The U.S. Air Force released requests for proposals on October 24, 2019
for a limited number of Textron Aviation AT-6 Wolverine
and
Sierra Nevada Corp / Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft.
A contract of the A-29 is expected by the end of a year, followed by an AT-6 contract in early 2020.
https://www.dsca.mil/major-arms-sales/japan-f-15j-modernization
October 29, 2019 – The State Department has made a determination approving
a possible Foreign Military Sale to Japan
for the upgrade of up to ninety-eight (98) F-15J aircraft
to a Japanese Super Interceptor (JSI) configuration
for an estimated cost of $4.5 billion.
The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale today.
https://www.janes.com/article/92228/taiwan-retires-huey-helos
Taiwan retired the last of its Bell UH-1 ‘Huey’ helicopters on 30 October 2019
https://www.janes.com/article/92197/luxembourg-receives-first-h145m-helicopter
Luxembourg on 25 October 2019 received the first of two H145M helicopters it has ordered from Airbus Helicopters in Donauwörth, southern Germany, for its military and police.
The thread
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/new-layout?page=11
seems to be the most active one
asking for and demanding changes to the current lay-out. Postings are daily.
I suppose most of you have now really noticed that “Military Aviation” is dying off.
The front page/page one at
https://www.key.aero/forum/modern-military-aviation
these days shows several threads with updates of already three weeks ago
When this forum was more active it was only one week.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igbP8i307PQ
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…see
https://www.key.aero/forum/forum-updates-issues/new-forum-update now.
Work is still in progress.
Also read below:
“not least of all to ensure the longevity and sustainability of the Forum and protect all the important discussions it’s housed over the years. “
Plus:
“As from your feedback, we know we haven’t got it all right and we’re doing all we can to rectify some critical usage issues thanks entirely to your feedback. ”
…better read it for yourselves at
https://www.key.aero/forum/forum-updates-issues/new-forum-update …
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1OCyD_x7sE
“Rasante de um F 111 “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWh2XVzhk_Y
“Athens Flying Week 2019 Hellenic Navy P-3 Orion (No1) “
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJCVojWkNAg
“Second Gulf War low level flying around Al Amarah and flooded Euphrates with an oil well fire thrown in for effect. Stay low and fast, avoid the ground, the Americans and the enemy (in that order).”
…it seems the moderators did not know about these new changes as well.
See
https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/new-page-format-sign-troub…
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/229659 sums it all up.
Very sad 🙁
I really DO miss icons on this new forum, by the way. Emoticons and/or otherwise.
….testing…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHS14dgDEuE
“What a buzz this was having the Tornados cane low over our heads. We got real close to the Tornado role demo action at Waddington airshow a few years back. Best display I’d seen the Tornados perform.”
…this is all in Malaysia…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzPWTbX2xh8
Nap of the earth? Su-30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fdlv8stZ8c8
Su-30 low flypast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDBny9NY1qY
F/A-18D highspeed past
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6THXdF-MbtM
F/A-18D low highspeed past
…and a fairly low-ish Fairey Gannet…
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MURxMzWQ4E
P-40 high speed low pass
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8iIZPUsHz4
S2T Turbotracker, rasante filmado desde Destructor A.R.A. “LA ARGENTINA”.