by Fabrizio Capenti | May 12, 2023 | News
On 11th of May 2023 the first two training aircraft M-346 advanced jet trainer has landed in Kalamata AB, home of 120 Air Training Wing (ATW) of Hellenic Air Force. These are the first two of ten aircraft due to be delivered to Hellenic Air Force (HAF) after the...
by Fabrizio Capenti | May 3, 2023 | News
At the end of April 2023 the second M-346 for Hellenic Air Force (HAF) completed its first flight with full livery. Coded 251 on tail, the flight had a duration of one hour and was performed by Leonardo Aircraft test pilot from Venegono plant. M346 Hellenic Air Force...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Apr 23, 2023 | 2023 Reports
Presso il 51 Stormo di Istrana è stato organizzato uno Spotter Day, che come ha spiegato il comandante, per poter dare la possibilità agli appassionati di poter osservare da vicino le attività svolte dallo Stormo e poter immortalare da vicino le attività di volo. Un...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Apr 21, 2023 | 2023 Reports
The two-week exercise Emerald Strike 2023 was designed to optimize integration of aircraft and to strengthen interoperability with Italian Air Forces during joint operations and air defenses to maintain joint readiness. This exercise is designed to test the...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Apr 7, 2023 | News Italy
Finalmente ecco una fotografia del primo prototipo del nuovo elicottero di attacco AW249 di Leonardo. Il primo volo del primo prototipo era avvenuto il 19 agosto 2022. L’AW249, successore dell’A129 Mangusta, è in fase di sviluppo, anche un secondo prototipo risulta...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Apr 3, 2023 | News
On 3rd of April 2023 the first M-346 for Hellenic Air Force (HAF) completed its first flight with full livery. Coded 250 on tail, the flight had a duration of one hour and was performed by Leonardo Aircraft test pilot from Venegono plant. CSX55277 M346 first flight...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Mar 15, 2023 | 2018 Reports
“Air power continuously needs fuel”, said Lieutenant-Colonel Harry Oostema, Head of Operations at Eindhoven Air Base. However, delivering a guaranteed, continuous coverage of air-to-air refueling capacity is challenging. “That’s why we need to train together....
by Fabrizio Capenti | Mar 14, 2023 | News
Third Leonardo AW169B for Bundesheer (Austrian Armed Forces) with Italian test registration CSX82094 (construction number 72019), next one to be delivered. On 20 December 2021, the Austrian Government signed a government-to-government (G2G) agreement with...
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by Fabrizio Capenti | Mar 9, 2023 | 2023 Photos
A day spent in Engadina Altiport, Samedan Airport in the Swiss Alps. This year there was less snow than the previous one, the temperatures were around 0°C. Lot of activity because it was the central weekend of White Turf 2023, a unique, exclusive, top-class event with...
by Fabrizio Capenti | Mar 8, 2023 | News Italy
Carabinieri: vola il quinto esemplare di UH-169C (la denominazione dell’AW169M LUH destinato all’Arma dei Carabinieri). In data 07 Marzo 2023 ha effettuato un volo prova presso l’aeroporto di Venegono il quinto esemplare dei nuovissimi AW169 LUH, quelli...
