The first of the German navy's Lockheed Martin P-3C Orions arrived at Nordholz airbase in March. The eighth and finalex-Royal Netherlands Navy aircraft should be ready for delivery in March 2006, allowing Germany to complete the phase-out of its 14 anti-submarine warfare Atlantic Mk 1s.The navy will still operate three electronic intelligence Atlantics from Nordholz, but is expected to replace them with the Northrop Grumman/EADS Eurohawk unmanned air vehicle.
Source: Flight International
The tiltrotor operated by US Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron One, which provides VIP transport for the US president, had been ferrying White House staff to New York for an event with President Joe Biden when it developed unspecified mechanical issues.
We detail some of the most notable national fleet retirements recorded in the 12 months since we published our last World Air Forces directory at the end of 2023.
Lockheed Martin’s PZL Mielec subsidiary has delivered its last S-70i Black Hawks to the Polish armed forces, completing orders for a total of eight examples.
