Germany and Denmark strengthen NATO Air Policing operations in Romania and Lithuania
During February and March, nations Germany and Denmark have and will deploy fighter assets under the ‘plug & fight’ series in Romania and Lithuania, in reaction to Russia's military activity on the borders of Ukraine
The Monday Military Aviation Quiz 79
Welcome to the 79th Monday Military Aviation Quiz! How well do you know your modern military aircraft? Test your aircraft recognition skills here
NATO jet training turns 40
The Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training program in Texas recently marked four decades of producing top fighter pilots. Gert Kromhout and Frank Crébas went behind the scenes
Behind the scenes: Portugal deploying F-16s to Iceland
Portuguese Air Force F-16AM (MLU) Fighting Falcons from Esq201 "Falcoes" and Esq301 "Jaguares" departed Base Area 05, Monte Real, in the early hours of January 27 for a NATO Icelandic Air Policing detachment
Nacelles upgrade completed on first CV-22 tiltrotor
Bell has completed the first nacelle improvements modification on a US Air Force CV-22 Osprey, part of an ongoing upgrade in co-ordination with Boeing to improve wiring within the nacelles and adapt its structure to improve maintainability
Coming soon: Flying with the Portuguese Air Force
Take a behind the scenes look at Portuguese Air Force training unit, Esq101 “Roncos”, as Key.Aero explores the country’s basic fighter training and what it is doing to keep the ageing TB-30 Epsilon a viable asset for training future front line F-16 pilots
Litening V pod nears entry to RAF squadron service
The Litening V advanced targeting pod designed by Israel’s Rafael is about to enter squadron service with the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4s of the UK Royal Air Force
Command and conquer: Developing C2 capabilities for space
Recent threats to commercial and military activities in space have prompted the United States and its allies to found new military command structures to provide enhanced command and control in the space domain, as tensions with Russia and China increase
To Kill a Radar: Analysing the now largely-forgotten ARMAT missile
Now largely forgotten, ARMAT was a French weapon that proved its worth in the 1980s, during the Iran-Iraq War. We take a closer look
US approves sale of 12 C-130J-30s to Egypt
US State Department approval has been granted for a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Egypt of 12 Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Super Hercules.
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