The US Navy marked a key milestone on September 17, when it received its 100th TH-73A Thrasher training helicopter (170243/‘E-731’) during a ceremony held at Leonardo’s production facility in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
During an event held at Andravida Air Base on August 28, an F-4E (AUP) was rolled out sporting a new anniversary scheme to celebrate 50 years of Phantom II operations with the Hellenic Air Force (HAF).
In the early 1990s, German reunification and the subsequent economic measures made it clear that the Luftwaffe would need to strengthen its structure, disband several units and close certain bases.
The last remaining HC-130H Hercules in US Coast Guard (USCG) service was retired after making its final flight from Coast Guard Air Station (CGAS) Clearwater in Florida on September 24.
After 35 years, Wojskowe Zakłady Lotnicze No 2 (WZL-2; Military Aviation Works No 2) at Bydgoszcz, Poland, has completed overhauling, repairing, maintaining and modernising the Polish Air Force (PoAF) fleet of Su-22M4/UM3K Fitter-K/G variable-sweep wing fighter-bombers.
In what is a major shake-up for the UK MOD’s New Medium Helicopter (NMH) programme, both Airbus and Lockheed Martin (LM) have decided to withdraw their respective bids from the competitive procurement process, leaving Leonardo as the sole bidder in the £1bn ($1.3bn) contest.
Travis Air Force Base in California held a ceremony on September 26, 2024 to commemorate the retirement of the US Air Force's KC-10 Extender after 44 years of service.