Air Forces MonthlyFifth-gen goes DutchPublished November 2023 As a herd of Holstein Frisian cows eat their way through a fresh green meadow, the sound of over thirty jets taking of in rapid sequence shatters the calm. The cows seem not impressed at all, but anyone taking on this force should be. For two weeks, the…
Air Forces MonthlyUS Navy Adversary capacity expansionPublished Mei 2022 The United States Naval Aviation is expanding its adversary capabilities. Partly to bridge a gap and partly to improve the projection of “Red Air” to the operational squadron. The article describes the steps taken on a short term period. The United States Navy will acquire additional…
Air Forces MonthlyBlue Wings 2020Published December 2021 The feature describes the historic Israeli Air Force deployment at Nörvenich Air Force Base where they participated in the Blue Wings 2020 memorial flights and participated in the Multinational Air Group exercise. The Israeli Air Force temporary deployed to Nörvenich Air Force Base. The feature describes the purpose…
Air Forces MonthlyPoland’s Pilot TrainingPublished December 2020 The feature describes the integration of the new M346 within the Polish Air Force training program. The Polish Armed Forces have been going through rapid changes since joining NATO in 1999. Nowadays the Siły Powietrzne or Polish Air Force operates a rather fast decreasing mix of older Soviet…
Air Forces MonthlyExpanding the Eye of the fleetPublished April 2020 The feature describes the enhanced capabilities with the integration of the E-2D within the Fleet Air Wings. The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye has proven to be a very reliable Early Warning platform for the United States Navy over the past decades. The current versions of the…
Air Forces MonthlyNorthern Edge 2019Published December 2019 From Monday 13 May until Friday 24 May 2019 the bi-annual exercise Northern Edge 2019 took place in the northern state of Alaska comprising the participation of approximately 200 combat aircraft and 10,000 military personnel of the military services Air Force, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. “Alaska is…
Air Forces MonthlySustaining the RhinoPublished August 2019 The feature describes the efforts of the United States Naval Aviation to regain readiness recovery. The percentage of combat capable F/A-18 Hornets significantly decreased in the past decade. This feature describes the reasons that lead to this event and what efforts the United States Naval Aviation undertook to…
Air Forces MonthlyTeam Argo Transfers To LightningPublished March 2019 The feature describes the conversion of the first Strike fighter squadron VFA-147 Argonauts to the F-35C Lightning II. The U.S. Navy’s first operational squadron received its interim safe-for-flight operations certification, needing only to independently conduct its carrier qualification to receive the full certification. In preparation for…
Air Forces MonthlySpanish Navy Hughes H369 Armada ArgosPublished March 2016 The feature describes the current role of the H369 within the Spanish FLOAN. The Spanish Naval Air Forces or La Flotilla de Aeronaves de la Armada (FLOAN) is one of the sole operators of the Hughes 369 Helicopters within NATO. The first batch of five…