Alouette III withdrawn from service in the Netherlands
The Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) officially retired its final Sud Aviation SA316B Alouette III helicopters on 31 December 2015, after 51 years of service.
Belgium reveals detailed F-16 replacement plans
The Belgian government has reached an agreement regarding an investment in 34 fighter jets to replace the F-16 Fighting Falcon.
Bulgarian Air Force retires MiG-21
After 52 years of operations, the MiG-21 Fishbed was finally withdrawn from service with the Bulgarian Air Force on 18 December 2015.
Busy times for the Hornet community
I visited CFB Cold Lake to speak with captain Jean-Sebastien ‘Ike’ Desmarais, a Hornet pilot who deployed to both Europe and Kuwait.
First in, last out
At Army Aviation Base Celle the Bo-105 ‘Bölkow’ will retire at the end of 2016 after being introduced into German Army service there in 1973.
Training NATO’s Finest
NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC) is a military pilot training program for NATO and allied air forces provided by the Royal Canadian Air Force.
The truth behind the Belgian-Dutch QRA cooperation
In the first agreement of its kind in Europe, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands have agreed to establish a joint quick reaction alert.
Interviewed by Practical Photography
Practical Photography, one of Great Britain’s leading photography magazines, interviewed me about air-to-air photography.
Elephants to the rescue
The Airbus Military C-295s of Esquadra 502 ‘Elefantes’ are some of the Portuguese Air Force’s most sought-after air assets for a variety of missions.
Mountain flying experts – BHELMA III
Cougar pilots at BHELMA III of the Spanish Army have grown out to become the Spanish armed forces’ most experienced mountain flying experts.
