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Military
Mirage 2000D - on exchange with the French Air and Space Force
RAF Tornado GR4 Weapon Systems Officer (WSO) Flt Lt Alex Lock is currently on an exchange tour with the French Air and Space Force’s Escadron de Chasse 3/3 ‘Ardennes’, which operates the Dassault Mirage 2000D from Nancy-Ochey Air Base in eastern France.
USMC legacy Hornet flies with Raytheon's new APG-79(V)4 AESA radar
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
Going MAD: Inside the airborne nuclear forces of NATO and Russia
With the threat of nuclear weapons possibly being used in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, Air Forces Monthly looks at the Russian and NATO aerial components that would be involved in such a scenario
What changes are being made to US Navy adversary air squadrons?
Air Forces Monthly reports on the developments taking place within the US Navy adversary squadrons
Schiebel says reports on S-100 use by Russian military are incorrect
Rotary uncrewed aircraft systems manufacturer Schiebel has moved to refute suggestions one of its S-100 platforms, operated by Russian forces, was shot down by the Ukrainian military in mid-April
Commercial
CROYDON: why Heathrow and Gatwick eclipsed London’s ‘first’ hub airport
In the shadow of its pre-war glory days, Croydon Airport latterly became a victim of air transport’s insatiable hunger for expansion that would herald its eventual decline. In the last of our six-part series spotlight on the history of London’s first true airport leads us to the sole remaining aircraft today
QUIZ: UK holiday airlines
It's been a warm one in the UK this week, and we're desperate to break out the birkenstocks and board the next Britannia Boeing to swap beer garden for Benidorm... But before you can start boarding, we need to check you know your Caledonians from your Cal Airs
Urban Air Mobility: key players, technology and challenges
Urban Air Mobility is one of the most rapidly developing segments in aviation. Mark Broadbent look at who’s doing what, the technology involved and the challenges confronting the fledgling sector
Historic
Shackleton for Yorkshire Air Museum
Avro Shackleton MR.2 WR963 will be transported by road from Coventry Airport to Elvington’s Yorkshire Air Museum next year.
Aeroplane meets... Charlie Huke
Even before his RAF career, this great enthusiast was pursuing his passion for ‘real flying’. Now he’s one of the UK’s leading exponents of light vintage aeroplanes
Flight Simulation
This is not a game - what is flight simulation?
In this instalment of our two-part series, we again get a cross-section of opinions from people representing different parts of the industry to discuss that ongoing question: what is flight simulation? We have expert views from Emanuel Hagen, a current Boeing 737 pilot, Lockheed Martin and Jorg Neumann, head of Microsoft Flight Simulator, plus more comments from our PC Pilot readers.
Microsoft’s World Update VI
This latest world update to the world of Microsoft Flight Simulator encompasses Austria, Germany and Switzerland.
TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition Out Now
Thrustmaster has announced the TCA Captain Pack Airbus Edition is released.
