Month: October 2014

Last Operational CH-46E Squadron Becomes MV-22B Unit

Four US Marine Corps CH-46E Sea Knights perform a final air show appearance during a Marine Air-Ground Task Force demonstration on October 5 at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California. The helicopters are from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron 364 (HMM-364)

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US Navy Plans to Order G550 CAEW for Range Support Mission

The US Navy will become the fourth customer to order the Gulfstream G550 CAEW, which is already in service with the Israeli Air Force and Republic of Singapore Air Force, while it has also been ordered by the Italian Air

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Peruvian Navy Acquiring All Five RNZAF SH-2G(NZ) Seasprites

Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) Kaman SH-2G(NZ) Super Seasprite NZ3601 ‘01’ participating in a force protection exercise in Jervis Bay, New South Wales, Australia, during Exercise Ocean Protector on February 7, 2006. All five of the RNZAF’s SH-2G(NZ)s have

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RAF Voyager

Feature on the new Royal Air Force Voyager tanker transports in the forthcoming December issue of CAM. With the RAF having completely retired the VC10 and Tristar, it has now taken delivery of nine of its planned 14 A330 Voyagers.

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First Australian F-35 flies

F-35A AU-1 makes maiden flight in USA Australia’s first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter, made its inaugural flight on Sept 29. Lockheed Martin F-35 Chief Test Pilot Alan Norman, piloted the aircraft through a series of functional

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RAF makes first strikes of Iraq mission

Tornado GR4s use Paveway IV and Dual Mode Seeker Brimstone On 30 September Royal Air Force Tornado GR4s saw their first combat strikes as part of the international coalition’s operations to support the democratic Iraqi Government in the fight against

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