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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


Operation Mole Cricket 19 IAF's most Decisive Victory
In 1992, just a year after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Maj.- Gen. (res.) David Ivri, then-director-general of the Defence...
Garth Calitz
Jan 3, 20238 min read


Gripen E Operation with the Brazilian Air Force
The Brazilian Air Force (FAB) held a ceremony on 19 December at the Anápolis Air Base (BAAN) marking the beginning of operational...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20222 min read


Europe’s Future Combat Air System: on the way to the first flight
On behalf of the governments of France, Germany and Spain, the French General Directorate for Armament (DGA) has awarded to Dassault...
Garth Calitz
Dec 20, 20223 min read


Remote Carrier demonstrator released and operated from flying A400M
Germany’s Bundeswehr, Airbus, the German Aerospace Centre DLR, and German companies SFL and Geradts have jointly carried out the world’s...
Garth Calitz
Dec 13, 20222 min read


Bell V-280 Valor Chosen as US Army Long-Range Assult Aircraft
The V-280’s unmatched combination of proven tiltrotor technology coupled with innovative digital engineering and an open architecture...
Garth Calitz
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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