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Attrition Report

Pilot killed in US Navy Super Hornet crash

6th June 2022

The pilot of a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet was killed when it crashed at around 1430hrs PST in the Mojave Desert near Trona, San Bernardino County, California, during a routine training mission

Air Defence

Romanian MiG-21 fleet gains one-year lease of life as operations resume

27th May 2022

After suspending all flight activities with its ageing MiG-21 LanceR B/C fleet on April 15 for safety reasons, the Romanian Air Force has resumed operations with the Cold War-era fighter for a one-year period, after which the type will be withdrawn from service

AESA Radar

USMC legacy Hornet flies with Raytheon's new APG-79(V)4 AESA radar

13th May 2022

Raytheon Intelligence and Space announced on May 10 that a pre-production version of the company’s APG-79(V)4 AESA radar had successfully completed its first flight on a USMC-operated legacy Hornet

F-15 Eagle

F-15C arrival alleviates training burden on Seymour Johnson F-15Es

10th May 2022

The USAF’s 4th FW – based at Seymour Johnson AFB in North Carolina – has received a single F-15C Eagle from Nellis AFB, Nevada, to help alleviate the training burden on its fleet of F-15E Strike Eagle multi-role fighters

Brazil

Embraer delivers final modernised AF-1B Skyhawk to Brazilian Navy

21st April 2022

The modernisation of Brazil’s McDonnell Douglas AF-1B/C Skyhawk fighter-interceptor/ground attack aircraft fleet has been completed by Embraer, with the final example being handed back to the Brazilian Navy during a ceremony on April 20

Attrition Report

Romania suspends all MiG-21 LanceR flight operations

15th April 2022

The Romanian Air Force has suspended all flight activities with its ageing Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Lancer B/C fleet to improve aviation safety and prevent further attrition events involving the Soviet-era fighter

Fighter aircraft

Ukraine air assets outmatched against Russia

9th February 2022

The weaknesses of Ukraine’s air defence capabilities would leave any attempt to launch an aerial counterattack to a Russian invasion of its territory as vulnerable given Moscow’s qualitative and quantitative advantages

Fighter aircraft

USAF seeks solutions for a host of F-22A upgrades

17th January 2022

The USAF plans to seek out small businesses to offer potential solutions for a host of upgrades on its F-22A Raptor fleet, including the integration of Thales’ Scorpion helmet-mounted cueing system and a long-range IRST sensor

Alaska

F-22A Raptor undergoing major rebuild in Alaska following crash

6th January 2022

More than three-and-a-half years after USAF Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor 07-4146 ‘AK’ was extensively damaged in a fiery crash, the aircraft is well on its way to being made airworthy again

Air Combat Command (ACC)

USAF approves F-22 FTU relocation to Langley-Eustis

6th July 2021

The USAF has signed a Record of Decision, approving plans for the service’s Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor Formal Training Unit to be relocated to Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, from Tyndall AFB, Florida

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