Articles tagged with: Afghanistan
After much delay, Germany’s Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter will now deploy to Afghanistan for its first operational mission in early December.
Four ASGARD-F Tigers will be transported to Mazar-e-Sharif in Regional Command North of ISAF with …
It has emerged that the ongoing process to equip the Afghan Air Force with Italian made C-27A tactical transport aircraft will be terminated.
US Department of Defense officials announced in mid-December that a contract to maintain …
The Italian NH90 helicopter detachment to Afghanistan has been initially hampered by problems such as windshield cracks and the poor availability of spares, it has emerged.
Task Unit Nemo reached full operational capability with the NHIndustries …
Literally thousands of enthusiast sports competitors participate in marathons, triathlons and gruelling mud obstacle races across the United States of America. In many of such events one group of participants are easy to pick out …
After much delay, the first two CH-47Fs for the Defensie Helikopter Commando (DHC- Defence Helicopter Command) have arrived in the Netherlands. The new medium transport helicopters arrived by ship in the port of Antwerp on …
On assignment for the American Counter Terrorist magazine, Andrew Balcombe visited the Polish Special Operations Command POLSOCOM in Krakow last summer.
His article is republished here with the kind permission of CT Magazine. All images …
Tactical training for helicopter crews with ANTares – and Rheinmetall Airborne Systems presents first unmanned hybrid aerial vehicle.
The prestigious Berlin Air Show, or ILA, takes place 11-16 September at the Berlin ExpoCenter Airport. Rheinmetall will …
Met het in ontvangst nemen van het Korpsvaandel en na de woorden: “Hierbij aanvaard ik het commando over het Korps Commandotroepen”, is kolonel drs. Jan Swillens degene die vanaf 6 juli 2012 de regie voert …
De Nationale reserve vormt een essentieel onderdeel van de krijgsmacht, vooral bij opdrachten in het kader van de derde hoofdtaak, de ondersteuning van civiele autoriteiten bij rechtshandhaving, rampenbestrijding en humanitaire hulp. Goed getraind en zeer …
Op Vliegbasis Gilze-Rijen vond op 17 oktober 2011 de kick-off plaats van de Helicopter Weapons Instructor Course (HWIC). Het startschot voor de vijfde editie van deze opleiding werd gegeven door kolonel Onno Eichelsheim, hoofd Afdeling …
