Category: World Air Forces

China Air Force (PLAAF) subsonic H-20 stealth bomber, 20 November 2020 0

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China’s new stealth bomber H-20 will allow it to make ‘truly intercontinental’ strikes, report says

China’s subsonic H-20 stealth bomber will give the country a “truly intercontinental” capacity expanding its reach far beyond the country’s seaboard, according to a report by a leading think tank. The bomber is still...

Nigerian Air Force A-29 Super Tucano, 30 November 2020 0

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Nigerian Air Force (NAF) A-29 Super Tucano project on course for delivery as scheduled

The attention of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has been drawn to media reports insinuating that the subsisting contractual agreement between the Nigerian Government and the United States of America (USA) for the supply...

Nigerian Air Force L-39ZA (NAF-354), 27 November 2020 0

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CAS Inspects ongoing in-Country Reactivation of L-39ZA, Reiterates Commitment to Ensuring Protection of Nigeria’s Airspace

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has expressed satisfaction with the progress of work on the ongoing in-country Life Extension Programme (LEP) on 3 L-39ZA aircraft at the 403...

Maldivian National Defence Force (MNDF) Do-228 Maritime Surveillance aircraft 0

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India Hands Over Surveillance Aircraft to Maldives Amid Strategic Tussle with China

The requirement for a Dornier Maritime Surveillance aircraft was raised during the visit of former President Abdulla Yameen to India in 2016. While it could not get implemented earlier, the present Ibrahim Solih government...

USAF F-16C (87-352) captive-carry Gray Wolf cruise at Edwards AFB, 9 Jun 2020 0

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USAF 416th FLTS, AFRL Tests “Gray Wolf” Prototype Cruise Missile

The USAF 416th Flight Test Squadron recently completed a round of tests of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s “Gray Wolf” prototype cruise missile at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Gray Wolf is a DoD-directed...

Airbus Helicopters has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force 0

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Royal Thai Air Force joins H135 military training operators

New order of six H135s will increase its Airbus fleet to 18 helicopters Airbus Helicopters has signed an order for six H135 military training helicopters from the Royal Thai Air Force (Photo by Airbus,...

Nigerian Air Force Mi-171E (NAF 581) 0

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Nigerian Air Force inducts Mi-171E helicopter

The NAF announced in January that two new AW109Ms and been delivered but its procurement of the Mi-171E was previously unreported. The Nigerian Air Force has received the first of two Mi-171E (NAF 581)...

Italy’s Guardia di Finanza -72B maritime patrol aircraft 0

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Initial two P-72Bs delivered to Italy’s Guardia di Finanza

The first two of four P-72Bs ordered by Italy’s Guardia di Finanza (GdF, Financial Guard) were handed over during an official ceremony at Leonardo’s Caselle Torinese facility on November 27. GDF-20’, the first P-72B...

Proximity tests between a C295 and Spanish Air Force F18 fighter. 0

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Spanish Air Force Airbus C295 successfully performs wet contacts as a tanker

The Airbus C295 tactical airlifter has successfully achieved its first wet contacts during an air-to-air (AAR) tanker flight test campaign. Proximity tests between a C295 and Spanish Air Force F18 fighter. (Photo by Airbus...

Hungarian Air Ambulance's Airbus H135 0

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Hungarian Air Ambulance becomes first helicopter operator to fully digitalise its support operation with Airbus

Purchases complete end-to-end solution, from digitisation to analytics Hungarian Air Ambulance’s H135 The operator. (Photo by Airbus Helicopters. 29 January, 2020)Hungarian Air Ambulance Nonprofit Ltd, has signed a three-year contract to deploy Airbus Helicopters’...