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The History of UAC Tupolev: A Russian Success Story
UAC Tupolev is the successor to the Soviet Tupolev Design Bureau (OKB-156, with the design office prefix Tu), established in 1922 by the...
Garth Calitz
May 144 min read


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 88 min read


Embraer Highlights the KC-390 Millennium at SOF Week
The Special Operations Forces Week (SOF Week) annual conference, scheduled from May 5-7 in Tampa, Florida, marks the third stop of the...
Garth Calitz
May 83 min read


RAF Typhoons Intercept Multiple Russian Aircraft
This week has witnessed a significant escalation in military activity in the European airspace, with particular emphasis on the Royal Air...
Garth Calitz
Apr 302 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 302 min read


How the Airbus A330 MRTT Helps Provide Security and Deliver Aid
What makes the A330 MRTT so special? The aircraft’s pioneering innovations in air-to-air refuelling, dual use European civil-military...
Garth Calitz
Apr 305 min read


RAF Typhoon and Swedish Air Force Gripen Joint Training
RAF Eurofighter Typhoons and Swedish Air Force JAS-39 Gripens participated in joint training exercises for the first time since...
Garth Calitz
Apr 252 min read


Philippines Security Soars with Latest F-16 Platform
The recent approval by the U.S. State Department for the proposed sale of 20 F-16 Block 70 aircraft to the Philippines represents a...
Garth Calitz
Apr 252 min read


Spanish Air and Space Force Inducts First Airbus A330 MRTT
The inaugural Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi-Role Tanker Transport) for the Spanish Air and Space Force has commenced service with the 45th...
Garth Calitz
Apr 162 min read


Bulgaria Marks Arrival of Its First F-16 Block 70 Jet
The Bulgarian Ministry of Defence, in collaboration with Lockheed Martin, officially marked the arrival of the first F-16 Block 70 in...
Garth Calitz
Apr 162 min read
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