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The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 142
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F-22A Raptor pilots test USAF’s next-gen helmet at Eglin AFB
Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor pilots from the 301st FS – a US Air Force Reserve Command unit that is associated with the active-duty 325th Fighter Wing at Tyndall AFB, Florida – have kicked off developmental flight tests for the USAF’s new Next Generation Fixed Wing Helmet at nearby Eglin AFB
Final ex-RAF Sentinel R1 departs Waddington
The fifth and final ex-RAF Raytheon Sentinel R1 battlefield surveillance aircraft departed RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, UK, on March 21 – almost two years after the platform was withdrawn from operational service and sold as second-hand assets to an unconfirmed US end customer
USAF retires first A-10C to the boneyard, with more set to follow
After the US Congress relented in its stance on blocking the USAF’s long-standing desire to axe its fleet of A-10C Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft last year, the air arm retired the first of 21 ‘Warthogs’ that it was authorised to divest under the FY23 National Defense Authorization Act on April 5
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 141
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The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 140
Welcome to the 140th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Finland becomes 31st nation to join NATO
Finland has become the 31st and latest nation to join NATO, after it deposited its instrument of accession to the North Atlantic Treaty with the US government – represented by Secretary of State Antony Blinken – at the alliance’s headquarters in Brussels, Belgium, on April 4
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 139
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RNLAF’s new Gulfstream G650ER arrives in the Netherlands
The Dutch Ministry of Defence accepted the delivery of Gulfstream G650ER (serial V-117) at Eindhoven Air Base on March 15
US approves sale of refurbished AH-1W SuperCobra gunships to Bahrain
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of equipment and related services to refurbish 24 AH-1W SuperCobra attack helicopters to Bahrain, after the nation acquired the helicopters second-hand under the US Excess Defense Articles programme