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More Russian Berievs
The Beriev BE-200ES amphibious fire-fighting and transport aircraft (Image © Beriev)The Russian Ministry of Defense recently ordered an additional six Beriev BE-200 multipurpose aircraft. They will be...
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First Combat King II at Moody, Georgia
First HC-130J Combat King II for Moody AFB, takes-off from Lockheed Martins factory field at Marietta, Georgia. (Image © David Key / Lockheed Martin) The US Air Force 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air...
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Spain has largest fire-fighting amphibious fleet
Frontal view of the Bombardier 415 (Image © Bombardier) The Spanish Government owns the largest fire-fighting amphibious aircraft fleet in the world, says aircraft manufacturer Bombardier after the...
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50th Bombardier CL-415 SuperScooper
The Bombardier 415 SuperScooper (Image © Bombardier) Bombardier celebrated the sale and delivery of its 50th iconic Bombardier 415 (CL-415) SuperScooper amphibious aircraft assembled at its North Bay,...
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The Need for Speed: SR-72
Artists impression of the Lockheed Martin SR-72. (Image © Lockheed Martin Corp.) Forget the SR-71 Blackbird and its lousy mach 3. In a few years time its successor, the SR-72, will take flight and...
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Special Report: Big plans for military Saab turboprops
The Saab 340 Maritime Surveillance Aircraft with registration SE-MCG during trail flights (Image © Saab AB) Swedish inventions go a lot further than just the bits and pieces that come in your regular...
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C-27J fighting fire: just a cardboard box of water
Romanian Air Force C-27J Spartan with serial 2702 (Image © Alenia Aermacchi) One of the Romanian Air Force’s C-27Js will be the first aircraft in Europe to use a new firefighting system: just dropping...
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Oriental Hawkeye
Japan ordered thirteen E-2C Hawkeyes back in the eighties. One of these is seen here at Hamamatsu airbase in central Japan. (Image © Robert van Zon)
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The 1300th Girl – uh – Plane from Ipanema
Embraer Ipanema delivery no. 1300 (Image © Embraer) Embraer reached a special civilian mission aircraft milestone on 16 November 2013: the 1300th Ipanema agricultural airplane was delivered after more...
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C-130J Hercules deliveries hit 300 mark
The 300th Lockheed Martin C-130J – actually a MC-130J Commando II – on its way to its customer, being the U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command. (Image © Lockheed Martin / John Rossino) Lockheed...
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Flygvapnet Airlines!
An airliner with a large overhead bin? No, a Saab S 100B Argus AEW&C aircraft of the Flygvapnet (Swedish Air Force). On top of the fuselage is the Erieye radar, which provides a 400km and 300...
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14 C-27Js to US Coast Guard
The C-27J Spartan is US Coast Guard colours (Image © Alenia Aermacchi) The United States Coast Guard (USCG) will get 14 Alenia Aermacchi C-27J Spartans the United States Air Force generals don’t want....
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NSS: A taste of things to come
A taste of things to come during the upcoming Nuclear Security Summit in the Netherlands. This beautiful United States AFRC C-40C Clipper from 73AS, Scott Air force base, arrived at Schiphol Airport...
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First French AWACS update complete
In flight: a French Boeing E-3F AWACS aircraft. (Image © Elmer van Hest) Boeing and Air France Industries KLM Engineering & Maintenance (AFI KLM E&M) have successfully completed the Mid-Life...
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Special mission for first ever Cessna CJ4s to Japan
The Cessna Citation CJ4 in flight (Image © Cessna) The Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Civil Aviation Bureau (JCAB) has ordered three Citation CJ4s through their special...
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Additional CV-22 for US Air Force
A CV-22B Osprey receives fuel 21 June 2013 off the coast of Greenland by a 7th Special Operations Squadron MC-130H Combat Talon II. Thisw machine was the first of 10 slated to arrive as part of the...
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NATO Awacs aircraft turn eyes to Ukraine
A NATO E-3 Awacs at its Geilenkirchen base. (Image © Elmer van Hest) LATEST UPDATE 14 MARCH 2014 | NATO is sending its Boeing E-3 Sentry Awacs aircraft to Poland and Romania to watch over neighbouring...
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Overview: the USAF from FY15
The remaining USAF fleet of 7 C-20s (Gulfstream IV) VIP-jets will be decommissioned if the FY15 Budget proposal goes through. The aircraft with registration 00300 seen here just before take-off from...
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Air Force One
Air Force One is shortly to be seen at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, bringing Barack Obama to the Nuclear Security Summit NSS2014. It is seen here taking off from the very same airport in 1997. (Image ©...
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Newfound and Labrador order new amphibians
Frontal view of the Bombardier 415 (Image © Bombardier) The Canadian regional government of Newfoundland and Labrador ordered two Bombardier 415 amphibious fire-fighters on 26 March 2014. The...
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