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LATEST UPDATE: 26/05/16
•A Royal Canadian Air Force Lockheed CP-140 Aurora is confirmed for the static display.
•An Alenia C-27J Spartan of the Lithuanian Air Force will form part of the RIAT 2016 static park.
•A newly purchased Royal Air Force of Oman C295M will be visiting the RIAT static line up from Al Musana air base.
•The Pakistan Air Force is returning to RIAT after eight years with a C-130E Hercules from 6 Sqn.
•USAFE will send a KC-135R Stratotanker from 100th Air Refuelling Wing based at RAF Mildenhall.
LATEST UPDATE: 08/06/16
•Poland increases its presence with a flying display by a MiG-29A from 1. ELT.
•A rare return for the Slovakian Air Force with a flying display from a MiG-29AS with another example on static display.
LATEST UPDATE: 16/06/16
•Airbus show off their tactical transporter, the A400M in the flying display.
•Lakenheath sends a pair of F-15Cs for the static park from the 48th Fighter Wing / 493rd Fighter Squadron and an F-15E from the 492nd Fighter Squadron.
•The USAF Special Operations Command provides a static MC-130J Commando II courtesy of 67 SOS.
•The French Air Force bring two Alpha Jet E trainers to the static line up.
•Carlo Ferrari returns with his Beech 18S
•Two trainers from the RAF Flying Clubs' Association and Halton Flying Club in the form of Tecnam's P2002 and P2008 will appear in the static park.
•The unique Piaggio R166C returns to the static display.
•Tony de Bruyn's OV-10B Bronco and SC-7 Skyvan make a welcome appearance in the static park.
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the Italian HH-101A (F) Caesar Combat SAR Helicopter of the
Reparto Sperimentale Volo got dropped from the list.
Also missing now: the Dutch Hercules and the German A310 tanker.
LATEST UPDATE: 23/06/16
•The US Navy makes a return appearance with the F/A-18 Super Hornet in the flying display and a P-8 Poseidon in the static aircraft line up.
•Poland's Navy will bring an Antonov AN-28B1R Bryza to the static display.
•The Royal Australian Air Force makes a return after 10 years with a KC-30A tanker/transport.
•QinetiQ supplies an Agusta A109E and Alpha Jet for the static display.
•We can now confirm that P-51D 'Miss Helen' will be taking to the skies as part of the F-22 / F-35A Heritage Flypast.
•French Aerobatic champion Aude Lemordant will display her Extra 330SC. Breitling Wingwalkers return with a three-ship formation display and a single aircraft in the static line-up.
•No. 72 Squadon, RAF, will provide a Shorts Tucano for the static display line up.
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