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SAAF Museum Flying Training Day
By Dian Townsend A person would normally tell you that you can't possibly hear a photo, at least not as long as all those little gears up...
Garth Calitz
Mar 6, 20242 min read


US Army Cancels FARA Helicopter Programmes
The US Army initiated the FARA project in 2018 to develop a replacement for various rotor-craft, such as the OH-58D Kiowa and some of the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 20, 20243 min read


FAA Approves Robinson Empennage Design for R44 Helicopters
Robinson Helicopter Company has secured FAA approval for a new empennage design for its R44 aircraft. This accomplishment follows the...
Garth Calitz
Feb 13, 20242 min read


Bell Demonstrates High-Speed Vertical Take-off and Landing for X-Plane Programme
Bell Textron was selected to compete for the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Speed and Runway Independent Technologies...
Garth Calitz
Feb 13, 20242 min read


The SAAF Celebrate their 104th Birthday
By Garth Calitz with Phots by Dian Townsend and Trevor Cohen The Pretoria skies came alive last week with the South African Airforce...
Garth Calitz
Feb 7, 20243 min read


Airbus and Tata Group to set up India’s First Helicopter Final Assembly Line
In a major boost to ‘Make in India’, Airbus Helicopters has announced that it is partnering with the Tata Group to establish a Final...
Garth Calitz
Jan 31, 20243 min read


US Navy And Lockheed Martin Successfully Test Off-Board Electronic Warfare System
Lockheed Martin supported a successful government test of the Advanced Off-Board Electronic Warfare (AOEW) system’s electronic attack...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20232 min read


100% SAF flight with PT6C-67C-powered AW139 helicopter
Pratt & Whitney Canada and Leonardo celebrate the successful completion of the first flight for an AW139 helicopter powered by the...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20232 min read


German Navy NH90 Sea Tiger Performs Maiden Flight
The first NH90 Sea Tiger took off on schedule for its maiden flight, at Airbus Helicopters' site in Donauwörth, Germany. The German...
Garth Calitz
Dec 6, 20232 min read


Boeing Shifts Toward Production of MH-139A Grey Wolf
Boeing continues to transition towards low-rate initial production of the MH-139A Grey Wolf after completing the program’s Research,...
Garth Calitz
Nov 30, 20233 min read
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