Aerospace Global News

6 days ago | aerospaceglobalnews.com | Jon Lake

On 16 April 2025, personnel from No.12 Squadron, the UK-Qatar Joint Typhoon Squadron, celebrated the graduation of the first Qatar Emiri Air Force Qualified Weapons Instructor. The unnamed pilot graduated from No.1 Course of the Typhoon Qualified Weapons Instructor Partner Course during a prestigious ceremony at RAF Coningsby.

6 days ago | aerospaceglobalnews.com | Jon Lake

The delegation from Lockheed Martin, the Finnish Defence Ministry and the Finnish Air Force visited the Karelian Air Wing (the Karjalan Lennosto at Rissala), the Lapland Air Wing (the Lapin Lennosto at Rovaniemi) and Group Patria at Jämsä Halli, between 16–17 April, 2025. The two Finnish Air Force bases are the homes of the Finnish F/A-18 Hornet bases, and will be home to Finland’s F-35As when they arrive.

6 days ago | aerospaceglobalnews.com | Jon Lake

Turkish Aerospace did not specify whether the new record-breaking speed had been achieved in level flight – or in a dive. The Hürjet is powered by a single General Electric F404-GE-102 turbofan engine (which also powers the KAI T-50), rated at 11,930 lb st (53.07 kN) in dry power and at 17,700 lb st (78.7 kN) with afterburning, much the same as the General Electric F404-GE-103 used by the Boeing T-7A.

6 days ago | aerospaceglobalnews.com | Jon Lake

On 17 April, 2025 Embraer announced that lessor Azorra has delivered the first of two new Embraer E195-E2 aircraft to Hunnu Air of Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The E195-E2s were delivered from Azorra’s firm orderbook. Embraer will support Hunnu Air as it grows its fleet and expands its route network to key destinations across Asia-Pacific, offering greater capacity and longer-range capability.

1 week ago | aerospaceglobalnews.com | Jon Lake

The Mirage 2000D RMV has entered service with the three squadrons of Escadre de Chasse 3 at Base Aerienne 133 Nancy-Ochey, supplanting the original Mirage 2000. Major General Vincent Chusseau, Deputy Chief of Plans and Programs for the Armée de l’Air et de l’Éspace (French Air and Space Force or FASF) General Staff noted that the upgrade had taken: “Nine years to go from concept to reality, from paper to aircraft, from idea to operational commitment.