On 18th August the Royal Marines’ flying wing took part in Exercise Barbary Commando 16, training students from the Operational Conversion Flight to complete one of the final elements they need to become qualified Commando Merlin pilots and aircrew. Pilots, aircrew and engineers left their base at RNAS Yeovilton for a ...
Defence Minister Earl Howe has praised Royal Air Force crews serving in Estonia as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing Mission. During his visit to Amari, Earl Howe met the RAF crews who have flown nearly 20 scrambles to intercept 40 aircraft including fighters and maritime patrol aircraft. Four RAF Typhoons ...
Pilatus Aircraft has announced that the first of 49 PC-21 aircraft destined for the Australian Defence Force has successfully completed its initial production test flight at the factory in Stans, Switzerland. The PC-21s will form the backbone of future pilot training for the ADF for the next 25 years. The flight ...
Inmarsat, the world’s leading provider of global mobile satellite communications, has announced that construction and associated sub-system tests of the satellite for its market-changing European Aviation Network (EAN) in-flight connectivity solution has been completed on schedule by Thales Alenia Space. The key milestone was achieved following an extensive two-year build process ...
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