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CH-147 debuts at Maple Flag

22nd May 2025

Sean Bratton CF-188 HORNET 188778, the 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron 75th anniversary aircraft, taxies to the active runway while a 450 Squadron CH-147 Chinook air taxies to its take-off position on June 8, during Exercise Maple Flag 50 at 4 Wing Cold Lake. This was the first Maple Flag for the CH-147s, which were participating […]

‘Team Cormorant’ to modernise CH-149

22nd May 2025

LEONARDO HELICOPTERS and IMP Aerospace & Defence (IMP) announced the re-launch of ‘Team Cormorant’ on May 29, as the contractors begin a mid-life upgrade (MLU) for the Royal Canadian Air Force CH-149 Cormorant search and rescue (SAR) helicopter fleet. As well as modernising the current 14 Cormorants, the team will increase the fleet through the […]

Raptors’ Rota rotation

22nd May 2025

F-22A 08-4154 ‘FF’ was one of six F-22As from the 94th FS that arrived at Rota on July 6. Moshi Anahory SIX F-22A Raptors from the US Air Force’s 1st Fighter Wing at Langley AFB, Virginia passed through Naval Station Rota, Spain on July 6. The fighters, all from Langley’s 94th Fighter Squadron, comprised 08-4153, […]

Combat debut for Block 5 Reaper

22nd May 2025

A new Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper loaded with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, a GBU-12 Paveway II laser-guided bomb and a GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition at Creech AFB in April. USAF/Senior Airman Christian Clausen THE US Air Force’s latest Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) made its combat debut on June 23. According to […]

6th Weapons Squadron reactivated

22nd May 2025

Seen at Nellis earlier this year, F-35A 12-5051 ‘WA/USAFWS’ is marked as the Weapons School commander’s aircraft. Nate Leong THE UNITED States Air Force Weapons School (USAFWS) at Nellis AFB, Nevada reactivated the 6th Weapons Squadron (WPS) June 20. The unit is scheduled to be equipped with 24 assigned F-35As and 30 instructors by 2023, […]

Argentina eyes Super Étendards

22nd May 2025

Super Étendard serial 0757 ‘3-A-207’ was put into storage at Base Aeronaval Comandante Espora in March 2014 Peter R Foster RECENT RETIREMENTS of Mirage F1, Mirage 2000 and Super Étendard fighters in France have opened up the possibility of defence sales of these surplus aircraft. At the recent NATO Tiger Meet at Landivisiau (see Atlantic […]

Argentine air arms mark May Revolution

22nd May 2025

THE I Brigada Aérea (1st Air Brigade) of the Fuerza Aérea Argentina (FAA, Argentine Air Force) hosted a deployment of aircraft as part of a parade marking the 207th anniversary of the May Revolution – the first step towards Argentina’s independence. This took place at the I Brigada Aérea’s base of El Palomar, Buenos Aires, […]

Brazil integrates Python 4 training missile on F-5EM

22nd May 2025

FAB THE CERTIFICATION campaign for the Rafael Python 4 training air-toair missile on the F-5EM fighters of the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian Air Force) was expected to be completed in late June. The F-5EMs, based at Canoas with 1°/14° GAv, are receiving the training missile under Operação Python (Operation Python), which began in March. […]

Brazilian armed forces receive two H225Ms

22nd May 2025

Helibras HELIBRAS, AN Airbus Helicopters subsidiary, has delivered another two H225s to the Brazilian armed forces. The first example is destined to serve with the Exército Brasileiro (Brazilian Army) as a tactical transport helicopter. It will be based at Taubaté and operated by 1º Batalhão de Aviação do Exército (BAvEx) and is the ninth H225 […]

Mexican Naval Aviation accepts two Panthers

22nd May 2025

AIRBUS HELICOPTERS has delivered the fifth and sixth AS565MBe Panther helicopters to the Armada de Mexico’s (Mexican Navy’s) Fuerza Aeronaval (Naval Aviation). The two helicopters are part of an order for ten placed in 2015. Delivery to the Navy Secretariat started in 2016. The Panthers are due to operate on board Mexican-manufactured oceanic patrol ships […]

Chile to receive three Black Hawks in 2018

22nd May 2025

THE FUERZA Aérea de Chile (FACh, Chilean Air Force) expects to receive its first three S-70i Black Hawk helicopters in August 2018. Chile purchased a total of six S-70i helicopters in 2016 from Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, part of the Lockheed Martin group, in order to increase the FACh’s operational capabilities. The aircraft are produced in […]

Burkina Faso receives ‘Hueys’ from Taiwan

22nd May 2025

TAIWAN HAS donated two UH-1Hs to the Burkina Faso Air Force. They were formally handed over during a ceremony on June 6 at 511 Air Base in Ouagadougou. They had been shipped in earlier and reassembled prior to handover. Taiwanese instructors will train Burkina Faso maintenance personnel on the ‘Hueys’. They are to be used […]

First Sudanese FTC-2000 unveiled

22nd May 2025

The first Sudanese Air Force FTC-2000 during its roll-out ceremony at the factory on June 5. There are reports that other countries, such as Nigeria, have shown interest in the type. via Andreas Rupprecht GUIZHOU AVIATION Industry Corporation (GAIC) has completed the first armed export variant of the FTC-2000 Shanying (Mountain Eagle) advanced jet trainer, […]

African Hind and Havoc training in Russia

22nd May 2025

Algerian Air Force Mi-28NE 9044 ‘944’ at Torzhok wears a Russian flag on its tail. The Mi-28NE is equipped with dual controls and a mast-mounted radar. Stanislav Bazhenov Seen with external fuel tanks and Russian fin flash, Mi-35M ‘464’ for the Malian Republic Air Force was one of two examples recently noted at Torzhok, the […]

Backfrom ‘thesandbox’

22nd May 2025

A USAF KC-135 refuels a B-1B over Iraq insupport of Operation Inherent Resolvein January 2016. The Lancer aircrew wasassigned to the 34th Expeditionary BombSquadron. USAF/Staff Sgt Corey Hook During the deployment to Fairford,AFM spoke to ‘O’Doyle’, a B-1Baircraft commander now assignedto the 28th Operations Group at EllsworthAFB. He reflected on his impressionsof combat missions flown […]

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