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IN PICTURES: Shuttleworth Collection Season Premiere
All eyes were on Old Warden as the Shuttleworth Collection opened its doors in fine style with its traditional Season Premiere. Key.Aero presents a selection of images depicting the wide range of aircraft that took part in the airshow
DARPA unveils Liberty Lifter heavy airlift seaplane concept
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) unveiled a concept on May 18 for a new heavy airlift seaplane dubbed the Liberty Lifter. DARPA says it has launched the Liberty Lifter project to demonstrate a leap in operational logistics capabilities by designing, building and flying a long-range, low-cost X-plane capable of seaborne strategic and tactical lift.
Green Mountain F-35 Lightnings
This year, Vermont’s 158th Fighter Wing made history as the first Air National Guard wing to be declared combat ready with the F-35A. Tom Kaminski outlines its history and fifth-generation transition
Report reveals cause of Grand Forks Global Hawk crash
An executive summary of the accident investigation report into the loss of a US Air Force RQ-4B Global Hawk in August 2021, while returning to Grand Forks Air Force Base (GFAFB), North Dakota, was released by Air Combat Command Headquarters on April 22 this year.
REPORT: Israeli F-16Is continue to wage war on Syria's missile production facilities
Since 2017, the Israeli Air Force has been periodically attacking missile production facilities in Syria – with the latest assault occurring in April 2022. Air Forces Monthly details all six airstrikes, as well as the aircraft and squadrons that carried them out
Iranian Army Day Parade: Which helicopters were involved?
More than 50 helicopters took part in Iran’s Army Day Parade this year. Air Forces Monthly has the details
RAF reveals name of Dassault 900LX CSAT aircraft
A new aircraft type procured by the Royal Air Force (RAF) as a replacement for its BAe 146 fleet in the Command Support Air Transport (CSAT) role has been officially named.
ATR teases hybrid turboprop launch
The Franco-Italian manufacturer is pledging 20% better fuel burn and 100% SAF use
India tests indigenous Naval Anti-Ship Missile
India’s Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and the Indian Navy have successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of indigenously-developed Naval Anti-Ship Missile (NASM). It was launched from an Indian Navy Sea King Mk 42B helicopter over the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, off the coast of Odisha, on May 18.
Pilot report: de Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth
With ownership of de Havilland DH.60 Cirrus Moth G-EBLV having officially transferred to the Shuttleworth Collection recently, it’s the perfect time for our resident pilot, Dave Unwin, to reflect on a flight in this most charismatic of biplanes
RAAF to receive seven MQ-28A Ghost Bats within two years
In an Australian Liberal Government press release on May 15 Minister for Defence Peter Dutton revealed that seven Boeing MQ-28A Ghost Bat uncrewed autonomous air vehicles will enter Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service within two years.
QEAF's first marked Typhoon sighted and more F-15QAs are delivered
The first Eurofighter Typhoon destined for the Qatar Emiri Air Force (QEAF) performed a test flight at BAE System’s Warton Aerodrome in Lancashire on May 9, while six more Boeing F-15QA fighters arrived the same day at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, en route to Qatar
World Update IX: Italy and Malta Released
Asobo Studios has released World Update IX for Microsoft Flight Simulator, covering Italy and Malta.
France's last Mirage 2000Cs
With the withdrawal of the French Air Force’s Mirage 2000C fleet fast approaching, Babak Tagvhee documents the last user of the jet: EC 2/5 ‘Île-de-France’
Military aviation accident reports May 2022
Key.Aero presents a summary of military aviation accident reports from around the world.
Mi-8: Russia's electronic countermeasures helicopter
The Mi-8 has been a valuable electronic countermeasures asset for the Russian military for several decades. Air Forces Monthly examines the new-generation special-mission derivatives of the type
An in-depth review of Russia's current ISR aircraft
Russia has been investing heavily in airborne intelligence-gathering capabilities and is currently using it to keep an eye on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, as Air Forces monthly reports
USAF and Lockheed Martin complete ARRW hypersonic flight test
The US Air Force and Lockheed Martin have conducted a hypersonic-boosted flight test of the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon from the service’s B-52H Stratofortress
BREAKING: Wizz Air to form new airline
Hungarian low-cost airline Wizz Air has revealed its intention to form a new airline subsidiary.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Touches Down in Hollywood
Orbx has released KBUR Hollywood Burbank Airport v2 for Microsoft Flight Simulator.
An in-depth look at the incredible ten-engine B-36 Peacemaker
Warren E Thompson profiles the B-36, the bomber that came to symbolise Strategic Air Command
Why the AW169 is so popular with HEMS operators
Several UK HEMS operators now use the Leonardo AW169, but why is it a popular choice? Mark Broadbent finds out from some of those pilots flying it
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 and its use over Ukraine and Azerbaijan
The use of Baykar Defence’s Bayraktar TB2 platform in Ukraine and Azerbaijan has cemented Turkey’s role as a drone provider. Air Forces Monthly investigates
Why Finland and Sweden are joining NATO
It is increasingly likely that both Sweden and Finland will be fast-tracked to NATO membership by the end of June. Key Aero examines the reasons behind their decision to join the alliance
USMC makes aviation adjustments under Force Design 2030
The US Marine Corps has released the annual update to its Force Design 2030 modernisation strategy, which included a number of adjustments to its aviation strategy based on research conducted over the last two-and-a-half years
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