The first of 50 Airbus Military A400Ms for the French air force has been delivered, marking the first customer delivery of the new generation airlifter. More than 700 people celebrated the delivery at a ceremony at the Airbus Military final assembly line at Seville, Spain on September 30. The first French air force aircraft, the
In what promises to be one of the most spectacular celebrations of the International Fleet Review to be held between October 3 and 11, more than 35 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft will conduct formation flypasts over Sydney Harbour as a tribute to the Navy’s centenary of service. Headlining the program will be a massed flypast
Just days after it delivered the last C-17 for the US Air Force, Boeing has announced the closure of its production line for the airlifter in 2015. “Ending C-17 production was a very difficult but necessary decision,” said Dennis Muilenburg, CEO of Boeing Defense, Space & Security. Boeing has blamed tightening global and US defence
The Netherlands government has formally selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of F-16s, agreeing to purchase 37 of the new generation aircraft in what culminates a lengthy assessment, the decision based on creating a “a high-tech, future-oriented air force”. In a statement announcing the selection, the government said: “From a military operational perspective the
The Australian Army’s detachment to Rotary Wing Group – Eight (RWG-8) has completed its mission in Afghanistan, marked by an end of mission ceremony at Kandahar Airfield (KAF) on September 14. The KAF-based RWG consisted of two CH-47D Chinook medium lift helicopters operated throughout the Afghan summer months as part of the American-led Regional Command South
Boeing has delivered the 223rd and last C-17 Globemaster III airlifter for the US Air Force, representing the completion of a contract signed more than 20 years ago. The aircraft left Boeing’s Long Beach facility to fly to its base at Charleston, South Carolina, where a ceremony was held. “Thank you for delivering to our
