The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Andrew Pulford, has paid tribute to Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael Beetham, who died on 24 October. Sir Michael was the second longest-serving Chief of the Air Staff after the Service’s founder, Lord Trenchard. He introduced the Tornado to service, helped pioneer … Dowiedz się więcej
The crews of two Royal Air Force Lancaster bombers that crashed over 70 years ago were laid to rest with military honours by the Queen’s Colour Squadron in two services at the Durnbach War Cemetery in Southern Germany on Wednesday, 21 October 2015. The first service was for Pilot Officer George Smith, flight engineer on … Dowiedz się więcej
The U.S. Navy accepted the first two MH-60R Seahawk helicopters bound for Denmark at Lockheed Martin’s Owego facility October 22. Prior to being delivered to the Royal Danish Air Force, the aircraft will be tested to validate unique Danish configuration modifications. The first two aircraft will be delivered in 2016, and the full fleet will … Dowiedz się więcej
With 2015 already being a record year for Israeli-Polish cooperation, the Polish Air Force Inspector, Maj. Gen. Jan Sliwka, visited Israel this week and flew in the „Blue-Flag” training exercise The Polish Air Force Inspector, Maj. Gen. Jan Sliwka, visited Israel earlier this week and took part in the „Blue-Flag” training exercise, in which the … Dowiedz się więcej
Chief of the General Staff of the Serbian Armed Forces General Ljubisa Dikovic opened today (15.10) at the Military Medical Academy 11th International Symposium on aviation medicine and psychology. The symposium is organized by the Air Force and Air Defence Command, and the expert meeting was organized on the occasion of 70 years of existence … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF Odiham welcomed back the first Chinook returning from Ex Vortex Warrior today when it flew in on a C-17 aircraft from RAF Brize Norton. A Royal Air Force C-17 transport aircraft arrives at RAF Odiham to return kit and equipment from the USA. On board the C-17 is one of RAF Odihams Chinook helicopters. … Dowiedz się więcej