New F-16C colour-bird for USAF’s ‘Wild Ducks’
A new Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon colour-bird for the USAF’s 309th Fighter Squadron ‘Wild Ducks’ was spotted at Luke AFB, Arizona, after completing its first flight in its striking new livery on November 18
US approves sale of CH-47F Chinooks to South Korea
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of 18 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters, complete with related equipment and support services, to South Korea for an estimated cost of $1.5bn
Bahrain shows off upgraded AH-1FB Cobras
Two upgraded Royal Bahraini Air Force AH-1FB Cobras made their public debut during the latest edition of the Bahrain International Airshow, held from November 9-11, 2022
New Zealand receives first P-8A Poseidon from Boeing
Boeing delivered the first of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal New Zealand Air Force during a ceremony at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, on December 7
South Korean F-4E Phantom IIs resume flight operations
The Republic of Korea Air Force has lifted the grounding order on its McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II fleet following a crash on August 12, 2022
Poland, France take over NATO's Baltic Air Policing mission in Lithuania
Having concluded its latest NATO Baltic Air Policing rotation to Šiauliai Air Base, the last of the Hungarian Air Force JAS 39C Gripens departed the Lithuanian base after being replaced by a detachment of French Air and Space Force-operated Rafales on December 1
Croatian Air Force MiG-21 Mongol crashes
A Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD Mongol fighter crashed during a four-ship formation flight in the early afternoon of December 6
Ukrainian 'kamikaze' drones strike Russian bomber bases
Long-range drones developed by Ukraine may have been behind attacks on several air bases deep inside Russia that are home to the country’s strategic bombers
OPINION: Should the West donate more military aircraft to Ukraine?
As the Ukraine-Russia War continues into what will be a brutal winter, Alan Warnes asks whether or not the West should donate more military aircraft to Ukraine?
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