly drew a lot of attention, the Bayraktar Akıncı B UCAV

Africa

Zimbabwe revives Hawk fleet in face of EU sanctions

4th July 2022

The Air Force of Zimbabwe has recommissioned four Hawk Mk.60/60A ground attack/jet trainer aircraft in spite of EU sanctions that led to the air arm’s entire Hawk fleet being grounded in 2011

Australia

Papua New Guinea regains fixed-wing capability with PAC-750XL

4th July 2022

Showing PNGDF-operated Pacific Aerospace PAC-750XL XSTOL utility aircraft (serial P2-701), an image released on June 23 by the Australian Department of Defence has revealed the aircraft was made airworthy again last year after being grounded for four years

Air cargo

“Game-changer” Class E cargo conversion on A330-300

4th July 2022

Thanks to a Class E conversion on the Airbus A330-300, this freighter solution would see aircraft loading undertaken by a conveyor inside the cargo hold (pictured) instead of pallets or containers.

29-Palms

Twentynine Palms Released

4th July 2022

Aerosoft has released a highly detailed rendition of Twentynine Palms Airport for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Vickers

Can you help with this Vickers Viking recovery?

4th July 2022

Plans are being drawn up to move Vickers Viking 1B G-AGRW from Bad Vöslau Airport in north-eastern Austria to Blackbushe Airport, Surrey, where it will undergo restoration.

Aircraft Restoration

Waterbird replica flies from Windermere

3rd July 2022

Eight years after construction began at Wickenby, Lincolnshire, a replica of the 1911 Lakes Waterbird seaplane made its maiden flight from Windermere on 13 June with well-known display and test pilot Pete Kynsey at the controls.

Concept

UK ‘swats’ Project Mosquito ahead of planned first flight

2nd July 2022

The UK MOD has revealed that Project Mosquito – a future uncrewed combat aircraft technology demonstration – will “not proceed beyond the design phase”, following a ‘detailed review' of the technical demonstrator by the RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO)

Aircraft Restoration

Vought F7U-3 Cutlass to undergo major restoration

2nd July 2022

Vought F7U-3 Cutlass 129685 is to be the subject of a major restoration project at the Military Aircraft Preservation Society (MAPS) Air Museum at Akron Canton Regional Airport, Ohio.

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