AirForces Monthly

18/07/2024

Unconventional tactic to counter Russian UAVs: https://hubs.ly/Q02GWWRV0

As Ukraine continues to face relentless Russian attacks amid a serious shortage of air-defence (AD) assets, some unconventional methods have been employed to alleviate the situation, including the use of civilian aircraft to down UAVs.

18/07/2024

Want to know what aircraft are attending the Farnborough International Airshow 2024? Click here to find out: https://hubs.ly/Q02H3bZF0

This year’s Farnborough International Airshow takes place between July 22 to 26 and once again a wide variety of aircraft types are scheduled to attend.

17/07/2024

Legendary F-4 Phantom bows out in South Korea: https://hubs.ly/Q02GV-6m0

As the Republic of Korea Air Force marked the end for the venerable F-4, Dino van Doorn was at the official retirement ceremony in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea

17/07/2024

RAF sends aircraft to the Indo-Pacific: https://hubs.ly/Q02GM2DQ0

The Royal Air Force has sent aircraft and personnel to participate in two major exercises in the Indo-Pacific region.

16/07/2024

Final C-130J for the Bangladesh Air Force delivered: https://hubs.ly/Q02GJGyR0

The Bangladesh Air Force has received its fifth and final former Royal Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules.

15/07/2024

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15/07/2024

BREAKING: RCAF Demo Team Hornet to fly the Mach Loop. Click the link for more details: https://hubs.ly/Q02GxDjv0

11/07/2024

Pegasus flies 45-hour mission: https://hubs.ly/Q02G9dWP0

A US Air Force Boeing KC-46A Pegasus has completed the first non-stop westbound flight around the world by the type.

11/07/2024

Brazilian Air Force AMXs assist with flood response: https://hubs.ly/Q02G9fgX0

The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB; Brazilian Air Force) conducted a vital aerial reconnaissance mission over Rio Grande do Sul on May 9 in support of Operation Taquari 2 – a humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HA/DR) operation that was launched after the Brazilian state was devastated by mass...

11/07/2024

Squadron pays tribute to F-117 Nighthawk heritage: https://hubs.ly/Q02G9bVx0

A US Air Force F-16C Fighting Falcon assigned to the 8th Fighter Squadron ‘Black Sheep’ at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico now wears a matt-black paint scheme to honour the F-117 Nighthawk.

11/07/2024

Swedish Gripens deploy to Germany training exercise:

Five JAS 39C/D Gripen fighters assigned to the Swedish Air Force’s F 7 Skaraborgs Flygflottilj (Wing) at Såtenäs Air Base (AB) in Sweden deployed to Rostock-Laage AB, Germany, between April 19-26.

10/07/2024

US Army receives first CH-47F Block II Chinook: https://hubs.ly/Q02G2l030

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.

10/07/2024

Grey Wolf now on the prowl after release from Eglin: https://hubs.ly/Q02G24HM0

The MH-139A Grey Wolf left Eglin Air Force Base for the last time on June 27 signalling its transition to a combat-capable aircraft under Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC).

04/07/2024

Swedish Gripens back on the road...again: https://hubs.ly/Q02FdvJ20

Alan Warnes headed to Sweden to see Swedish Air Force Gripens in action, flying from highways. Just as they did during the height of the Cold War all those years ago...

04/07/2024

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04/07/2024

New firefighting system tested on Spartan: https://hubs.ly/Q02FdVMm0

Leonardo’s C-27J Spartan testbed (CSX62127) is seen here returning to its home base at Turin-Caselle Airport in northern Italy on May 30 after spending several weeks at Taranto-Grottaglie Airport in southern Italy, where it performed tests with the type’s new aerial firefighting system, the Modu...

03/07/2024

Historic moment for the F-15EX Eagle II, Air National Guard and USAF: https://hubs.ly/Q02FcY-V0

The US Air Force received the first combat-ready Boeing F-15EX Eagle II on June 5, 2024.

03/07/2024

Tornado F2 TIARA to take to the skies again: https://hubs.ly/Q02Fc-hP0

In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Jared ‘ROOK’ Isaacman confirmed that he has added a Panavia Tornado F2 to his collection.

02/07/2024

Wedgetail sighted in Birmingham: https://hubs.ly/Q02F2hVv0

The first of a current order of three E-7A Wedgetail AEW1 AEW&C aircraft that are set to join the RAF from 2025 was seen outside of STS Aviation Services’ hangar at Birmingham Airport in the West Midlands on May 29.

01/07/2024

German Tornados to once again take part in the RAF's premier training event: https://hubs.ly/Q02DRS_B0

The RAF’s Exercise Cobra Warrior has attracted a wide range of participants and one of the most popular among enthusiasts has been German Air Force Tornados.

27/06/2024

What did NATO air forces learn from Operation Allied Force? Click here to find out: https://hubs.ly/Q02Dn-hZ0

In the early hours of March 24, 1999, NATO aircraft began attacking targets across Yugoslavia. Serbian forces withdrew from Kosovo three months later and 700,000 ethnic Albanian refugees returned home. Tim Ripley examines lessons learnt from Operation Allied Force

27/06/2024

Sunset soon for German Navy Sea Kings...but some will live on: https://hubs.ly/Q02DnS9L0

The Marineflieger (German Naval Air Arm) Marinefliegergeschwader 5 (MFG-5; Naval Air Wing 5) at Nordholz Air Base in northern Germany will formally bid farewell to its 17 remaining Sea King Mk 41 search-and-rescue (SAR) helicopters on August 31.

27/06/2024

Heron TP starts German Air Force flight test campaign: https://hubs.ly/Q02DnDcF0

The Luftwaffe completed the maiden domestic flight of its first of five German Heron TP MALE UAVs on May 15, formally kicking off a six-month flight test campaign in Germany.

26/06/2024

End of the line for SAAF Turbo Dakotas: https://hubs.ly/Q02DnrvX0

While it has yet to be formally announced by the South African Air Force (SAAF), the air arm has decided to retire its surviving fleet of World War Two-era C-47TP Turbo Dakota light transports after 81 years of service.

26/06/2024

Red Arrows join RC-135 to mark anniversary: https://hubs.ly/Q02Dn65J0

To celebrate the first ten years of RC-135W Rivet Joint operations with No 51 Squadron in the intelligence-gathering role, the RAF conducted a series of commemorative flypasts over Lincolnshire to mark the milestone.

22/06/2024

Insights from the cockpit - RAF Phantoms at 'Deci': https://hubs.ly/Q02CNlCg0

Former Phantom navigator Ian Black recalls his detachments to the ACMI ranges at Decimomannu, where he got the opportunity to push the Phantom against fighters from across NATO – including the undisputed king of air combat, the F-15 Eagle

20/06/2024

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20/06/2024

Why was a CH-53K carrying an F-35C to New Jersey? Click the link or photo to find out: https://hubs.ly/Q02CtgKd0

A USMC CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift transport helicopter recently transferred an inoperable F-35C Lightning II airframe from NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

19/06/2024

Click the link or photo to read about USMC Harriers and Ospreys deployed to Sweden: https://hubs.ly/Q02Ctj2_0

Four US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier IIs and the same number of MV-22B Ospreys stopped for fuel at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk on Sunday, June 9, 2024 en-route from the

19/06/2024

Click here to find out how Topgun inspired a new fighter exercise at Ramstein: https://hubs.ly/Q02CtghH0

Fourth and fifth-generation fighter aircraft from nine NATO countries recently participated in a basic fighter manoeuvres (BFM) exercise at Ramstein Air Base in Germany.