Aircraft Deliveries

First Dutch AH-64E arrives at Gilze-Rijen

19th March 2024

The first AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopter for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF’s) No 301 Squadron landed at Gilze-Rijen Air Base – the unit’s home-base – for the first time on March 14

Acquisitions

US to accelerate UH-60M deliveries to Australia

20th February 2024

When the decision was made to expedite the withdrawal of its MRH-90 Taipan helicopters, the Australian Army Aviation Corps (AAAC) was left with a significant capability gap, which was partly filled through expedited UH-60M deliveries, including the accelerated delivery of nine additional Black Hawks by March 2024

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

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)

Aircraft Deliveries

Albania receives first Black Hawks from US Army

26th January 2024

A pair of surplus UH-60A Black Hawk battlefield utility helicopters, which were formerly operated by the US Army, were delivered to Rinas Air Base, near Tirana in Albania, on January 13

Airbus C295

Brunei welcomes first two C295MWs

25th January 2024

The first two Airbus C295MW medium-lift tactical transport aircraft for the Royal Brunei Air Force departed Airbus’ facility at Sevilla-San Pablo Airport in Spain on their delivery flight to Brunei on January 18

Aircraft Deliveries

RNLAF’s third F-35A unit welcomes first Lightning II

24th January 2024

The first F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter for the Royal Netherlands Air Force’s (RNLAF’s) No 312 Squadron arrived at Leeuwarden Air Base on January 11

Aircraft Deliveries

Slovak Air Force receives first two F-16 Block 70s in the US

17th January 2024

Lockheed Martin announced on January 10 that it had successfully delivered its first two F-16 Block 70 Fighting Falcon fighters to the Slovak Air Force at its production facility in Greenville, South Carolina

Aircraft Deliveries

USAF welcomes second batch of F-15EX Eagle IIs

15th January 2024

Delivery of the second batch of new F-15EX Eagle II fighters to the USAF got underway on December 20, when two examples of the type arrived at Eglin AFB in Florida following a ferry flight from Boeing’s production facility at St Louis Lambert International Airport in Missouri

Aircraft Deliveries

Slovenia welcomes first C-27J Spartan

9th January 2024

The Slovenian Air Force and Air Defence welcomed its first C-27J Spartan to Cerklje ob Krki Air Base in southern Slovenia following its delivery from Leonardo’s facility at Turin-Caselle Airport in northern Italy on December 19

Aircraft Deliveries

Eslovenia da la bienvenida al primer C-27J Spartan

9th January 2024

La Fuerza Aérea y Defensa Aérea de Eslovenia dio la bienvenida a su primer C-27J Spartan en la base aérea de Cerklje ob Krki, en el sur de Eslovenia, tras su entrega desde las instalaciones de Leonardo en el aeropuerto de Turín-Caselle, en el norte de Italia, el 19 de diciembre.

Aircraft Deliveries

US Coast Guard receives first new MH-60T airframe

14th December 2023

Sikorsky has delivered the first of 45 replacement MH-60T airframes to the US Coast Guard as part of a service life extension program for the MH-60T medium-range recovery helicopter fleet

Aircraft Deliveries

La Guardia Costera de EE.UU. recibe el primer MH-60T nuevo

14th December 2023

Sikorsky ha entregado el primero de los 45 fuselajes de reemplazo del MH-60T a la Guardia Costera de EE.UU. (USCG) como parte de un programa de extensión de la vida útil de la flota de helicópteros de recuperación de medio alcance MH-60T.

Aircraft Deliveries

Cyprus transfers remaining Mi-35P gunships to Serbia

30th November 2023

The Cyprus National Guard has recently transferred its 11 surviving Mi-35P Hind-F attack helicopters to the Serbian Armed Forces

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