Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Share this story The world’s most ambitious sixth-generation fighter programme just survived its biggest political test. The United Kingdom has committed £8.6 billion over the next four years to the Global Combat Air Programme, as part of its new £298 billion...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Eine KC-390 Millennium (FAB 2858) der brasilianischen Luftwaffe wurde bei den NATO-Tagen 2023 in Tschechien ausgestellt. Das Flugzeug erfreut sich bei europäischen Luftstreitkräften rasch wachsender Beliebtheit. (Wikimedia Commons) Im Februar 2026 unterzeichneten Embraer und Northrop Grumman eine Absichtserklärung….
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
On the afternoon of 6 April 1965, test pilot Roland “Bee” Beamont was having lunch at a pub near Boscombe Down when the BBC news bulletin came through the radio. Chancellor of the Exchequer James Callaghan, midway through his Budget Speech in the House of...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
When the Patrouille de France’s nine blue-and-white Alphajets sweep over the Champs-Élysées on July 14, they won’t be alone. Flanking them will be two Mirage 2000Bs crewed by Franco-Ukrainian teams — the opening act of the largest Bastille Day aerial...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Share this story It is now firm. Saab has signed a contract for 16 Gripen E fighters destined for Ukraine — turning the spring’s letter of intent into a binding deal and committing one of the West’s most capable light fighters to the Ukrainian Air...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Share this story At 1:54pm on June 30, a Bulgarian MiG-29 lit its afterburners and clawed off the runway at Graf Ignatievo. Three minutes later it had formed up on the wing of a civilian Airbus A320 that had just transmitted the four digits every air-defence...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
Share this story It is approaching eleven o’clock on the night of 11 November 1940, and Lieutenant Commander Kenneth “Hooch” Williamson is pushing his Fairey Swordfish down through the flak over Taranto harbour. Magnesium flares hang in the sky,...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
The Germans had a word for it. They always do. When Luftwaffe pilots talked about the Panavia Tornado, they called it the eierlegende Wollmilchsau — the “egg-laying wool-milk pig.” A mythical creature that does everything: lays eggs, produces wool, gives...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Share this story Before dawn on 14 June, two Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters thundered low over the English Channel toward a 244-metre oil tanker flying the flag of Cameroon. Hanging beneath them, silhouetted against the first grey light, were Royal Marines from...
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