US President Donald Trump was reportedly secretly transferred from Air Force One to a military Boeing C-32A while leaving a NATO summit in Turkey last month, following intelligence about a possible Iranian missile attack against his aircraft. According to reports by The Washington Post and CBS News, Trump was publicly seen boarding Air Force One […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban11 Aug
After President Trump boarded the legacy VC-25A – instead of the VC-25B Bridge – for his flight home from Ankara he was secretly transferred inside a catering truck to a waiting C-32A, according to the Washington Post. While the world believed that the U.S. President had taken 92-9000 home from the NATO Summit in Ankara, […]
The Aviationist•Kai Greet11 Aug
Remember the controversy several weeks back regarding President Trump’s transportation to and from the NATO summit in Turkey? He flew his new $400 million Qatar-gifted Boeing 747-8 to Turkey, but then claimed he flew back on the old Air Force One, with a pretty dubious explanation?
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig11 Aug
The jet that's changing how NATO defends Europeans on the high seas.
A French Air and Space Force A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport successfully refuelled US and UK RC-135 aircraft in a coordinated exercise.
Aviation News – A French A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Phénix successfully refueled U.S. and U.K. RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft over central France during Exercise Ravitaillement...
Belgium has deployed four F-16 fighter jets and around 100 military personnel to Keflavik Air Base in Iceland as part of NATO’s Air Policing mission, marking the second such deployment in a year. The mission aims to protect Icelandic airspace, as the country has no air force of its own despite its strategic location between […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban7 Aug
Moog Inc., a worldwide designer, manufacturer and systems integrator of high-performance precision motion and fluid controls and control systems today announced that the Portuguese Army, through the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) Aviation Support Office, has selected Sahar Group, LLC to deliver a modernized UH-60L Black Hawk fleet featuring Moog’s Genesys Avionics Suite™ and
Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Ilyushin Il-20M reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic Sea on Tuesday in the second such incident this week, as Warsaw accused Moscow of testing NATO’s readiness through increasingly frequent surveillance flights near the Alliance’s borders. A pair of Polish Air Force F-16s, operating under NATO air policing duties, intercepted the […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban4 Aug
The Nato Support and Procurement Agency awarded Thales’ Spanish subsidiary a contract to supply a Deployable Tactical Air Navigation system.
Sikorsky confirmed that it is actively pursuing the establishment of a Next Generation Rotorcraft (NGRC) production line in Europe. The move underscores Sikorsky’s commitment to deepening its partnership with NATO and advancing collaborative research and development in Europe. “We are committed to strengthening our strategic partnerships, expanding industrial capacity and deepening our long-term presence in
The service says its M-345 offers capabilities turboprops cannot match and has already employed the trainer to emulate cruise missiles in an aggressor role during a NATO exercise. Having recently reached the 2,000-flight-hour milestone with the type and with all the 18 ordered aircraft now delivered, the Italian Air Force shared some interesting insights into […]
The Aviationist•David Cenciotti23 JulEmbraer has delivered the first C-390 Millennium multi-mission transport aircraft to the Czech Air Force, marking a major step in the modernisation of the country’s military airlift capabilities and strengthening its contribution to NATO operations. The delivery ceremony took place at Prague Kbely Air Base on 16 July 2026, just 20 months after the signing […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban16 JulPoland deployed fighter jets for the second consecutive day to intercept Russian military aircraft operating over the Baltic Sea, amid heightened tensions between NATO and Russia. Defence Minister W?adys?aw Kosiniak-Kamysz said two Russian Su-30SM2 multirole fighters from Kaliningrad were conducting what he described as “aggressive surveillance” of NATO air defence integration exercises. In response, Poland […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban15 JulAviation News – American defense contractor Northrop Grumman and European aerospace giant Airbus Defence and Space have signed a key agreement to bring the advanced...
CAE announced today that it was awarded a contract by the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) to update the visual system of the NH90 NTH Sea Lion full-mission simulator suites for the German Navy with CAE Prodigy, CAE’s Image Generator (IG). The update enhances the visual system supporting naval aviation training and reinforces CAE’s
Norway is the first country to receive all its intended F-35s, although the details make that accomplishment more complicated.
In one of NATO’s most ambitious experimentation campaigns, Task Force X – Central Mediterranean tested the integration of uncrewed capabilities across the five operational domains. From Jun. 22 to Jul. 10, 2026, Italy hosted and led Task Force X – Central Mediterranean (TFX CentMed), the latest iteration of NATO Allied Command Transformation’s (ACT) Task Force […]
The Aviationist•Stefano D'Urso13 Jul