This year’s annual convention turned out to be another record-setting year. Attendance was approximately 677,000, up from the previous record of 650,000 last year. But attendance numbers weren’t the only record.

June saw an unprecedented number of movements of military aircraft all over Germany and the surrounding region. The reason: Exercise Air Defender 2023. More than 250 aircraft, including some 190 fighter jets, and more than 10,000 soldiers from 25 countries were on the move for two weeks.

From 3 to the 7 July, the Aeronautica Militare (AM – Italian Air Force) held its yearly SAR (Search and Rescue) training exercise. This year, the event took place at Frosinone Air Base in the Lazio region, southeast of Rome.

In April, the 5th edition of the biennial airshow, Feria Aeroespacial México (FAMEX, Mexico Aerospace Fair) was held. The location was the completely renovated and upgraded airbase of Santa Lucía, just north of Mexico City.

Every year, the Turkish Air Force and allied nations gather at Konya Air Base in the middle of Turkey for Anatolian Eagle.

Colonel DRY has been serving with the Gendarmerie Air Forces since 2006 and has about 4000 flight hours on various types of helicopters, and he still flies about 180 hours per year. He told us about the history, organization, and training within the Gendarmerie Air Forces.

Reliable Robotics and NASA completed first-of-its-kind flight tests to advance aviation safety. Data collected will serve to validate the use of existing surveillance radars to detect and avoid aircraft.

Airbus Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada, and SAF+ Consortium will collaborate on next generation sustainable aviation fuel (SAF), supported by the Government of Quebec. Image courtesy of SAF+ Consortium.

The Academia da Força Aérea (AFA, Air Force Academy) of the Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB, Brazilian Air Force) is located at Pirassununga Air Base in São Paulo state, just under 200 km north of São Paulo.

This deal sees EVFLY initially purchase 205 Prosperity I and Prosperity Cargo Aircraft from AutoFlight.

Within NATO countries, ‘Article 5’ is a well-known phrase, meaning an attack on one NATO member is treated as an attack on all members.

On January 24, Lockheed Martin announced the successful first flight of the F-16 Block 70 at its Greenville, South Carolina site.