The Finnish Air Force concluded its first-ever deployment to Romania under NATO’s Air Policing and Air Shielding missions on July 29, successfully conducting its first major contribution to NATO as… Continue reading "Finnish Air Force Concludes First NATO Mission Deployment"
Ukraine is in high level talks with Australia and the United States discussing the fate of the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) decommissioned F/A-18 Hornets. The Hornets are ready to… Continue reading "Ukraine May Acquire Retired Australian F/A-18 Hornet Fighters Pending US Approval"
On the morning of Wednesday, 18 May, Finland and Sweden both submitted membership applications to NATO, ending decades (or for Sweden, centuries) of a policy of formal neutrality. This does… Continue reading "Editorial: What Does Finish and Swedish Membership Mean For NATO?"
Boeing and the U.S. Navy’s Naval Systems Air Command jointly announced on 27 September that the Navy had received its first new-production Block III F/A-18 Super Hornet. The first of… Continue reading "US Navy Takes Delivery Of First New Production Block III Super Hornet"
Lauri Puranen, the director of the Finnish HX program, which aims to procure Finland’s next-generation fighter posted an update on his blog. It announces that the final bids for HX… Continue reading "Finnish HX Fighter Program Director Update: Final Bids Coming"
The Finnish Air Force conducted Exercise Talvinorva 21 between 24 and 25 February, testing the Lapland Air Command’s ability to rapidly set up and operate its F/A-18 Hornets from roads… Continue reading "Finnish Hornets Demonstrate Wintertime Dispersed Operations"
Boeing has announced that its Block III Super Hornet has flown for the first time. The announcement was accompanied by the release of a video of F287, the first Block… Continue reading "First Flight of Block III Super Hornet"
On January 23, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (All Weather) 225 (VMFA (AW)-225) “Vikings” held a Sundown Ceremony at their home base, Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar, to mark the… Continue reading "Marine Corps VMFA-225 Retires Its Hornets"
On 11 December, the Royal Australian Air Force’s Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit (2OCU) conducted its final flight in their F/A-18A and B Classic Hornets. The formation flight marks the… Continue reading "Final Classic Hornet Flight for RAAF Number 2 Operational Conversion Unit"