A €91.7 million contract to replace Ireland’s existing EC135 fleet was awarded to Airbus Helicopters, with deliveries to commence in 2027. Ireland’s EC135s have been in service since 2003, with the ...

A reliance on a foreign power has left Ireland one of the most vulnerable countries in Europe. March 17 is St. Patrick’s Day.

Irish Air Corps members recently visited F.E. Warren Air Force Base in Wyoming for “a weeklong sharing of experiences and ideas,” the 90th Missile Wing of the US Air Force said on August 22. Three ...

The Irish Air Corps has received its first of two C295 maritime surveillance aircraft from Airbus Defence & Space, with the twin-turboprop having touched down at its Casement Aerodrome on 27 June.

This is the new government jet that has just been delivered to the Air Corps - at a cost of over €50 million. The French-made Dassault Falcon 6X landed at the Air Corps HQ at Casement Aerodrome in ...

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The story comes to us from Clément Charpentreau in a March 3, 2025, article for Aerotime titled “Ireland plans €2.5bn fighter jet purchase, first acquisition in 50 years.” To wit: “Since 1998, when ...