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309th AMARG

New life for former US Army C-23B+ Sherpas

2nd September 2021

Three former US Army Short C-23B+ Sherpas have recently departed from storage with the 309th AMARG at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona. Destined for a new life in civilian hands, the aircraft follow four others that left this year

AW169M

Leonardo’s MAIR system moves into production

2nd September 2021

Leonardo has announced that its Multi Aperture InfraRed (MAIR) threat warning system has gone into series production, with manufacturing underway on an initial batch for installation on a number of platforms including the Italian Army’s AW169M-based Light Utility Helicopter

Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-31 Foxhound

Russia signs Tu-95MS, MiG-31 upgrade contracts

2nd September 2021

Modernisation contracts were signed at the international military and technical forum 'Army-2021', held at Kubinka Air Base near Moscow from August 22-28, for the Russian Aerospace Force’s MiG-31 fighter-interceptors and Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile carriers

PA-32 Cherokee

Cherokee Six Takes Flight in X-Plane

2nd September 2021

AeroSphere Simulations has released the Piper PA-32-260 Cherokee Six B for X-Plane 11.

ANSP

ENAIRE invests over 8 million euros to digitalise voice and data communications

2nd September 2021

ENAIRE will digitalise voice and data communications at the Balearic Air Traffic Control Centre

Pilatus

Qatar's first PC-24 enters final assembly

1st September 2021

Pilatus Aircraft is progressing well with manufacture of the first of two Qatar Emiri Air Force PC-24 Super Versatile Jets. The first aircraft appeared outside at the factory on Stans Airfield, Switzerland, on September 1

BAE Systems Hawk

Qatari Hawks arrive at RAF Leeming

1st September 2021

The arrival of the first two Qatar Emiri Air Force Hawk Mk167s at their new home of RAF Leeming, UK, where they will form part of a joint UK-Qatari fast-jet training squadron, marks the latest step in a burgeoning airborne relationship between the two countries

Lionheart Creations

Quickie Q200 Takes Flight in MSFS

1st September 2021

Lionheart Creations releases the Quickie Q200 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Airbus A400M Atlas

Airbus secures A400M order from Kazakhstan

1st September 2021

Kazakhstan will become the ninth operator of the A400M heavy-lift tactical transport after Airbus announced that the nation had ordered two examples of the type on September 1

Attrition Report

US Navy MH-60S crashes off the coast of San Diego

1st September 2021

Search and rescue efforts for five missing crew members continue off the coast of San Diego, California, after a US Navy-operated Sikorsky MH-60S Knighthawk crashed into the Pacific Ocean on August 31

GPS III

US Space Systems Command declares GPS III satellites ready for launch

1st September 2021

The US Space Force’s Space Systems Command has recently declared the eighth GPS III satellite as being available for launch, the third such vehicle within the programme to reach the status within the past three months

Airbus A380

Emirates to accelerate last A380 deliveries

1st September 2021

The Middle Eastern airline hopes to have reintroduced the superjumbo on more than a dozen routes by October

COVID-19

Draken to close UK-based helicopter training academy

1st September 2021

Draken Europe has announced plans to close its UK-based Helicopter Academy at the end of this year with the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic a key factor in the decision, as limitations on travel to and from the UK reduced its ability to secure new orders

Airbus C295

Irish Air Corps’ first C295W in production

1st September 2021

The initial Airbus Defence C295W for the Irish Air Corps is progressing well on the production line at Seville-San Pablo Airport, Spain

Accident Report

USAF releases report into MQ-9A crash in Africa

1st September 2021

A newly released USAF Abbreviated Aircraft Accident Investigation Board report has revealed the previously unreported loss of an MQ-9A Reaper RPAS in an unspecified location in the US Africa Command Area of Responsibility on June 24, 2020

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