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Scampton airfield saved for flying

Council buy-out of famous former RAF station paves way for new civilian future

USAF orders first E-7A AEW&C aircraft from Boeing

Having selected Boeing’s E-7A to replace its ageing fleet of E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system aircraft last year, the USAF has awarded the US-based aircraft manufacturing giant a contract to begin working on the first two aircraft using a rapid prototyping acquisition pathway

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IN PICTURES: Exercise Cobra Warrior - Action from Day One

Exercise Cobra Warrior 23-1 kicked off in typically cold northern English weather, but the action certainly provided such much-needed heat. Check out some of the action shots from the first day of the exercise here

India green lights mass HTT-40 basic trainer acquisition

India’s Union Cabinet has approved the procurement of 70 new-build, turboprop-driven HTT-40s from Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd in a bid to mitigate the shortage of basic training aircraft in the Indian Air Force’s fleet

Help to revive RAF West Raynham’s Station Headquarters

A project has big plans to breathe new life into the Station Headquarters building at the former RAF West Raynham

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BA 787 and Qantas A330 in near-miss during Sydney departure

A British Airways Boeing 787 and Qantas Airbus A330 suffered a loss of separation while departing Sydney/Kingsford Smith Airport last year, a report by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has found.

V-bomber cockpits taken on at Duxford

At the end of last year, the Essex-based Cockpit Collection donated a pair of V-bomber noses to IWM Duxford

USAF reconsidering plan to base F-15EX at Kingsley Field

The USAF is actively reconsidering previously announced plans to station its new Boeing F-15EX Eagle II fighters at Kingsley Field ANGB – home of the Oregon Air National Guard’s 173rd Fighter Wing – due to the air arm’s growing focus on the Indo-Pacific theatre

New owner sought for refurbished Trojan

After a recent upgrade by Swiss organisation Aerotech, a T-28 is ready for a new owner

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Croatia to transfer Mi-8 Hip helicopters to Ukraine

Croatia will send 14 Mil Mi-8 Hip tactical transport helicopters to Ukraine in a bid to further bolster the war-torn nation’s airlift capacities as Russia continues its assault on the country and its sovereignty