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New F-16C colour-bird for USAF’s ‘Wild Ducks’
A new Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon colour-bird for the USAF’s 309th Fighter Squadron ‘Wild Ducks’ was spotted at Luke AFB, Arizona, after completing its first flight in its striking new livery on November 18
US approves sale of CH-47F Chinooks to South Korea
US State Department approval has been granted for the possible Foreign Military Sale of 18 Boeing CH-47F Chinook heavy-lift tactical transport helicopters, complete with related equipment and support services, to South Korea for an estimated cost of $1.5bn
New Zealand receives first P-8A Poseidon from Boeing
Boeing delivered the first of four P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to the Royal New Zealand Air Force during a ceremony at the Museum of Flight in Seattle, Washington, on December 7
US Army names Bell’s V-280 Valor as Black Hawk successor
The US Army revealed on December 5 that it has awarded the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft contract to Bell Textron and its V-280 Valor tiltrotor – a platform that will eventually replace the service’s Black Hawk helicopters and shape the future of US Army Aviation operations
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 122
Welcome to the 122nd Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
Poseidons from US Navy's VP-45 complete Exercise Keen Sword 23
Patrol Squadron 45 ‘The World Famous Pelicans’, a US Navy P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft squadron, has concluded its participation in Exercise Keen Sword 23 – an annually held bilateral training exercise that aims to enhance US-Japan interoperability and operational readiness in the Indo-Pacific region
USAF ushers in era of the B-21 after new stealth bomber makes public debut
The USAF marked a major milestone in its history on December 2, when the air arm ushered in a new age of sixth-generation combat aircraft with the public unveiling of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber at Northrop Grumman’s production facilities in Palmdale, California
Work on the Luftwaffe's first Pegasus SIGINT aircraft begins
Bombardier Defense revealed on November 28 that work to modify the aircraft into a SIGINT platform for the Luftwaffe has begun in support of Lufthansa Technik and the Hensoldt-led Pegasus programme
Luftwaffe receives second Airbus A350-900
The Luftwaffe announced on November 11 that its Airbus A350-900 XWB fleet has doubled following the arrival of the second aircraft, which was handed over to the German Armed Forces during a recent ceremony hosted by Lufthansa Technik
Greek fighters train with France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier
Hellenic Air Force fighters conducted a joint training operation with the French Navy's Task Force 473 escort group, led by France’s flagship aircraft carrier, FS Charles de Gaulle (R91), from November 23-25