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HUNTER GETS IRAQI SCHEME

A Hunter painted in the attractive markings of the Iraqi Air...

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Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow

Shuttleworth May Evening Airshow For a show which boasted...

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ECHOES OF A PIONEER

They may not be the subject of a British Airways ‘retro’...

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Race-winning Harrier showcased at Brooklands

Harrier XV741 alongside Brooklands Museum’s Vickers Vimy reproduction...

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Paul Stone becomes Shuttleworth chief pilot

Paul Stone is the Shuttleworth Collection’s new chief pilot....

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Military

Boeing awarded global C-17 sustainment extension

Boeing has been awarded a follow-on contract by the US Department of Defense to help sustain C-17 Globemaster III strategic transport aircraft, in a deal that could be worth up to US$23.8bn including potential options and incentives over the next ten years

MQ-25A refuels F-35C in-flight for the first time

Boeing’s MQ-25A Stingray test asset marked yet another milestone on September 13, when the platform completed its first aerial refuelling of a US Navy-operated Lockheed Martin F-35C Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighter

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Power on for Portugal’s first KC-390

Embraer is making good progress with manufacture of the first Portuguese Air Force KC-390 Millennium, after the air arm revealed that the aircraft had achieved ‘power on’ for the first time at Embraer's factory in Gavião Peixoto, Brazil, on September 21

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Commercial

COMMERCIAL HELICOPTERS

China certifies Mi-171 with VK-2500-03 engines Russian Helicopters...

UNMANNED AIR VEHICLES

Canada selects V-200 The UMS Skeldar V-200 will provide intelligence,...

Marine Nationale Trials Standard F3R

The Marine Nationale operational evaluation centre, CEPA/ Escadrille...

Selling Gripen E

Saab is currently competing in three fighter programmes, one...

All HALE

Preparations for a test flight of the Airbus Zephyr, one of several...

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Upcoming Events

MCAS Cherry Point Air Show

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Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, United States

US Marine Corps airshow

Duxford Flying Day: 19 Squadron

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Cambridge, United Kingdom

The event webpage states: "Uncover the story of the legendary 19 Squadron, the fighter pilots who made Spitfire history at Dunkirk and throughout the Battle of Britain at Flying Days: 19 Squadron. Enjoy a special themed display, providing an afternoon of over an hour of scheduled flying, on top of your great day out at IWM Duxford."

Light Aircraft Association Rally

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Leicester, United Kingdom

Light aircraft event

Dover AFB - First State Airshow

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Dover AFB, United States

US Air Force airshow

Royal International Air Tattoo

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Fairford, United Kingdom

The themes this year for RIAT are '50 Years F-16', 'NATO 75th Anniversary', '100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force' and 'Pushing the boundaries in Air and Space'. Regarding the final one in the list the RIAT website states: "Our main theme will highlight the important work of Flight Test & Evaluation in modern aviation, looking back at 100 years of British military test flying. We hope to display specialised, modified and instrumented test flight aircraft from organisations from around the world dedicated to Flight Test, Evaluation and Scientific Research."

Offutt AFB - Defenders of Freedom Air and Space Show

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Bellevue, United States

US Air Force airshow