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Embraer Bandeirante Celebrates 50 Years of Operation
An icon of regional aviation and precursor of the modern Brazilian aeronautical industry, the EMB 110 Bandeirante aircraft today...
Garth Calitz
Feb 15, 20233 min read


Australia Orders 40 UH-60M Black Hawks From Sikorsky
Australia will acquire 40 Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks, which are designed and manufactured by Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company. The...
Garth Calitz
Feb 8, 20232 min read


South African Airforce Prestige Parade – Celebrating 103 years
The South African Airforce Celebrated its 103rd Birthday on Friday 27 January, the SAAF was officially formed on 1 February 1920 making...
Garth Calitz
Feb 1, 20234 min read


Boeing Awarded US Air Force Contract for 15 KC-46A Tankers
The 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
Feb 1, 20232 min read


English Electric Canberra Altitude Record 1957
On 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
Feb 1, 20235 min read


Sikorsky Delivers 5,000th “Hawk,” Highlights Versatility And Future Of Iconic Helicopter
Sikorsky delivered its 5,000th “Hawk” variant helicopter, a US Army UH-60M Black Hawk. The iconic aircraft will continue to support...
Garth Calitz
Jan 24, 20232 min read


Friendly Fire Incident that Almost Changed History
The 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 24, 20232 min read


Canada Announces The Procurement Of The F-35 Lightning II
The 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 17, 20232 min read


Lockheed Martin-Sikorsky and Boeing Protest the Army’s FLRAA Selection
Despite 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 17, 20233 min read


SAAB - From Piston Fighter to Mighty Gripen E
The 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 3, 202313 min read
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