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12 September

Air

Taiwan Grounds Mirage Fighter Jets After Night Crash

Taiwan's air force said it had grounded its fleet of Mirage 2000 fighters after a jet crashed during a night training flight.

11 September

Air

220810-N-WU964-1044 PHILIPPINE SEA (Aug. 10, 2022) Cmdr. Edmund Poynton, commanding officer of the Tigertails of Airborne Early Warning Squadron (VAW) 125 lands on the flight deck of the U.S. Navy’s only forward-deployed aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) in an E-2D Hawkeye after a change of command ceremony, in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 10. During the change of command ceremony Cmdr. David Wiltshire transferred command of VAW 125 to Poynton. Ronald Reagan, the flagship of Carrier Strike Group 5, provides a combat-ready force that protects and defends the United States, and supports alliances, partnerships and collective maritime interests in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Dallas A. Snider)

Rojoef Manuel

US Navy Procures New Routers for Advanced Hawkeye Early Warning Aircraft

The US Navy has awarded Fuse Integration a contract to produce router systems for the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye early warning aircraft.

10 September

Africa

One Chinese J-10C fighter jet suspended in mid-air

Christine Casimiro

Egypt to Replace US F-16s With China’s J-10C Fighter Jets: Report

Egypt has reportedly placed an order for China’s Chengdu J-10C “Vigorous Dragon” fighter jets.

9 September

Air

Joe Saballa

Boeing Pitches CH-47 Chinook as Poland’s New Heavy-Lift Chopper

Boeing is offering the latest variant of its famed CH-47 Chinook helicopter as Poland’s new heavy-lift military transport solution.

9 September

Air

Cessna Caravan aircraft with Merlin's autopilot technology

Rojoef Manuel

Merlin Kicks Off Flight Test Campaign of Auto-Piloted Cessna Caravan Aircraft

Autonomy software developer Merlin has begun the flight test campaign for its self-piloting Cessna Caravan aircraft.

9 September

Air

Joe Saballa

Hungary Welcomes Inaugural KC-390 Millenium Aircraft

The Hungarian Defence Forces takes delivery of its first KC-390 Millenium transport aircraft from Brazilian aerospace giant Embraer.

6 September

Africa

Joe Saballa

Egypt to Join C-130J Super Hercules Global Operators With New Purchase

Egypt is set to join the list of C-130J Super Hercules operators with the purchase of its first two aircraft.

6 September

Air

Architectural rendition of the Deep Maintenance and Modification facility in Adelaide

Rojoef Manuel

Australia Starts Construction of Boeing 737 Sustainment Hangar in Adelaide

Australia has begun the construction of a four-bay aircraft hangar in Adelaide for the armed forces’ Boeing 737 aircraft maintenance project.

6 September

Americas

Joe Saballa

ATACMS Ineffective Against Aircraft Stationed Deep in Russia: US

The US has debunked claims that allowing Kyiv greater freedom to use its donated ATACMS for strikes deep in Russia would significantly reduce the number of hostile aircraft targeting Ukraine.

6 September

Air

Argentina's first P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft

Rojoef Manuel

Argentina Accepts First Orion Patrol Aircraft From Norway

The Norwegian government has delivered the Argentine Navy’s first P-3C Orion surveillance and anti-submarine aircraft in Chubut Province.

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