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Historic

Woking’s Hunter comes down

Gently does it as Hunter T7 XL623 is lowered from its perch of...

AILES ANCIENNES TOULOUSE GETS A SUPER ÉTENDARD

Looking rather weathered after spending the past four years as...

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Q&A

Are you seeking the answer to a thorny aviation question, or...

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AFTER the EAGLE

The machinations over replacing the cancelled TSR2 turned into...

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Flying the Sparviero

INSIGHTS SAVOIA-MARCHETTI SM79 This head-on photo illustrates...

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Military

India’s purchase of six more P-8Is gains US approval

The US State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of six Boeing P-8I Neptune maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) and related equipment to India for an estimated cost of US$2.42bn

Italian F-35As deploy to the Baltic

Italy has become the first NATO member to deploy its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters to Ämari Air Base, Estonia, in support of the alliance's Baltic Air Policing mission

L3Harris and Bye to develop all-electric multi-mission aircraft

L3Harris Technologies and Bye Aerospace have signed an agreement to develop an all-electric, multi-mission aircraft, which will provide ISR capabilities for domestic and international operators

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Commercial

Greece upgrading F-16s

Lockheed Martin was awarded a $996.77 million irm-ixedprice Foreign...

QintetiQ retires Gazelles

One of QinetiQ’s unique blue and white Gazelle HT3s, ZB625,...

E-Jets milestone

Air Astana’s initial E190-E2 in its snow leopard livery, designed...

Blooming Chinese drones

There are numerous Chinese medium-altitude long-endurance UAVs...

New Flankers, upgraded Flankers and a Backfire’s maiden flight

RUSSIA A SIGNIFICANT proportion of the active Tu-22M3...

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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