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ESA teams up with Airbus to study plasma density aboard ISS

Air January 28, 2020

The European Space Agency (ESA) has booked a payload slot on the Airbus Bartolomeo platform aboard the ISS to study plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere. The ESA has booked a payload slot aboard the ISS (International Space Station) to allow a Norwegian instrument to monitor plasma density in Earth’s atmosphere on ...

Royal Navy participates in task group to close Westlant 19

Maritime December 9, 2019

HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in a task group exercise ahead of coming home after Westlant 19. HMS Queen Elizabeth took part in a final task to mark the end of Westlant 19. The NATO exercise began in September with Canadian-lead exercise Cutlass Fury and the Queen Elizabeth worked alongside the ...

US Air Force to train with Norwegian students in first F-35 training course

Air November 21, 2019

The US Air Force will collaborate with Norwegian students in the first allied F-35 basic training course. US Air Force students will work with two students from the Norwegian air force for an eight-month training course getting to grips with the F-35A Lightning II in Arizona. The trainees are part of ...

Norwegian Air Force completes Poseidon training with US Navy

Air September 24, 2019

Aviators from the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RNoAF) took part in Poseidon training with the US Navy in Jacksonville, Florida. Aircrew from the RNoAF became the first to graduate from Patrol Squadron Thirty’s Category 2 school as part of Poseidon training. The pilots transitioned from the P-3C Orion to the P-8A ...