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Spanish Hornets begin first BAP mission

22nd May 2025

On their way to Estonia on April 28 are two of the five aircraft assigned to the Spanish ‘Ambar’ Detachment that includes EF-18Ms C.15-23/15-10, C.15-24/15-11, C.15-26/15- 13, C.15-32/15-19 and C.15- 36/15-23. Roberto Yáñez ON APRIL 28 four Ejército del Aire (Spanish Air Force) Ala 15 EF-18Ms and a spare aircraft departed Zaragoza air base for […]

No XV(R) Squadron Tornados to Marham

22nd May 2025

One of eight former No XV(R) Squadron Tornado GR4s transferred to Marham, ZD741 ‘LS-F’, in ‘MacRobert’s Reply’ markings, departs Lossiemouth on April 12 for its ferry flight. This GR4 was due to go into storage at the Norfolk base. Niall Paterson TORNADO GR4s have been transferred from RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland, to RAF Marham, following the […]

First Chinook HC5 for Odiham

22nd May 2025

THE ROYAL Air Force received its first Chinook HC5 when the helicopter arrived at RAF Odiham, Hampshire from the Gosport Fleetlands facility operated by Vector Aerospace, Boeing’s principal subcontractor in the programme, on March 22. ZH901 is the first of eight HC3 versions to be converted under the £400m upgrade as the RAF works towards […]

Lynx HMA8 tests Sea Venom

22nd May 2025

MBDA HAS announced successful trials of its Sea Venom/ANL missile using the Lynx naval helicopter. During tests that took place in March – only days before the retirement of the Royal Navy Lynx HMA8 version – ZF558 conducted a series of air carriage trials before jettisoning two of the weapons over the Larkhill Range at […]

Typhoons begin Southern Air Policing mission

22nd May 2025

THE ROYAL Air Force’s No 3 (Fighter) Squadron has deployed a detachment to Romania for a fourmonth mission to support NATO’s Southern Air Policing mission. Four Typhoons departed RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire and arrived at Mihail Kogălniceanu air base on April 24. The detachment includes around 150 support personnel. The first rotation of the new mission […]

Sentry surprise at Manchester

22nd May 2025

An unusual visitor to Manchester Airport was RAF E-3D Sentry AEW1 ZH106. The aircraft arrived at Manchester from RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire on April 4 using the callsign ‘Solex 01’ and wearing a primer finish, suggesting it was about to undergo a re-spray. Daniel Griffiths

Austrian Eurofighters debut in Germany

22nd May 2025

SEVEN EUROFIGHTER EF2000s of the Luftstreitkräfte’s (Austrian Air Force’s) Überwachungsgeschwader (Surveillance Wing) arrived at Wittmund air base, northern Germany on April 27. Once there, the detachment – which amounted to almost half the Austrian Eurofighter fleet – undertook two weeks of live gunnery training with the help of the resident Discovery Air Defence Services A-4N […]

Boeing opts out of Belgian fighter competition

22nd May 2025

BOEING HAS decided not to compete in Belgium’s fighter replacement competition to find a successor to the Belgian Air Component’s F-16 fleet by 2023. Boeing announced its decision on April 19, its press release stating that: “after reviewing the request we do not see an opportunity to compete on a truly level playing field with […]

Unique German Navy EC135

22nd May 2025

LEASED BY Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG 5) at Nordholz from DL Helicopters, Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) EC135P2+ D-HDDL (c/n 1200) is the sole example of the type in the Marineflieger (German Naval Aviation) inventory and was delivered in November 2015. This aircraft allows student pilots who have completed basic helicopter flying training at the Internationale Hubschrauberausbildungszentrum […]

Italian F-35A flies with ‘Panthers’

22nd May 2025

THE US Air Force’s 63rd Fighter Squadron (FS) ‘Panthers’ was recently reactivated at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona to serve as the F-35 training squadron for the Turkish pilots that are scheduled to fly this type (see First F-35A for ‘Panthers’, May 2017, p13). However, since the squadron is not yet up to its full […]

Italian King Air 350 breaks cover

22nd May 2025

A NEWCOMER to the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) is King Air 350ER MM62300, seen at Pratica di Mare on April 10. It belongs to the 71º Gruppo of the 14º Stormo. The extended-range aircraft is equipped for the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) role and includes a synthetic aperture radar capability. Timm Ziegenthaler

Macedonian Mi-17s return to service

22nd May 2025

THE VOZDUHOPLOVNA Brigada na Armijata na Republika Makedonija (Vbr na, Aviation Brigade of the Army of the Republic of Macedonia, ARM) received a pair of transport-configured Mi-17 helicopters from general overhaul on March 5. The helicopters had been grounded for more than five years. The following day the two became fully operational with the brigade’s […]

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Military

Spanish Hornets begin first BAP mission

No XV(R) Squadron Tornados to Marham

First Chinook HC5 for Odiham

Lynx HMA8 tests Sea Venom

Typhoons begin Southern Air Policing mission

Sentry surprise at Manchester

Austrian Eurofighters debut in Germany

Boeing opts out of Belgian fighter competition

Unique German Navy EC135

Italian F-35A flies with ‘Panthers’

Italian King Air 350 breaks cover

Macedonian Mi-17s return to service

Colombia buys more second-hand UH-60s

Iranian F-4D upgraded

Iranian C-130 upgrades continue

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