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Military
tlmNexus to support UK Poseidon programme
UK-based defence technology company, tlmNexus, has announced it will be supporting the RAF’s P-8A Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft fleet under the Ministry of Defence’s (MOD’s) Airworthiness Issue Management System (AIMS) contract.
LONGBOW to sustain Apache Fire Control Radars
The US Army has awarded the LONGBOW Limited Liability Company (LBL) a five-year contract to sustain the AN/APG-78 Fire Control Radar (FCR) on AH-64D/E attack helicopters.
Safran provides FCAS engine details
French-based engine manufacturer, Safran, has released details about the powerplant that will be employed by the Système de Combat Aérien du Futur (SCAF/Future Combat Air System, FCAS).
Japanese Sub-Hunter
Designed from the start as a dedicated maritime patrol aircraft, Kawasaki’s P-1 boasts longer range than the Boeing P-8, has more weapons hardpoints, more operators and features a tail-mounted magnetic anomaly detector. Marcin Przeworski investigates.
RAAF to send Poseidon to monitor North Korea
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is preparing to deploy a Boeing P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to support the enforcement of UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea.
Commercial
A look back at 2021: Smart shopping
Airport retail has been hit hard by COVID-19, but retail operators are fighting back, armed with everything from bots to virtual reality, as Tara Craig reports
Which airlines use Russia’s version of the 757?
Russia’s answer to the Boeing 757 – the Tupolev Tu-204 – didn’t achieve quite the same commercial success as its American counterpart. Key.Aero investigates which carriers are still using it
Who has become the world’s first all-A220 airline?
The adopted Airbus aircraft is now the sole type used by one European operator
Historic
Your Historic Aviation 5-a-day
It was 80 years ago today that the first production Mustang undertook its maiden flight. Here are some great photos of it...
FlyPast Podcast Episode 18
This week we speak to Group Captain Alastair Montgomery OBE, an RAF legend and Vulcan pilot during the Falklands War. He certainly has some stories...
Your Historic Aviation 5-a-day
Super Sabres, Short Seamews… here are more aircraft from our capacious vaults!
Flight Simulation
