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AirForces Monthly July 2024

RAF marks ten years of RC-135 Rivet Joint ops

26th June 2024

To celebrate the first ten years of RC-135W Rivet Joint operations with No 51 Squadron in the intelligence-gathering role, the RAF conducted a series of commemorative flypasts over Lincolnshire to mark the milestone.

Douglas DC-3

South Africa retires Turbo Dakotas

26th June 2024

While it has yet to be formally announced by the South African Air Force (SAAF), the air arm has decided to retire its surviving fleet of World War Two-era C-47TP Turbo Dakota light transports after 81 years of service.

McDonnell Douglas

Final live-fire mission for ROKAF F-4E Phantoms

5th June 2024

Four F-4E Phantom IIs assigned to the Republic of Korea Air Force’s (ROKAF’s) 153rd Fighter Squadron (FS) – a component of the 10th Fighter Wing (FW) at Suwon Air Base in South Korea’s Gyeonggi Province – have conducted the type’s last-ever live-fire training exercise ahead of its formal retirement on June 8.

AirForces Monthly June 2024

First T-54As arrive at Corpus Christi

29th May 2024

Textron Aviation delivered the first two T-54A multi-engine training system (METS) aircraft to Training Air Wing 4 (TAW-4) at NAS Corpus Christi, Texas, on April 18.

Boeing

Eagles hit the streets for protection

22nd May 2024

Following the tsunami warning that was issued after a 7.4-magnitude earthquake struck approximately ten miles (16km) southwest of Hualien City in Taiwan on April 3, the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) quickly moved to prevent any damage being caused to its F-15J Eagle fighters at Naha Air Base in Okinawa.

Boeing 747

SNC to deliver USAF’s next ‘Doomsday Plane’

22nd May 2024

Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC) has been selected to develop the Survivable Airborne Operations Center (SAOC) platform that will ultimately replace the USAF’s ageing fleet of four E-4B National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC) aircraft.

Army Air Corps

Mass formation of UK helicopters deploy for Steadfast Defender

22nd May 2024

A force of 16 helicopters from the 4 Regiment Army Air Corps Battle Group (4 AAC BG) departed Wattisham Flying Station, Suffolk, for mainland Europe to take part in Exercise Steadfast Defender 24.

Attack Helicopter

Russian Ka-52Ms join battle for Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine

14th August 2023

Upgraded Kamov Ka-52M Hokum-B attack helicopters are being used by the Russian Aerospace Forces for the first time as part of a response to Ukraine’s armoured counteroffensive in the nation’s Zaporizhzhia region

Attack Helicopter

Los Ka-52M rusos se unen a la batalla por Zaporizhzhia en Ucrania

14th August 2023

Las Fuerzas Aeroespaciales Rusas (FAA) utilizan por primera vez helicópteros de ataque Kamov Ka-52M Hokum-B mejorados en respuesta a la contraofensiva blindada de Ucrania en la región de Zaporizhzhia.

Acquisitions

UK MOD criticised over E-7A Wedgetail procurement in damning new report

1st August 2023

The UK's decision to cut its order for Boeing E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 airborne early warning and control (AEW&C) aircraft from five examples to three has been described as an "absolute folly" in a damning new report by an influential group of MPs

AEW&C

Críticas al Ministerio de Defensa británico por la adquisición del E-7A Wedgetail en un nuevo informe demoledor

1st August 2023

La decisión del Reino Unido de recortar su pedido de aviones Boeing E-7 Wedgetail de alerta temprana y control aerotransportado ha sido calificada de "absoluta insensatez" en un informe condenatorio elaborado por un influyente grupo de parlamentarios.

Attrition Report

Nine killed in Black Hawk collision over Kentucky

3rd April 2023

Nine US Army personnel were killed on March 29, when two HH-60M Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopters collided in darkness at 2200hrs (local time) near Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Attrition Report

Nueve muertos en una colisión de Black Hawk en Kentucky

3rd April 2023

Nueve miembros del ejército estadounidense murieron el miércoles 29 de marzo cuando dos helicópteros HH-60M Black Hawk de evacuación médica (MEDEVAC) chocaron en la oscuridad a las 22.00 horas (hora local) cerca de Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Pilatus

Swiss Air Force retires fleet of Pilatus PC-9 target tugs

11th January 2023

The Swiss Air Force has withdrawn its last Pilatus PC-9. AirForces Monthly reflects on its illustrious career and the end of its aerial target-towing operations

Pilatus

El Ejército del Aire suizo retira del servicio su flota de Pilatus PC-9

11th January 2023

El Ejército del Aire suizo ha retirado su último Pilatus PC-9. Philippe Rey reflexiona sobre su ilustre carrera y el final de sus operaciones aéreas de arrastre de objetivos.

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