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SAAFM Airshow 2025 – Exposing the Sad Truth
By Garth Calitz Photos by Garth Calitz and Esias Riecket Anyone living in Pretoria will know that the week before the annual SAAF Museum...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20258 min read


Autonomous Black Hawk Helicopter Tests Advanced Aerial Firefighting Technologies
Sikorsky, a division of Lockheed Martin, collaborated with Rain, a prominent entity in the fire technology sector, to evaluate innovative...
Garth Calitz
May 8, 20253 min read


Bell Boeing Celebrate US Air Force CV-22 Program of Record
Bell Textron and Boeing celebrate the upcoming completion of the CV-22 Program of Record (POR) for the US Air Force. Boeing and Bell...
Garth Calitz
Apr 30, 20252 min read


RAF Retires the Puma Helicopter
The Puma medium support helicopter, a longstanding asset of the U.K. Royal Air Force (RAF), has been officially retired following 54...
Garth Calitz
Apr 2, 20253 min read


Bell ‘Purpose-Built’ 505 Jet Ranger For US Army Training
Bell is proposing a specialized instrument flight rules (IFR) version of its Bell 505 Jet Ranger X to address the emerging requirement of...
Garth Calitz
Mar 26, 20253 min read


Bell Helicopters Record-Breaking Year in Latin America
Bell Textron Inc. revealed at Verticon 2025 that it achieved a new record for aircraft orders in Latin America during the fiscal year...
Garth Calitz
Mar 19, 20252 min read


Robinson Helicopters Releases the Upgraded R66 NxG
Robinson Helicopter Company unveiled two innovative R66 helicopters as part of the updated R66 NxG series at Verticon in Dallas. This...
Garth Calitz
Mar 19, 20254 min read


Aero Club Of South Africa Airweek and Airshow
By Garth Calitz Photos by Garth Calitz and Esias Riecket To describe the 2025 Aero Club Airweek as successful would be a massive...
Garth Calitz
Mar 13, 20258 min read


The R88 - The First All-New Robinson Helicopter in 15 Years
Following much speculation that had the rumour mill working overtime, Robinson Helicopter Company finally unveiled the R88, marking a...
Garth Calitz
Mar 13, 20255 min read


Airbus Introduces the Light Twin-Engine H140
Airbus Helicopters has unveiled their latest model, the H140, at the VERTICON show in Dallas, Texas. This versatile helicopter is...
Garth Calitz
Mar 13, 20252 min read
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