Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

Hurlburt Field welcomes AT-802Us

11th September 2024

In preparation for the delivery of its first OA-1K Sky Warden armed overwatch aircraft, USAF Special Operations Command (AFSOC) welcomed the arrival of a pair of AT-802U trainers (pictured) to Hurlburt Field, Florida, on June 28, writes Tom Kaminski.

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

Netherlands closes in on end of ‘Viper’ era

28th August 2024

The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) will officially retire its surviving F-16AM/BM (MLU) Fighting Falcon fighters from use on September 27, formally bringing more than 45 years of Dutch ‘Viper’ operations to an end, writes Kees van der Mark.

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

New helicopters for US nuclear security

28th August 2024

The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration recently took delivery of a pair of AW139 helicopters that will support the agency’s Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST).

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

US Coast Guard opens first new air station in 25 years

28th August 2024

Although a formal commissioning ceremony scheduled for June 18 was postponed, the US Coast Guard has opened its newest air station in southern California, writes Tom Kaminski

Antonov

Ukraine gains ex-Croatian Antonov An-32 Clines

14th August 2024

In late 2023, unofficial sources reported that two retired An-32B Cline transport aircraft from the Croatian Air Force (CroAF) had been formally transferred to Ukraine, based on a decision made by Zagreb to donate the airlifters to the war-torn country, writes Vladimir Trendafilovski

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

TaktLwG 73 EF-2000 marks new milestones

14th August 2024

The Luftwaffe’s Taktisches Luftwaffengeschwader 73 (TaktLwG 73; Tactical Air Force Wing 73) ‘Steinhoff’ has rolled out special tail art on one of its EF-2000s to mark three milestones achieved by the unit and Germany’s wider Eurofighter force.

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

13th BS Talon swaps black for SPAD camo

7th August 2024

The 13th Bomb Squadron (BS) ‘The Devil’s Own Grim Reapers’ – which is one of the USAF’s oldest operational squadrons serving the 509th Bomb Wing (BW) at Whiteman AFB in Missouri – has applied a new special heritage scheme to one of its T-38A Talon jet trainers.

Boeing C-17 Globemaster III

How the Qatari air force has assisted with Paris Olympic Games security

7th August 2024

The Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) utilized its C-17A Globemaster III heavy-lift strategic transport fleet to establish an air bridge between Al Udeid Air Base, near Doha in Qatar, and Paris-Le Bourget Airport, France, from July 9-11 to deliver security forces to assist their French counterparts during the 2024 Summer Olympic Games, writes Babak Taghvaee.

Combat Aircraft Journal September 2024

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