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Historic

Norwegian Spitfire to fly

March 2019 News A colour artwork of Spitfire IX PL258,...

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Those Magnificent Miles Flying Machines

MILES BOXKITE REPLICAS When three Bristol Boxkite replicas...

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US VTOL ‘TAIL-SITTERS’

DATABASE Development Technical Details Flight-Testing...

Wallop revamp gearing up

March 2019 News Islander AL1 ZG993 shortly after being...

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Comment Recollections and reflections — a seasoned reporter’s...

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Military

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Proliferation of the Poseidon

The P-8A Poseidon could become the dominant maritime patrol aircraft among NATO and key allied states; commonality bringing benefits to sustainment and interoperability. But will a lack of competition and variety hinder effectiveness, asks Nigel Pittaway

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Secret Guardians: French SOF operations in North Africa

We reveal some of the vital work being undertaken by the French Special Ops helicopters that are operating covertly in the Sahel region of North Africa

Belgium sends multiple airlift assets to assist Kabul evacuations

Due to the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, the Belgian government approved evacuation operations from Kabul International Airport by Belgian defence air assets

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Commercial

’Serbia Creates’ A330

Air Serbia’s sole Airbus A330-202 YU-ARA ‘Nikola Tesla’...

Next-gen unmanned K-MAX

Kaman is developing a new version of the unmanned K-MAX. Kaman...

US Navy requests 148 aircraft in FY2020 budget

UNITED STATES THE US Department of the Navy’s FY2020 budget...

Shape-shifter

TECHNOLOGY PROTEUS The Scaled Composites Proteus is a distinctive...

Shockwave

A colourised composite image of NASA’s recent Air-to-Air Background...

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Upcoming Events

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."

Farnborough International Airshow 2024

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Farnborough, United Kingdom

The famous Farnborough International Airshow trade event will feature a wide variety of aircraft.

Wings Over Whiteman 2024 Air and Space Show

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Whiteman 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."

Guernsey Battle of Britain Air Display

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Guernsey, United Kingdom

The event website states:"Guernsey’s annual air display has been enjoyed by thousands of people for over 60 years, hosting some of Britain’s most historic and treasured military aircraft alongside aerobatic and awe inspiring display teams."

Shuttleworth Flying Proms

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Biggleswade, United Kingdom

The event webpage says: "We are thrilled to announce that the spectacular Flying Proms will return for another exciting evening of entertainment, both in the air and on ground. Enjoy a full symphony orchestra, accompanied by a gracefully choreographed air display and the unique climax of a firework display and airborne pyrotechnics to music."