Mr Kenji Wakamiya, Japan’s State Minister of Defense, visited Royal Air Force Coningsby on Friday 9th September. During the visit Mr Wakamiya met RAF and civilian personnel. The Minister toured the Typhoon Training Facility and visited 29 (Reserve) Squadron; receiving briefings on how the RAF and BAE Systems deliver the skills ...
A new training centre for the KC-46 Pegasus has been officially dedicated at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma along with the activation of the 56th Air Refueling Squadron, which will be the formal training unit for the US Air Force’s next-generation refuelling aircraft. The integration of the KC-46 into the USAF ...
September 12th saw the Aerospace Growth Partnership (AGP) host a busy event at the House of Commons. The purpose of the event was to brief Parliamentarians on the value of industrial strategies such as this, and to show the success of the AGP so far. Designed to bring together industry and government ...
Bell Helicopter has announced that the Bell 429 fleets of the Turkish National Police and Turkish General Directorate of Forestry have reached a 95% operational availability rate and that the aircraft is continuing to be successful in-country supporting public safety, assisting to prevent fires and preserving Turkish forests. Turkey has been ...