Military

Acquisitions

Singapore to buy eight more Lightning IIs

19th March 2024

Singapore will acquire eight examples of the conventional take-off and landing (CTOL)-configured F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter to supplement the 12 short take-off and vertical landing (STOVL)-capable F-35Bs it has already purchased

BAE Systems Hawk

Canada axes CT-155 Hawk fleet as it reevaluates pilot training programme

19th March 2024

The Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) is making major changes to its flight training programme in preparation for the frontline fighter force’s upcoming transition from the CF-188A/B Hornet to the F-35A Lightning II

Aircraft Deliveries

First Dutch AH-64E arrives at Gilze-Rijen

19th March 2024

The first AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF’s) No 301 Squadron landed at Gilze-Rijen Air Base – the unit’s home-base – for the first time on March 14

BAE Systems Hawk

Qatari Hawks temporarily move to Leuchars

15th March 2024

Qatar Emiri Air Force Hawk Mk 167s of 11 Squadron are currently operating from Leuchars Station in Fife, having relocated from the unit’s home base of RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire.

Basic Flying Training

Ukraine’s first future F-16 pilots complete basic flying training with RAF

12th March 2024

The RAF revealed on February 24 that the first cohort of Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) pilots to receive basic flying training (BFT) in the UK have now completed their syllabus and are now learning to fly the F-16 Fighting Falcon

Agusta-Bell AB.212

Italian Air Force marks end of HH-212A ops with final flight

12th March 2024

The Italian Air Force’s (ItAF’s) 9° Stormo (Wing) held a celebratory event at Grazzanise Air Base on February 22 to mark the final flight of the HH-212A combat search-and-rescue (CSAR) helicopter fleet

Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II

Maryland ANG to lose flying mission after upcoming A-10C departure

12th March 2024

When its 21-strong fleet of A-10C Thunderbolt II close air support/ground attack aircraft are retired from use, the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing will transition to a new cyber-based mission. Announced on March 7, the move will leave the Maryland ANG without a flying mission

Advanced Jet Trainer

T-7A Red Hawk endures month-long climatic testing at Eglin AFB

12th March 2024

The USAF has marked a significant milestone in the operational development of its new advanced jet trainer, the T-7A Red Hawk, after a Boeing-operated test aircraft (21-7003) completed a month-long extreme weather trial inside the McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Florida, on February 23

Dassault Mirage 2000-5

Mirage 2000-5F pilots score first post-WW2 aerial victories for France

12th March 2024

Two French Air and Space Force pilots flying Mirage 2000-5F multi-role fighters have scored the first successful aerial victories against enemy aircraft since the end of World War 2, after the two jets engaged in air-to-air combat with Houthi-operated kamikaze drones over the Red Sea on March 9

RAF Red Arrows

Red Arrows fly with Gnat to mark 60th anniversary

11th March 2024

A Folland Gnat has recently flown in formation with the RAF’s Red Arrows to help mark the team’s 60th display season

HMS Prince of Wales

Stunning aurora over HMS Prince of Wales

5th March 2024

Personnel embarked aboard the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales were treated to a stunning display by the northern lights

Basic Trainer

Thailand retires PC-9 trainers after 30 years of ops

5th March 2024

After more than 30 years of operational service, the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) bid a fond farewell to its fleet of Pilatus PC-9 single-engine, tandem-seat training aircraft during a retirement ceremony at the RTAF Flying Training School at Kamphaeng Saen Air Base on February 2

Deployment

Wisconsin ANG's 'Badger Air Militia' embarks on first F-35A training deployment

5th March 2024

A number of F-35A Lightning IIs and more than 150 airmen from the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s (ANG’s) 115th Fighter Wing (FW) – which is home-based at Truax Field ANGB in Madison – completed the Weapons System Evaluation Program’s (WSEP’s) Exercise Combat Archer at Tyndall AFB, Florida, on February 23

Beriev A-50 Mainstay

Ukraine claims it shot down 13 Russian military jets in February

5th March 2024

As of February 29, the Ukrainian Air Force (UkrAF) has claimed to have shot down a total of 13 Russian military fixed-wing aircraft since January 30, marking the highest number of Russian military jet losses in a single month and the greatest increase in results for Ukraine’s anti-air operations since October 2022

Acquisitions

Hungary orders four more Gripen Cs

5th March 2024

Saab inked a contract with the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) covering an order for four more single-seat JAS 39C Gripen multi-role fighters for the Hungarian Air Force (HuAF) on February 23

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