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U.S. Navy F-35C and U.S. Air Force F-35A Display at Same Airshow – Report And Interviews
Two F-35 Demo Teams Showcase and Contrast Roles and Capabilities of Joint Strike Fighter. If...
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Poland Procures AW149 Helicopters for Its Land Forces
The AW149 is the selection made in the Perkoz program. Head of the Polish MoD, Mariusz Błaszczak,...
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Greece Sends Official F-35 Lightning II Purchase Request To The United States
The Hellenic Air Force might receive 20 F-35 aircraft to form a squadron, with a possible option...
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A-10Cs Refueled And Rearmed For The First Time On A U.S. Highway During Northern Agility Exercise
The A-10Cs were refueled and rearmed during Northern Agility 22-1 that demonstrated operations in...
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The Italian Air Force Has Deployed Its Two F-35Bs To Iceland For The First Time
Along with the four F-35As supporting NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing, the Italian Air Force...
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Czech Republic Eyes F-35 For Gripen Replacement – Reports
According to local media the Czech Minister of Defense is considering the F-35 to replace the JAS...
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ETAP-T 2022 – The European Tactical Airlift Program Training
Everything you need to know about ETAP-T 2022. From Jun. 6 to Jun. 17, 2022, the Portuguese Air...
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France Retires ‘Legacy’ Mirage 2000C RDI Fighter Jets
The older Mirage will be replaced by the Rafale, while the Mirage 2000D and 2000-5F will remain in...
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Antidotum Airshow Leszno 2022: The Biggest Airshow in Poland This Year
Leszno: A growing gem of the European air show calendar. We’ve been worryingly observing the...
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Spain Has Ordered 20 New Eurofighters To Replace Part Of Its Legacy F-18 Hornets
The Halcón agreement, announced at the ILA air show in Berlin, will see Spain receive 16...
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‘Magnum!’ Flying A Wild Weasel Mission With The Tornado ECR And The F-35
We had the unique chance to see how the Italian Tornado ECRs team up with the F-35s to carry out a...
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The Netherlands Selects The Embraer C-390 As New Tactical Cargo Aircraft
The C-390 will replace the four aging C-130Hs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Dutch...
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Norway Permanently Terminates NH90 Operations And Contract
The Norwegian MoD is also demanding a refund of the money spent on the NH90 programme. The...
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U.S. Forces Have Captured Another Daesh Senior Leader During Night Helicopter Raid
The raid took place in northeast Syria, near the Turkish border. One of the top leaders of...
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Video Shows Ultra-Low Level Flying Russian Gunship Helicopter Shot Down In Ukraine
The clip is a reminder that low-flying Russian helicopters are vulnerable to MANPADS (and ATGMs)...
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First F-35A Officially Delivered To The 6° Stormo At Ghedi Air Base
The 6° Stormo is the second Italian Air Force wing to operate the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. On...
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Sweden Might Acquire Second-Hand C-130Js From Italy
The aircraft would replace the Swedish Air Force’s old C-130Hs Sweden is looking to replace its...
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Darkstar Mockup Used For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Unveiled In New Behind-The-Scenes Video
The full-size mockup was built by the Skunk Works to be as realistic as possible for the filming...
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All The German F-35s To Be Stationed At Büchel Air Base
The F-35A jets of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) will be based in Büchel, in the Eifel region of...
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‘MiG Killer’ F-16D Has Been Given A New Retro Camouflage Color Scheme
The aircraft that scored the first aerial victory by an American F-16 as well as the first kill...
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Israel Claim Its F-35Is Can Now Reach Into Iran Without Air-to-Air Refueling
The claims follow the latest exercises during which the IAF simulated a future strike against...
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First F-35A in Aggressors Paint Scheme Unveiled At Nellis AFB
Here’s the first Aggressor Lightning II of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron). On Jun. 9,...
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Ukrainian UAV Records Its Last Seconds Of Life As It Is Hit By Russian Missile
The video, released by the Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, shows the downing of the UAV...
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RCAF CF-18 Demo Pilot Saves Aircraft After Real-Life ‘Top Gun’ Incident at Airshow
RCAF CF-18 Demo Hits Bird in Michigan In A Scene That Seemed To Be Right Out Of ‘Top Gun:...
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Italian Air Force Celebrates 10 Years Of Service Of Its VH-139A Helicopters
The first VH-139A was delivered to the 31° Stormo at Ciampino airport 10 years ago. On May 31,...
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Four B-1Bs Have Deployed To Andersen Air Force Base in Guam For A Bomber Task Force Mission
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB landed at Andersen AFB in Guam amid growing...
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Watch A Russian Flanker Engage A Low Flying Ukrainian Mi-14 Helicopter In The Odesa Oblast
The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was...
