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Irish Air Corps centenary coverage (March 21-26)
With the Irish Air Corps (IAC) celebrating 100 years of military aviation on March 23, Key.Aero will be marking the occasion throughout next week (March 21-26) with a special series of content.
Leonardo M-346 crashes
At approximately 1200hrs on March 16, a Leonardo M-346 training aircraft crashed over Colico in Northern Italy
USMC and US Navy perform simultaneous manned and unmanned operations
The USMC’s Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron One (VMX-1) and the US Navy’s Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron 23 (HSC-23) teamed up to conduct development in integrating manned and unmanned rotary-wing aircraft at Naval Air Facility El Centro, California, on March 10
NATO’s transport aircraft move land forces to the eastern flank of Europe
Multiple strategic and tactical air transport platforms belonging to NATO nations have been extremely busy moving land-based units to its Eastern flank in the past week
Ukrainian Su-27 diverts fully armed to Romania
A Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker of the Ukrainian Air Force fully armed landed at 95th Air Base of the Romanian Air Force (RoAF) in Bacău
USAF deploy F-22 Raptors plus other assets to the Middle East
Post multiple attacks throughout January which threatened US and Emirati armed forces stationed In Abu Dhabi, USAF F-22 Raptors deployed to Al Dhafra Air Base, in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 12
Portugal's military cooperation with Angola
The Military Cooperation between Portugal and Angola started in 1998, in Aeronautical Military School of National Air Force (EMAFAN) near the city of Lobito, Angola, with the objective to help the instruction of the military formation and to provide support on the organisation and efficiency of the military training institutes
Portugal prepares for the arrival of KC-390 at Beja Air Base
As the Portuguese Air Force prepares for the scheduled arrival of its first Embraer KC-390 in March 2023, work is underway on the infrastructure at Base Aérea 11/Beja Air Base, the selected home of the new transport aircraft
Portuguese P-3C Orion supports search for missing adventurer
While the P-3C maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) might more commonly be associated with anti-submarine warfare operations, one of, if not the most, important missions the type will regularly undertake will be that of search and rescue (SAR)
Germany and Denmark strengthen NATO Air Policing operations in Romania and Lithuania
During February and March, nations Germany and Denmark have and will deploy fighter assets under the ‘plug & fight’ series in Romania and Lithuania, in reaction to Russia's military activity on the borders of Ukraine