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On July 5th, the first of 22 former Spanish Air Force Dassault Mirage F1M combat aircraft arrived at Draken International’s primary maintenance facility in Lakeland, Florida. As WarbirdsNews readers will remember, Draken purchased the fleet back […]
The FAA recently gave Victory Aviation Company LLC permission to conduct flight training in their two Italian-made Marchetti S-211 jet aircraft. FAA regulations tightly restrict the commercial use of former military aircraft such as the […]
Draken International has been awarded the $280 million Adversary Air (ADAIR) II contract to provide adversary air services at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada through December 2023. Adversary air, or “Red Air”, is training […]
Draken International, a Lakeland, Florida-based Commercial Adversary Air company, hosted a “Supersonic Kickoff Party” event in their Lakeland facilities on Friday during the annual Sun ‘n Fun airshow. John Baum, Vice President for Strategic Projects, […]
Draken International – Back to the Future by Richard Mallory Allnutt When you step inside Draken International’s cavernous maintenance hangar in Lakeland, Florida, it is like venturing back in time. Numerous Cold War-era jets are […]
When the proliferation of vintage military jet trainers began to take hold on the civilian market twenty or so years ago, it was only natural that a number of boutique companies would emerge to cater […]
PRESS RELEASE – Draken International, a global leader in advanced adversary air services, has announced the acquisition of twelve South African Atlas Cheetah fighter aircraft, reinforcing the company’s focus on providing advanced capabilities to its […]
Making a rare visit from Germany to this year’s Air Tattoo will be an A-4N Skyhawk from a fleet operated by Discovery Air Defence, based at Wittmund. The A-4N Skyhawk will be on static display […]
By Austin Hancock The Flight Deck Veteran’s Group, now with the blessing of the Edwardsville Township, is moving full-speed ahead on restoring the local A-7E “Corsair.” As previously reported, the FDVG is a Tennessee based […]
The US Military bid a final farewell to the mighty McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II on December 21st, 2016, as the last active examples were paid off in a ceremony and brief flying display under heavily […]
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