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Italian F-35s and Typhoons as well as HAF F-16s and USMC MV-22s and KC-130Js take part in JS19, Italy’s Largest Exercise This Year

Tue, 11/06/2019 - 12:47
U.S. Marine Corps and Hellenic Air Force aircraft have joined Italian Air Force F-35, T-346, Typhoon, CAEW and many other Italian assets involved in Joint Stars 2019. From May 13 to 31, 2019, dozens of [...]
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Check Out These Cool Shots Of C-17 Airlifters Operating On Delamar Dry Lake Bed in Nevada

Mon, 10/06/2019 - 20:06
The C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft were taking part in JFEX (Joint Forcible Entry Exercise). The images in this post were released by 3rd Wing Commander on Twitter. They show, from different angles (including from [...]
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Four F-35A Jets Undergoing Evaluation In Payerne To Replace Swiss Air Force F-5 And F/A-18 Aircraft As Part Of “Air 2030”

Mon, 10/06/2019 - 18:53
The 5th gen. jets, belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron, arrived directly from the US F-35As belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron “Rude Rams”, based at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, are participating in the [...]
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These Photos Show A-10 Attack Aircraft During Austere Landings on The Freedom Landing Strip, Fort Irwin, California

Sun, 09/06/2019 - 14:20
The “Warthog” has the phenomenal ability to use unimproved surface landing strips. And Idaho ANG A-10 pilots regularly train to exploit it. A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 190th Fighter Squadron at Gowen Field, Idaho, have [...]
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Hydrazine: A Significant Hazard Each Time An F-16 Crashes (Or Fires Up The Emergency Power Unit)

Sun, 19/05/2019 - 23:29
The recent crash of a South Dakota Air National Guard F-16 into a warehouse near March Air Reserve Base highlights once again the risk associated with Hydrazine leakes. As already reported, on May 16, 2019, [...]
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U.S. Navy First with Pixelated Aggressor Scheme On VFC-12 Hornet, And the Russians Are Loving It!

Sat, 18/05/2019 - 15:36
Navy Beats Air Force with First Legacy Hornet in Su-57 Livery, Russia is Confused, Troll Party Ensues. Photos taken by an amateur aviation photographer in the U.S. emerged on Facebook early this week of a [...]
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USAF F-16 Crashes into Building at March Air Reserve Base, Pilot Ejects, Injuries on the Ground.

Fri, 17/05/2019 - 12:27
California Air Nation Guard Pilot Being Evaluated, Aircraft Was from South Dakota ANG. A U.S. Air National Guard F-16 Fighting Falcon crashed into a large warehouse building while attempting to land at March Reserve Air [...]
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Russian Air Force Il-22M11-RT “Sokol” Radio-Relay Aircraft Intercepted By RAF Typhoons Over The Baltic

Thu, 16/05/2019 - 15:53
A quite rare variant of the Il-22 Coot-B was intercepted by the Royal Air Force Typhoon jets supporting NATO Baltic Air Policing. According to the UK Ministry of Defence, on May 14, 2019, two Typhoon [...]
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Second, Previously Unseen U.S. Navy F/A-18E In “Top Gun: Maverick” Color Scheme Spotted at NAS Oceana

Thu, 16/05/2019 - 14:28
Latest Aircraft Is Single Seat F/A-18E Super Hornet. Instagram user who wishes to remain anonymous managed to get a perfect photo of a second, previously unseen, single-seat U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet painted in the [...]
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Rare MiG-15UTI Caught on Camera Flying In Western US Low Flying Area (With An Open Main Landing Gear Door)

Wed, 15/05/2019 - 16:05
Private Aircraft  Photographed in Western U.S. by Tyler Hernandez, Shows Its Age. Ace aviation photographer Tyler Hernandez of Zone 5 Photography made a rare and exotic catch in one of the most noteworthy Western U.S. [...]
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Let’s Have A Look At The Italian Armed Forces “Dual Use” Demo At Pratica di Mare Airbase

Wed, 15/05/2019 - 12:46
A series of tactical events were carried out at Pratica di Mare airbase to show the ability of the Italian military assets to be used for both military and civilian operations. “Dual use” is a [...]
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At $450, This Ultra-Rare Zuma Project Patch May Be the Aviation Collectors’ Holy Grail

Tue, 14/05/2019 - 18:06
Unusual Patch Was Pulled from Stores When Classified Project May Have Failed. If you’re a military aviation fan, chances are you have a few patches lying around in a collection somewhere. Many aviation fans have [...]
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Here Are The Shots Of The U.S. B-52s Flying First Deterrence Mission As Part Of Bomber Task Force Based in Qatar

Mon, 13/05/2019 - 21:38
B-52s as well as F-15Cs and F-35As have conducted “deterrence missions” in the CENTCOM AOR recently. As already reported, four B-52 bombers deployed from Barksdale AFB, Lousiana, to Al Udeid, Qatar, as part of a [...]
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This Interesting Video Shows Two Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornets Arriving At Meiringen As Part Of Swiss Air Force Evaluation

Sun, 12/05/2019 - 23:26
Take a look at how the Super Hornet’s flight control surfaces move during approach. Earlier this month, our friend Ben Ramsay (UK Aviation Movies) visited Meiringen Air Base, in Switzerland, during the Super Hornet demonstration [...]
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U.S. Air Force To Reactivate 65th Aggressor Squadron At Nellis AFB With 11 F-35A Lightning II

Fri, 10/05/2019 - 21:51
The unit, inactivated in September 2014 due to budget constraints imposed by sequestration, is going to “resurrect” and fly the 5th generation aircraft. On May 9, the U.S. Air Force announced the plan to reactivate [...]
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Tracking The U.S. B-52 Bombers Deploying To Qatar In Response To Iranian Threat In The Persian Gulf

Fri, 10/05/2019 - 17:01
The U.S. Air Force is positioning four B-52s to Qatar. And, for the very first time, at least one of the Stratofortress bombers could be tracked online as it deployed from Barksdale Air Force Base [...]
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The Scary Moment An EC145 Helicopter Hit The Power Lines During Winching Rescue Operation

Wed, 08/05/2019 - 22:12
Wires represent a serious hazard to both helicopters and airplanes flying at low altitude. The following footage was filmed on Apr. 3, 2019 near Fond Bellemare, west of Fort-de-France, Martinique, an insular region of France [...]
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F-35A “Explodes” in New USAF Video Promoting Teamwork: Is the Messaging Off?

Tue, 07/05/2019 - 15:54
Confusing New Teamwork PSA May Send Wrong Message About Joint Strike Fighter Program. An official U.S. Air Force video that, “Communicates information about the agencies available on base that are provided to help Airmen with [...]
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That Night An F-14 Tomcat Suffered Ramp Strike While Attempting Night Landing Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln

Mon, 06/05/2019 - 21:38
Graphic footage shows the massive ramp strike of a Tomcat in 1993. The footage below was filmed by the Pilot’s Landing Aid Television (PLAT) camera aboard Nimitz-class USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72), in the eastern Indian [...]
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History Made: Stratolaunch Space Plane Flies for First Time, Sets Record for Largest Aircraft.

Sun, 14/04/2019 - 15:11
Paul Allen’s Visionary Spacecraft Launch Aircraft Has Perfect First Flight. The world’s largest aircraft, the Stratolaunch Launch Systems Stratolaunch, flew for the first time on Saturday, April 13, 2019. The massive aircraft took off from [...]
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