Garth Calitz 4 days ago4 minSouth African Airforce Prestige Parade – Celebrating 103 yearsThe South African Airforce Celebrated its 103rd Birthday on Friday 27 January, the SAAF was officially formed on 1 February 1920 making...
Garth Calitz 4 days ago2 minBoeing Awarded US Air Force Contract for 15 KC-46A TankersThe US Air Force has awarded Boeing a $2.3 billion contract for the ninth production lot of 15 KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, expanding...
Garth Calitz 4 days ago5 minEnglish Electric Canberra Altitude Record 1957On 28 August 1957 Michael Randrup, Chief Test Pilot of D. Napier and Son, Ltd., and Walter Shirley, Deputy Chief Engineer, climb into the...
Garth Calitz Jan 242 minSikorsky Delivers 5,000th “Hawk,” Highlights Versatility And Future Of Iconic HelicopterSikorsky delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircraft will continue to support...
Garth Calitz Jan 242 minFriendly Fire Incident that Almost Changed HistoryThe course of South Africa, and maybe even World history was almost changed on 31 October 1940. SAAF 2 Squadron Hawker Furies were...
Garth Calitz Jan 172 minCanada Announces The Procurement Of The F-35 Lightning IIThe Government of Canada announced today it is procuring Lockheed Martin's 5th Generation F-35 Lightning II aircraft as a result of the...
Garth Calitz Jan 173 minLockheed Martin-Sikorsky and Boeing Protest the Army’s FLRAA SelectionDespite a delay stemming from the Army source-selection board’s self-audit of its choice of Bell’s V-280 Valour as its Future Long Range...
Garth Calitz Jan 313 minSAAB - From Piston Fighter to Mighty Gripen EThe year was 1937, the world was on the brink of another world war. Sweden wanted to equip the armed forces and build up its own, strong...
Garth Calitz Jan 38 minOperation Mole Cricket 19 IAF's most Decisive VictoryIn 1992, just a year after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Maj.- Gen. (res.) David Ivri, then-director-general of the Defence...
Garth Calitz Dec 20, 20222 minGripen E Operation with the Brazilian Air ForceThe Brazilian Air Force (FAB) held a ceremony on 19 December at the Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) marking the beginning of operational...