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Australia

Australian Wedgetail touches down at RAF Lossiemouth

16th February 2024

A Royal Australian Air Force Boeing E-7A Wedgetail, A30-002, touched down at RAF Lossiemouth today (February 16, 2024).

116th Air Refueling Squadron

KC-135T marks 100 years of 116th ARS with heritage scheme

16th February 2024

The 116th Air Refueling Squadron (ARS) ‘Ace of Spades’ – a part of the Washington ANG’s 141st Air Refueling Wing (ARW) at Fairchild AFB – has applied a new heritage scheme to one of its KC-135T Stratotankers to commemorate the squadron’s 100th anniversary

Aircraft Deliveries

USAF’s 305th RQS welcomes first Jolly Green II

16th February 2024

The USAF’s 305th Rescue Squadron (RQS) – a component of Air Force Reserve Command’s (AFRC’s) 943rd Rescue Group (RQG) – joined the HH-60W Jolly Green II family on February 1, when the first aircraft (21-14521) arrived at Davis-Monthan AFB in Arizona

Acquisitions

Portugal receives first second-hand P-3C Orion from Germany

15th February 2024

The Força Aerea Portuguesa (FAP; Portuguese Air Force) received the first of six former Marineflieger (German Navy)-operated P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) on February 9

Initial Operational Capability (IOC)

USMC’s first East Coast F-35B unit declared operational

15th February 2024

The USMC formally declared its first East Coast-based F-35B Lightning II squadron operational when Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 542 (VMFA-542) ‘Tigers’ – a component of the 2nd Marine Aircraft Wing (MAW) – achieved Initial Operational Capability (IOC) at MCAS Cherry Point in North Carolina on February 5

Boeing

USAF to perform flypast over Sheffield to mark 80th anniversary of B-17 crash

15th February 2024

The US Air Force is to conduct a flypast over Endcliffe Park in Sheffield to mark the 80th anniversary of the crash of B-17 “Mi Amigo”.

Acquisitions

Ethiopia acquires Su-30K fighters and Akinci drones

13th February 2024

The Ethiopian Air Force (EAF) has taken delivery of two Russian-built Su-30K Flanker-F multi-role fighters and an unspecified number of Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs)

Airlift

Greece seeks stop-gap C-130Hs to bolster waning airlift capabilities

13th February 2024

The US Department of Defense and the US State Department have recently given advance notice of a proposed transfer of two legacy C-130H Hercules tactical transports to Greece as part of the Excess Defense Articles programme, which will be used as a stop-gap to boost the Hellenic Air Force’s airlift capabilities until the air arm’s new C-130J Super Hercules fleet can enter operational service

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet

Stunning Swiss Air Force Hornet photos

13th February 2024

A selection of stunning photos of Swiss Air Force F/A-18 Hornets from Peter Lewis and Aldo Wicki.

Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady

Fairford U-2 wears tribute nose art

12th February 2024

Personnel from the U-2 unit operating from RAF Fairford applied nose art to one of the aircraft as a tribute to the three US Army soldiers killed recently by a drone at the Tower 22 base in Jordan.

Exercise Yorknite - Swiss Air Force

Swiss Air Force Yorknite 2024 deployment dates

9th February 2024

The Swiss Air Force has confirmed to Key.Aero the dates of its annual night flying Yorknite deployment to RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire.

Aerobatic

Red Arrows gear up for 60th anniversary season

8th February 2024

The iconic aerobatic display team have returned to nine jets for the landmark season

French Air and Space Force (FASF)

New Saudi Air Warfare Centre hosts Spears of Victory multinational exercise

6th February 2024

Exercise Spears of Victory 24 is taking place at King Abdulaziz Air Base in Saudia Arabia, with the RAF sending Typhoons flown by XI (Fighter) Squadron to participate.

Boeing

USAF’s final WC-135R arrives at Offutt AFB

5th February 2024

The 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (RS) – a component of the USAF’s 55th Wing – received its third and final WC-135R Constant Phoenix (64-14829/OF) when the aircraft touched down at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska on December 4, writes Tom Kaminski.

Aermacchi MB-339

Frecce Tricolori to star in North American tour

5th February 2024

Initially announced by Gen Luca Goretti – the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force – on November 23, Italy’s premier aerobatic team, Frecce Tricolori (Tricolor Arrows), revealed the full details of what will be its first North American tour in more than 30 years on January 1.

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