Spanish Hornets carry out patrols over Libya

With four F/A-18 Hornets and a 707 tanker at the Italian base of Decimomannu, Spain has conducted its first sortie over Libya to enforce the no-fly zone with a pair of Hornets involved. A Spanish CN-235 maritime surveillance plane will also be deployed to enforce an arms embargo on Libya.

Typhoon marks 100,000 hours with special markings for users

In less than eight years, operational Eurofighter Typhoons in service with various air forces have achieved the milestone of 100,000 flying hours. Typhoons from the RAF, Luftwaffe, Italian, Spanish and Austrian Air Forces gained inscriptions marking the milestone. Here are some photos of the specially marked aircraft (All photos from Eurofighter):

RAF | Luftwaffe | Italy | Spain | Austria |

Day of first flights for Eurocopter military helicopters

In a day of first flights, December 17th saw the first NH90 tactical helicopters for both France and Spain make their first flights. The French and Spanish have ordered 34 and 45 of the tactical helicopters.

Meanwhile the first Eurocopter Tiger HAD for France has also made its first flight.

RAF joins other operators in grounding Eurofighter Typhoons

The RAF has joined the Eurofighter Typhoon's other operators in grounding the aircraft after initial investigations revealed that the the ejection seat or parachute issues caused the death of a Royal Saudi Air Force pilot following last month's Spanish Typhoon crash.

Saudi pilot killed in Spanish Eurofighter crash

It has been reported that a two-seat Eurofighter Typhoon has crashed while on a training flight in Spain. A Royal Saudi Air Force Lieutenant Colonel has been killed while the Spanish AF pilot on board has ejected successfully.