The Royal Australian Air Force is preparing to take delivery of its fourth Poseidon. P-8A A47-004 (s/n 62293, l/n 6216) was photographed on short finals to Seattle’s Boeing Field on June 29. Under Project Air 7000 2B, Australia approved the acquisition of an initial eight Poseidons in February 2014 (plus four options). An order for […]
MRH90 test aircraft callsign ‘Cobra 22’ undertook landings and take-off s in a variety of conditions while at its maximum embarked operating weight of 10,600kg. ABCSO(U) Tara Byrne/ Commonwealth of Australia THE ROYAL Australian Navy (RAN) has completed trials off the east coast of Australia involving an MRH90 helicopter and the frigate HMAS Anzac. The […]
C-27J A34-009 lands at Turin-Caselle on June 16, possibly after its first flight, wearing the provisional registration I-EASF applied for test and delivery flights. Marco Rossi THE NINTH and penultimate C-27J for the Royal Australian Air Force, A34-009 has begun flighttesting in preparation for delivery to the US. After check flights at Leonardo’s Turin-Caselle facility […]
Subscribe to www.airforcesmonthly.com for breaking news stories. E-mail the news team at edafm@keypublishing.com COMMENT One of the last four operational T-33s before the type’s retirement from Bolivian service on July 31. Anthony Pecchi EL ALTO INTERNATIONAL Airport in La Paz is well known among civil aviation observers as the highest international airport in the world, […]
Britain’s newest and biggest aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08), is approaching the end of a first phase of sea trials. Tim Ripley visited her in Rosyth dockyard and reports on the UK’s return to the aircraft carrier business. HMS QUEEN ELIZABETH A fine aerial view of HMS ‘Queen Elizabeth’ shortly after sailing from Rosyth […]
P Olivier and J Lemoigne report on the establishment of the French Air Force’s latest display team – Couteau Delta – and interview one of its pilots. MIRAGE DISPLAY TEAM With the demise of Ramex Delta it looked as though it was the end for the Armée de l’Air’s tactical display teams. The arrival of […]
In the wake of the first US kill of a manned aircraft since Operation Allied Force in 1999, AFM’s Vangelis Antonakis went aboard USS George H W Bush in the eastern Mediterranean to hear a first-hand report of the shootdown at a time of escalating tensions in the region. CVN 77 IN THE MED F/A-18C […]
A special Royal Air Force Tornado GR4, painted in ‘desert pink’ colours as a tribute to Operation Granby in 1991, has been retired as the type enters its final chapter in service, as Rich Cooper reports.
A special Royal Air Force Tornado GR4, painted in ‘desert pink’ colours as a tribute to Operation Granby in 1991, has been retired as the type enters its final chapter in service, as Rich Cooper reports.