Portugal's first KC-390 arrives at Beja
The first of five Portuguese Air Force Embraer KC-390 Millennium tanker-transport aircraft - registration PT-ZDK (c/n 390000011) - touched down at the type's future home base, Beja Air Base in Portugal, on October 16
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 115: Helicopter Edition
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Inside the US Navy Reserve's last operational P-3C Orion squadron
Washington’s Patrol Squadron 69 (VP-69) ‘Totems’ was the sole active P-3C squadron in the US Navy Reserve fleet until September 30. AirForces Monthly visited the unit to report on the twilight of its Orion operations
Dutch MOD progressing with plan to reopen De Peel Air Base for F-35 ops
Plans to reopen De Peel Air Base for F-35A Lightning II operations from 2024 continue to make progress as the Dutch MOD strives to find room to expand its operational footprint following earlier base closures amidst the continued deterioration of the global security situation
More than 50 F-35As now in Australian service
A further four Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fifth-generation multi-role stealth fighters have been delivered to the Royal Australian Air Force, bringing the total number in service to 54 aircraft out of 72 on order
What progress has Embraer’s KC-390 programme made to date?
Dave Allport provides a brief overview of progress to date on the Embraer KC-390 Millennium programme
94th FS breaks F-22 live-fire missile record
The USAF’s 94th Fighter Squadron – a component of the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia – recently broke the record for the most air-to-air missiles loaded and fired from an F-22A Raptor whilst taking part in an exercise
Textron Aviation delivers 1,000th T-6 Texan II
Textron Aviation Defense announced the delivery of its 1,000th Beechcraft T-6 Texan II on October 12. This came as the global Texan II fleet marked a major milestone, having now surpassed five million flight hours
12 Squadron deploy on World Cup policing duties
In what the UK MOD describe as Project Thariyat, 12 Squadron, the joint RAF/Qatari Emiri Air Force (QEAF) based at RAF Coningsby, have now deployed eight RAF Typhoons and around 200 personnel to Dukhan-Tamim Air Base in Qatar for Air policing duties
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