Australia’s First AH-64E Apache is Under Assembly
Australia announced the AH-64E Apache acquisition in 2021 to replace the ageing Tigers, which have long been afflicted by maintainability and sustainment issues. The first AH-64E Apache attack helicopter for…
India Will Lease Tankers to Overcome Il-78MKI Midas Serviceability Issues
Tankers will be leased from the French Air Force and private company Metrea while the Indian Air Force finalizes plans for a long-term solution. India’s fleet of Ilyushin Il-78MKI tankers,…
End of an Era: Kadena Conducts Last Operational F-15 Eagle Flight
After 45 years of operations, the 18th Wing conducted its last F-15C Eagle sortie, which also represents the type's last U.S. Air Force active-duty flight. Kadena’s final F-15C/D Eagle flight…
Towed Target Damages House After Falling From Draken Falcon 20 During Emergency Landing
A Falcon 20 declared an emergency with a stuck target winch cable, which later detached and fell onto a house during landing. The Falcon, registration G-FRAD, was flying under the…
Sweden Begins its First NATO Air Policing Mission
Swedish Gripens deployed to Poland for their first Enhanced Air Policing Mission, joined by RAF Typhoons. NATO’s (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) Air Policing missions in Europe saw major handovers in…
Russian Il-38 ‘Buzzes’ USS Carl Vinson While Escorted by U.S. Navy F/A-18 and F-35C
Video footage emerged showing an apparently recent close encounter between U.S. and Russian forces in the Pacific Ocean. The video shows a Russian Navy Il-38N, NATO reporting name ‘May’, flying…
