By Garth Calitz Long before ultra-realistic cockpits, virtual air traffic controllers and flight simulators that required computers with the processing power of a small nation, there was Google Earth Flight Simulator. Hidden away like an aviation Easter egg in the original desktop version of Google Earth, it allowed anyone with a keyboard and a sense of adventure to leap into the cockpit and explore the world. It wasn't particularly realistic, the aircraft seemed to have an i

By Rob Russell What do you say? Comparing a large animal with a “mystical bird-like character” doesn't quite make sense! But these two nicknames are given to two very different, but actually very similar, transport aircraft. The moose is the nickname for the Boeing C-17 Globemaster, which continues a very successful line of large military transport. It can trace its success back to WW2, with the C-47 and C-54, followed by the legendary, still-produced C-130 Hercules, then t

Textron Aviation Defence has been awarded a five-year U.S. government contract valued at more than $150 million to provide sustaining engineering and program management support for the Beechcraft T-6 Texan II fleet operated by the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army. The contract continues a partnership first established in 2021 and extends comprehensive Sustaining Engineering and Program Management (SEPM) services for an additional five years. The agreement covers the T-6A, T-6B a

Airbus Helicopters has formally handed over the initial two NH90 Tactical Transport Helicopters (MSPT for Multi-Role Support Transport)...

Microsoft Flight Simulator has secured a place in the gaming hall of fame as one of the most renowned flight simulators ever, featuring...

The Government of Poland has signed a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Letter of Offer and Acceptance (LOA) for 96 Boeing AH-64E Apache...

In July, the final assembly of the first H160M prototype began at Airbus Helicopters’ site in Marignane. In the meantime, system...

Boeing and Nammo team set a record for the longest indirect fire test of a ramjet-powered artillery projectile alongside officials from...

An RAF Poseidon MRA1 maritime patrol aircraft has successfully deployed Search and Rescue equipment capable of sustaining up to 100...

By Timothy Homan Where did it all start and who are the Virtual Silver Falcons? The Virtual Silver Falcons started back in 2020 as a...