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The Weather Gods Shined Upon This Year’s ‘World War II Weekend’ Air Show
If you are plane crazy about WWII warbirds, you must attend this annual air show held in Reading,...
Read MoreEngines Of Australian P-8 MPA Ingest Chaffs Released by Chinese J-16 During “Very Dangerous” Intercept
The Chinese fighter jet cut across the Poseidon’s trajectory while releasing chaffs, some of which where ingested by the engines. The event occurred in international airspace. The Australian Ministry of Defence just disclosed...
Read MoreRocket Sled Traveling At 7,200 km/h (4,363 mph) Successfully Stopped During Hypersonic Test At Holloman
The test marked the fastest recovery of a monorail sled in over 30 years, and the first time a planned reusable sled was ever recovered at those speeds. The test paves the way for more […] The post Rocket Sled Traveling At...
Read MoreSkunk Works Release Details About Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar Hypersonic Aircraft
There’s an enigmatic hint in their words: “Darkstar’s capabilities could be more than mere fiction. They could be reality…” About a week after the long-awaited Top Gun: Maverick finally hit the theaters, the Skunk Works...
Read MoreU.S. Plans To Sell Armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drones To Ukraine ‘In The Coming Days’
The White House has plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones to help Kyiv in the war against Russia. The Biden administration plans to sell Ukraine four MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones that can […] The post U.S. Plans To...
Read MoreIs Poland Really Considering Procurement Of Korean FA-50 Light Combat Aircraft?
Procurement of another type may have no real benefit. Spokesman for the Polish Armament Agency (Polish MoD’s defense procurement organ) stated, via his Twitter account, that Warsaw is considering acquisition of the KAI...
Read More‘Follow Me, You’re In A Prohibited Area’: A Slow Mover Intercept As Seen From The Target’s Point Of View
We have taken part in a scheduled Slow Mover Intercept exercise during which we were intercepted by Eurofighter F-2000 fighter jets and HH-139 helicopters. Here’s how it went. When one thinks about Air Defense and...
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Iowa Air National Guard unveils gold F-16 jet
The Iowa Air National Guard has unveiled a U.S. Air Force F-16A Falcon fighter jet painted with a...
Read More Sikorsky unveils prototype of its promising scout-attack helicopter
U.S. helicopter maker Sikorsky has shared on social media a photo of the first prototype of a new...
Read More Sweden awards contract to Saab for two GlobalEye spy planes
Swedish aerospace and defense company Saab said on Wednesday that it was awarded a contract from...
Read More US Air Force B-52s to get new beyond line-of-sight communication
On Sunday, the U.S. Air Force press release said that the service has moved one step closer to...
Read More US Air Force showcases future aircrew helmet
The U.S. Air Force is revealing details about its next-generation helmet for Air Force fixed-wing...
Read More Russian fighter fired and lost a secret missile in Ukraine
Russian fighter jet lost a secret air-to-air missile during strikes into northern Ukraine,...
Read More Cyprus signs deal for modern H145M helicopter
Airbus announced that Cyprus signed a deal to purchase six H145M attack helicopters with an option...
Read More Spain signs $2.15 billion deal to buy 20 Typhoon fighters
European aerospace giant Airbus announced on Thursday that Spain would purchase more Typhoon...
Read More At least 4 dead in military plane crash in Ryazan, Russia
At least 4 people have died after an Il-76 Candid military cargo plane crashed near an airport in...
Read More Russian Orlan-10 drone crashed in northern Turkey
A Russian-made Orlan-10 unmanned aerial vehicle apparently drifted uncontrolled and crashed in...
Read More Wreckage of Russian cruise missile found in Ukraine
The wreckage of a modern Russian cruise missile was found in the Vinnytsia region, Ukraine....
Read More Congressmen introduce bill to train Ukrainian fighter pilots
U.S. Air Force Veterans Republican Congressman Adam Kinzinger and Democrat Congressman Chrissy...
Read More Russian pilots still use non-military navigation equipment
Despite the Kremlin’s claims of military and technical superiority, the Russian Air Force...
Read More Saab delivers T-7A fuselages to Boeing’s plant in St. Louis
Swedish company Saab announced on Friday that it has shipped the last of five fully installed T-7A...
Read More Ukrainian Soldiers shot down Russian attack helicopter
The Ukrainian military released footage on Thursday showing the moment the Russian attack...
Read More US Air Force B-52H bombers showcase airpower in the Middle East
U.S. Air Force B-52H “Stratofortress” strategic bombers aircrews assigned to the 5th Bomb Wing,...
Read More US Air Force reactivates aggressor squadron for F-35 training
On Thursday, the U.S. Air Force press release said that the service formally re-established the...
Read More US Air Force showcases its growing air combat might
The U.S. Air Force has staged an impressive “elephant walk,” involving 48 F-35A Lightning IIs and...
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