MILESTONE C approval for the Boeing KC-46A Pegasus programme has been granted by Frank Kendall, the Under-secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.  The decision, announced on August 12, confirms that the aircraft is ready to enter into production.…

US AIR Force B-1B Lancers, B-2A Spirits and B-52H Stratofortresses are conducting operations together for the first time ever in the US Pacific Command region, operating out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. As previously reported in AFM, a number…

US NAVY EA-18G Growlers have been training this summer for the first time with US Air Force B-1B Lancer bombers at Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota. After initial training in June, the electronic attack aircraft returned to the base…

EIGHT US Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt IIs from Air Force Reserve Command’s 442nd Fighter Wing/303rd Fighter Squadron ‘KC Hawgs’ at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, have been deployed to Estonia as part of Operation Atlantic Resolve. They arrived at Amari…

AN UPGRADE and modernisation programme for the Hellenic Air Force’s P-3B Orion maritime patrol aircraft has now begun. A ceremony was hosted by the Hellenic Navy, Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI) and Lockheed Martin today, July 25, at HAI’s facilities in…

PILATUS AIRCRAFT successfully completed the maiden flight of the first Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) PC-21 from Stans-Buochs Airfield, Switzerland, on July 21. As previously reported in AFM, the aircraft, A54-001/HB-HWA (c/n 234), had made its first ground run on…

EUROFIGHTER ANNOUNCED at Farnborough on July 13 that flight trials of the E-Scan radar (Captor-E) have begun following the successful completion of ground tests using a UK Eurofighter Typhoon test aircraft, clearing the path towards full integration of the radar. …

LOCKHEED MARTIN displayed an armed version of the Sikorsky S-70i Black Hawk at Farnborough last week in an effort to interest potential customers and showcase the variety of weapons that can be integrated into the helicopter.  This was the first…

TWO SUKHOI SuperJet 100-95LR aircraft in VIP configuration were handed over to the Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) during an official ceremony at SuperJet International’s base in Venice, Italy, on July 15.  They are are scheduled to enter service within…

CESSNA AIRCRAFT Company announced at Farnborough that it has recently received certification for and is now offering hard point provisions for the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan EX.   These hard points expand the aircraft’s versatility by allowing operators additional mission…