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Australia

Australian Army Air Corps CH-47F Chinooks named

12th February 2025

A First Nations smoking ceremony was held at RAAF Base Townsville, North Queensland, to name four of the Australian Army Air Corps’ (AAAC) Boeing CH-47F Chinooks.

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Ashton repaint among ongoing jobs at Newark

10th December 2024

The sole surviving Ashton is one of several aircraft that has received attention at the Newark Air Museum.

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RAF helicopter early retirements in UK defence cuts

22nd November 2024

The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) is to phase out the Royal Air Force’s 17 remaining Puma HC2 and 14 older Chinook support helicopters, the UK Defence Secretary John Healey announced in the House of Commons on November 20, 2024.

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US Army Night Stalkers over London

10th September 2024

The two US Army MH-47G Chinooks from the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne) ‘Night Stalkers’, which had arrived at RAF Mildenhall onboard USAF C-17s, transited over London yesterday (September 9, 2024).

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US Army ‘Night Stalkers’ special ops helicopters to visit UK for month-long exercise

31st August 2024

The US Army’s 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne), known as the Night Stalkers, is to visit the UK for an exercise running throughout September.

Boeing

Boeing delivers first CH-47F Block II Chinook to US Army

10th July 2024

Boeing announced on July 1 that it had delivered the first CH-47F Block II Chinook to the US Army, marking a significant milestone in the modernisation programme of the Army's heavy-lift capabilities.

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US Army to redesign CABs to fight near-peer adversaries

12th June 2024

The US Army formally unveiled its plan for another restructuring of its aviation force structure on April 24, as Tom Kaminski explains.

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.

Boeing

Plans to restore Newark Chinook gather pace

8th May 2024

Volunteers at Newark Air Museum have started to fabricate missing and damaged items for Chinook HC.1 ZA717, which arrived at the Nottinghamshire attraction in 2018.

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DCS: CH-47F takes flight

22nd April 2024

Eagle Dynamics has announced the DCS: CH-47F is now available for pre-purchase.

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CH47D lifts off in Microsoft Flight Simulator

14th March 2024

The latest product from Miltech Simulations is the CH47D for Microsoft Flight Simulator.

Bell 360 Invictus

US Army axes FARA and UH-60V upgrade in favour of more UH-60Ms, CH-47Fs

20th February 2024

The US Army revealed plans to rebalance its aviation modernisation investments on February 8, including the cancellation of its multi-billion dollar Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme – which was set to see a fly-off competition between Bell’s 360 Invictus and Sikorsky’s Raider X offerings in the near future – and also the axing of the service’s plan to upgrade hundreds of Black Hawks to UH-60V standard

Airbus A400M Atlas

Las mejores fotos de aviación del Ministerio de Defensa británico de 2023

5th January 2024

Una selección de algunas de las mejores fotos de aviación publicadas por el Ministerio de Defensa británico tomadas durante 2023.

Airbus A400M Atlas

Best UK MoD aviation photos of 2023

5th January 2024

A selection of some of the best photos of aviation released by the UK Ministry of Defence taken during 2023.

Acquisitions

Germany reveals delivery, fielding details for future Chinook fleet

12th September 2023

Berlin has announced more details relating to its acquisition of 60 CH-47F Block II Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters as the nation pushes forward with plans to replace the German Air Force’s ageing CH-53G Sea Stallion fleet

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