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Living the Legacy of One of History’s Greatest Aircraft, and Its Greatest Generation. This suddenly seems right. After two hours of never-ending Michigan road construction, I exit the main I-75 north-south freeway and am transported [...]

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Four B-52 bombers have just deployed to Europe. Two took part in joint drills with Swedish and Norwegian forces over Scandinavia. On Aug. 18, 2022, four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers, belonging to the [...]

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RAF is investigating claims of toxic culture and misconduct among the team members. The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, have seen two pilots leave this year, with one being sacked after an [...]

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This video shows how NASA studied wingtip vortices using a C-5A Galaxy about 50 years ago. Although they dissipate at a certain distance from the wing, wingtip vortices, that form because of the difference in [...]

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Let’s focus on Real Thaw 2022, a large scale multi-domain exercise led by the Portuguese Air Force. Real Thaw is an annual military exercise, organized, planned, and executed by the Portuguese Air Force to train [...]

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Here’s a really interesting footage of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae during its recent first flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), flew for the first time from Sacheon airport, South Korea, [...]

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The aircraft completed multiple ski-jumps, roll-in and fly-in arrestments to demonstrate compatibility to Indian Navy requirements. Boeing announced on Jul. 20, 2022, that its F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completed operational demonstration tests at Indian Naval [...]

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The KF-21 Boramae has just made its maiden flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), the next-generation fighter developed by KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries), carried out its first flight on at Sacheon [...]

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Lt. Amanda Lee has been selected as part of the six new officers for the 2023. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced on July 18, 2022, the selection of six new [...]

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UK says first demonstrator of Tempest 6th generation aircraft will fly in 5 years. Italy announces FCAS collaboration agreement. FCAS took the center stage at Farnborough Airshow, that kicked off on Jul. 18, 2022, at [...]

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Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK, marks the first airshow appearance of a U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch, outside the U.S. The RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo), underway at RAF Faiford, UK, is, at [...]

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Here are some interesting shots of the new Heritage F-15E Strike Eagle. The U.S. Air Force 48th Fighter Wing just unveiled a new heritage F-15E Strike Eagle to celebrate the Wing’s 70th year of flight [...]

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“Gator” narrates the flight step-by-step for the viewers to enjoy all the work and dedication behind the demo flights performed across the United States. The U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II demonstration team is the [...]

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Four B-2A stealth bombers have deployed to RAAF Base Amberley, Australia in the last couple of days. The largest deployment of U.S. Air Force B-2A in recent times is currently underway in Australia where two [...]

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At least two gunship helicopters have been spotted with their original camo and Czech markings replaced by Ukrainian flags. The U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin disclosed on May 23, 2022, that the Czech Republic [...]

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To commemorate the 70th Anniversary of the Portuguese Air Force an Air Show was held at Base Aerea 11 in Beja, Portugal. About 50,000 people attended the airshow organized by the Portuguese Air Force to [...]

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A U.S. Navy Super Hornet blew off deck due to very bad weather. A Super Hornet belonging to Carrier Air Wing 1 aboard USS Truman sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, blew off the flight deck [...]

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The testing of the new nuclear weapon is continuing with the integration on the Spirit stealth bomber. The U.S. Air Force recently released on the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) website a series of [...]

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The aircraft was spotted taxiing to the runway at Sacheon airport, home of Korea Aerospace Industries’ facilities. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), the next-generation fighter developed by KAI (Korea Aerospace [...]

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The video was captured by personnel on the flight deck, but seemingly never released before. On August 5, 2017, a U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Australia while on final approach [...]

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