Walkaround videos are great. This one, featuring a Legacy F/A-18C Hornet of the Blue Angels, is simply amazing. Lcdr Jerry “JD” Deren is a former U.S. Navy pilot. He spent 13 years in the service, [...]
The post This Is The Most Detailed Walkaround Tour Of A Blue Angels F/A-18C Hornet We’ve Ever Seen appeared first on The Aviationist.
The first B-1 “BONE” bomber has flown to the Boneyard. The U.S. Air Force has kicked off the divestment of the B-1 Lancer fleet on Feb. 17, 2021. The first “BONE” (from “B-One”, as the [...]
The post The U.S. Air Force Has Started To Divest the B-1 Bomber Fleet With First BONE Retired At The Boneyard appeared first on The Aviationist.
How to shame a wannabe test pilot. 41°39’31.9068”N 12°26’31.8372”E: these are the geographic coordinates of the infamous “Pad of Shame”. If you plot them on Google Map, they will take you right smack in the [...]
The post Tales From The Cockpit: The “Pad of Shame” appeared first on The Aviationist.
Russian MOD is developing the manned-unmanned teaming concept integrating Su-57 Felons and S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs. The Russian MOD Is working on the idea of integrating the S-70 Okhotnik-B (or “Hunter-B”) UCAV (Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle) [...]
The post Russia Working To Integrate S-70 Okhotnik UCAVs In Su-57 Felon Squadrons appeared first on The Aviationist.
The United States Air Force held its first Red Flag of 2021 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, readying forces to confront potential near-peer opponents like China and Russia. The first Red Flag exercise of [...]
The post Red Flag 21-1 Kicked Off This Year’s Training Exercises Focusing On “Great Power Competition” appeared first on The Aviationist.
The re-activated 495th Fighter Squadron, part of the 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath, will be called the “Valkyries” and operate the F-35A. The 48th Fighter Wing, based at RAF Lakeheath, UK, has made it [...]
The post The 495th Fighter Squadron, The First Overseas-Based F-35A Squadron, Will Be Called The “Valkyries” appeared first on The Aviationist.
Never Before Seen Video Showcases Development of New “Air Force One”: Boeing 747-8 as VC-25B. It is hidden behind what may be the tightest security screen on earth. It is the most visible mobile projection [...]
The post Nat Geo Provides Unprecedented View of New Air Force VC-25B “Air Force One”. appeared first on The Aviationist.
The quite unlikely Typhoon’s “Beast Mode” configuration might hint at a possible “missile/bomb truck” role in support of 5th and 6th gen. fighter aircraft. Last week the Eurofighter website published the latest edition of its [...]
The post Eurofighter Shows Typhoon In “Beast Mode” With 14 Meteor Beyond Visual Range Air-To-Air Missiles appeared first on The Aviationist.
Poland designated the airbase that will host its F-35 Lightning II jets. According to an interview that the Polish Press Agency (PAP) conducted with the head of the MoD, Minister Mariusz Błaszczak, the Polish F-35 [...]
The post Polish F-35 Jets to Be Stationed At Lask Air Base in Central Poland appeared first on The Aviationist.