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Historic

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New colours for Colorado’s Lockheed Neptune

PHOTO-TONY SACKETOS Staff at the Pueblo Weisbrod Aircraft...

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It’s No Dog!

PILOT’S PERSPECTIVE Dave Unwin dislikes Austers. Did flying...

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THREADING THE NEEDLE

PROTOTYPES TONY BUTTLER EXAMINES CONVAIR’S FUTURISTIC XB-46...

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Prowler takes up residence in Texas

Grumman EA-6B Prowler 162228 is the latest arrival at the Frontiers...

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Vultee and Nieuport fly in the Netherlands

Nieuport 28 C1 reproduction PH-NIE flying in April. BEN ULLINGS...

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Military

Boeing awarded contract for five German Poseidons

Boeing has been awarded a contract for the production and delivery of five Lot 12 P-8A Poseidons for the government of Germany

The Air Warrior Podcast Episode 20

In Episode 20 of The Air Warrior Podcast we sit down with a Royal Netherlands Air Force C-130H loadmaster to discuss his experiences from 10 gruelling days spent operating in support of the recent Kabul airlift.

US Navy receives first Block III Super Hornet

The US Navy has received its first of 78 contracted Block III Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, after the initial example departed Lambert International Airport in St Louis, Missouri, and arrived at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, on September 27

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Commercial

Twilight for Australia’s Hornets

MILITARY AUSTRALIA’S F/A-18 HORNET Nigel Pittaway reviews...

A giant flies

Mark Broadbent reports on the unique Stratolaunch, the world’s...

Evaluating F3R

The Armée de l’Air and Marine Nationale are co-operating closely...

Flying and maintaining Gripen E

Aircraft 39-8 airborne over some of the hundreds of islands along...

Graphene future

Research is underway into graphene’s potential for aerospace....

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Flight Simulation

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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