The Colombian air force is to receive a secondhand Boeing 767-300 converted for tanker and VIP transport duties by Israel Aerospace Industries. The deal will build on a recent contract worth $230 million, under which the company will also supply Colombia with 24 ex-Israeli air force Kfir fighters and upgrade some of its existing inventory of the type. Israeli sources say the 767 will be equipped with a hose and drogue refuelling system.
Source: Flight International
Embraer has secured an order for two C-390 tactical transport jets from an unidentified buyer, representing the 10th country to select the type.
Italy has followed fellow Eurofighter partner nation Spain and placed a long-trailed follow-on order for up to 24 examples of the multirole jet. Disclosed on 23 December, the order, placed via the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency, will see the new fighters replace the Italian air force’s current Tranche ...
Two US naval aviators safely ejected from their Boeing F/A-18F over the Red Sea after the jet was mistakenly targeted by one of the guided missile ships escorting the aircraft carrier USS Harry S Truman.
