Month: July 2022

Z-20 pilot talks about flying the helicopter

Posted on July 31, 2022 by alert5

HAL orders 88 engines for the HTT-40

Posted on July 31, 2022July 30, 2022 by alert5

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd has placed an order with Honeywell for 88 TPE331-12B turboprop engines to be installed on the HTT-40 basic trainer.

Ministry of Defence, GODL-India, via Wikimedia Commons
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Polish Air Force commanders flew with the Black Eagles

Posted on July 31, 2022July 30, 2022 by alert5

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Dutch F-16s in U.S. have flown for the last time

Posted on July 30, 2022 by alert5

Four Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) F-16s have flown for the last time in the United States on Jul. 29.

The last four F-16s belonging to the Royal Netherlands Air Force taxi after landing here today at the Morris Air National Guard Base in Tucson. The Dutch were the first in a long line of foreign partners to train at Morris ANG Base, flying an average of 2,000 hours per year in the F-16 and graduating four student pilots every nine months as part of the 148th Fighter Squadron. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Angela Walz)

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Bangladesh to order TB2

Posted on July 30, 2022July 30, 2022 by alert5

Bangladesh is set to be the latest operator of the Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle. Turkey’s Ambassador to Bangladesh Mustafa Osman Tufan confirmed that an agreement has been signed.

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