USAF and USN jets patrol the NATO border
The United States Air Force (USAF) and Navy (USN) have conducted deployments to Europe, supporting NATO to secure Europe’s eastern flank in the midst of Russian aggression towards Ukraine. The aircraft are deployed to several airfields around Europe, with the core of the border control operations being Spangdahlem. As part of the deployment, 12 F-35s from the 388th Fighter Wing at Hill AFB are operating from Spangdahlem. These are at…
Qantas Project Sunrise – in it for the long haul
Today Qantas have announced they will commit to twelve Airbus A350-1000ULR’s for Project Sunrise, a major decision that will reshape their domestic and international networks. These aircraft are capable of flying Australia’s east coast to New York and London with…
Exercise Diamond Shield 2022
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) has commenced the 2022 Diamond series of exercises for the third biennial Air Warfare Instructor Course (AWIC). Exercise Diamond Shield is the second of the AWIC training exercises occurring off the east coast of…
RATs in Western Australia
The Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) has now become part of our daily lives. Initially expensive and hard to find, RATs are now becoming cheaper and more accessible. This is due to special freight flights, chartered by the government, bringing in…
Europe Aiding Ukraine
On the 4th March 2022 two Antonov An-32s and one Antonov An-26 from the Ukrainian Ministry of Emergency visited Stuttgart. Their task was to pick up aid that several fire departments had promised to assist with the Russian-led invasion of…