The Czech Republic has handed design organization approval for Russian-built helicopters operated by the Czech military to maintenance, repair and overhaul and training organization LOM Praha, after the Russian government suspended maintenance certificates of several helicopter repair organizations across Eastern Europe.

The U.S. Air Force has grounded its Bell-Boeing CV-22 fleet due to issues with the tiltrotor’s gearbox causing multiple safety incidents, including one as recent as last weekend.

In the summer of 2021, the U.S. Air Force appeared to have a clear schedule for its refueling future: continued deliveries of Boeing’s KC-46 for the next several years, a “bridge tanker” KC-Y to follow starting in 2029 and then the next-generation KC-Z to follow beginning in the mid-2030s.

The aircraft will participate in the biennial multi-national air exercise Pitch Black led by the Royal Australian Air Force.

The pilot or co-pilot deviated from the planned route, entered a valley at low level and then banked the aircraft at angles far beyond the MV-22B’s limit for maintaining altitude.

The U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet has seen an increase in "unsafe, unprofessional or non-standard intercepts."

The first of 24 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft has been handed over to Qatar as the Arabian Gulf state continues the rapid expansion of its air force.

Prague plans to purchase three IAI Heron 1s.