The Battle of Taranto – a Defining Moment in Naval Aviation
On the night of November 11-12, 1940, the Royal Navy launched twenty-one obsolescent Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the...
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Garth Calitz
- May 17
- 2 min
VSR700 Tested at Sea in Full Operational Configuration
Airbus Helicopters and the French Armament General Directorate (DGA) tested the unmanned aerial system (UAS) VSR700 for the first time...
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Garth Calitz
- May 11
- 7 min
SAAF Museum Airshow 2023
By Trevor Cohen Photos by Andre Venter, Dian Townsend and Timmy Homman When the chips are down that’s when change the level of the...
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Garth Calitz
- May 11
- 3 min
Gripen E production line inaugurated in Brazil
Embraer and Saab have inaugurated the production line of the Gripen E in Brazil, at Embraer´s plant in Gavião Peixoto (São Paulo State)....
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Garth Calitz
- May 11
- 3 min
Airbus and German Air Force: 20 years of cooperation, 20 facts
For 20 years, Airbus and the German Air Force in Manching have been working together to ensure that German Eurofighters and Tornados are...
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Garth Calitz
- May 3
- 2 min
The Gripens – Pride of The SAAF now Relegated to “Show Pony” Status
By Garth Calitz In the last week or so social media has been a buzz with the announcement that the SAAF will be headlining the annual...
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Garth Calitz
- May 3
- 8 min
Vickers VC10 – The True Queen of the Skies
By Rob Russell In 1951, the Ministry of Supply asked Vickers-Armstrong to consider a military troop/freight development of the Valiant V...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Embraer launches the A-29N Super Tucano in NATO configuration
Embraer announced, during LAAD Defence & Security 2023, the launch of the A-29 Super Tucano aircraft, light attack aircraft, armed...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 25
- 2 min
Airbus Helicopters Introduces Military Versions of the H125
Airbus Helicopters is introducing the first U.S.-built H125 military configurations, known as AH-125 and MH-125 Ares, to the Airbus range...
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Garth Calitz
- Apr 20
- 1 min
Zambian Air Force placed an order for two Enstrom 480B helicopters
Enstrom Helicopter Corporation confirmed the sale of two turbine powered 480B helicopters to the Zambian Air Force (ZAF). The contract,...
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