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Historic
P163: MACH 2 RESEARCH AIRCRAFT
DATAFILE Saunders-Roe produced several further mixed-power proposals...
Heinkel He 219 restoration gets wings
The world’s only Heinkel He 219 received its long-awaited wings in mid-August.
Military
UAE to equip A330 MRTT fleet with Israeli self-protection systems
Elbit Systems has announced that its UAE-based subsidiary, Elbit Systems Emirates, will supply Israeli-developed airborne self-protection systems for the UAE Air Force and Air Defence’s five-strong Airbus A330-243MRTT fleet
South Korea grounds F-35A fleet following belly landing
The Republic of Korea Air Force has grounded its Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II fleet after one example was forced to perform an emergency belly landing following an avionic system issue on January 4
Is retiring the RAF's Tranche 1 Typhoons the right move?
In March 2021, the UK announced plans to retire the RAF's fleet of Tranche 1 Eurofighters by 2025. We explore the decision to prematurely withdraw roughly one quarter of the air arm's Typhoon force and the ramifications this will bring
Commercial
Final Next-Generation Jet Completed
JOE G WALKER Boeing has test-flown the very last 737-800 Next-Generation...