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The Hellenic Air Force might receive 20 F-35 aircraft to form a squadron, with a possible option for a second one. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced on June 30, 2022 that a Letter of [...]
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The A-10Cs were refueled and rearmed during Northern Agility 22-1 that demonstrated operations in austere environments under the U.S. Air Force’s Agile Combat Employment doctrine through different scenarios. About a year after the first exercise [...]
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Along with the four F-35As supporting NATO’s Icelandic Air Policing, the Italian Air Force has deployed its two F-35B STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft for training in Iceland’s cold climate. For the third [...]
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According to local media the Czech Minister of Defense is considering the F-35 to replace the JAS 39 Gripen. Although nothing has been decided yet (at least officially), it looks like the F-35 is considered [...]
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Everything you need to know about ETAP-T 2022. From Jun. 6 to Jun. 17, 2022, the Portuguese Air Force has conducted ETAP-T 2022 multinational exercise, a cargo transport aircraft exercise within the scope of the [...]
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The older Mirage will be replaced by the Rafale, while the Mirage 2000D and 2000-5F will remain in service. The Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace bid its farewell to the last Mirage 2000C in [...]
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Leszno: A growing gem of the European air show calendar. We’ve been worryingly observing the Polish air show calendar this year. Leszno has always been and still is, one of its highlights, nonetheless, the cancelation [...]
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The Halcón agreement, announced at the ILA air show in Berlin, will see Spain receive 16 single-seater and 4 twin-seater Eurofighters to replace part of the legacy F-18 Hornets. On Jun. 23, 2022, Eurofighter GmbH, [...]
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We had the unique chance to see how the Italian Tornado ECRs team up with the F-35s to carry out a SEAD mission. “Wild Weasel” is a code name given by the United States Air [...]
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The C-390 will replace the four aging C-130Hs of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. The Dutch Ministry of Defense identified the new tactical cargo aircraft, that will replace the current fleet of four aging C-130H [...]
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The Norwegian MoD is also demanding a refund of the money spent on the NH90 programme. The Norwegian government has decided to immediately halt all operations with the NH90 helicopters and to terminate the contract [...]
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The raid took place in northeast Syria, near the Turkish border. One of the top leaders of Daesh’s Syrian branch was captured during a night raid in northeast Syria on June 15, 2022. The captured [...]
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The clip is a reminder that low-flying Russian helicopters are vulnerable to MANPADS (and ATGMs) in Ukraine. A video, showing a Russian Mi-35M gunship helicopter shot down by an unspecified Ukrainian missile, possibly one fired [...]
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The 6° Stormo is the second Italian Air Force wing to operate the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. On Jun. 16, 2022, the F-35A Lightning II MM7366/6-01 (AL-16) was delivered to the 6° Stormo (Wing), at Ghedi [...]
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The aircraft would replace the Swedish Air Force’s old C-130Hs Sweden is looking to replace its six old C-130Hs (Tp84 according to the Swedish MoD designation) with four second-hand C-130Js from Italy, as the procurement [...]
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The full-size mockup was built by the Skunk Works to be as realistic as possible for the filming of the Darkstar scenes. One of the topics most discussed after the release of “Top Gun: Maverick” [...]
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The F-35A jets of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) will be based in Büchel, in the Eifel region of western Germany. The Bundeswehr (the armed forces of the Federal Republic of Germany) have decided that [...]
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The aircraft that scored the first aerial victory by an American F-16 as well as the first kill for the AIM-120 AMRAAM, now sports a desert brown color scheme. The F-16D Block 42 #90-0778 is [...]
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The claims follow the latest exercises during which the IAF simulated a future strike against Iran’s nuclear sites. In response to Iran’s continued development of nuclear capabilities, the Israeli military is boosting its capabilities and [...]
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Here’s the first Aggressor Lightning II of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron). On Jun. 9, 2022, the U.S. Air Force reactivated the 65th Aggressors Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The unit, apreviously flying [...]
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The video, released by the Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, shows the downing of the UAV after it completed its artillery spotting mission. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, social media are [...]
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RCAF CF-18 Demo Hits Bird in Michigan In A Scene That Seemed To Be Right Out Of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. It was like a page torn from the script of the new Hollywood blockbuster, “Top [...]
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The first VH-139A was delivered to the 31° Stormo at Ciampino airport 10 years ago. On May 31, 2022, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), celebrated the first 10 years of service of its VH-139A [...]
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U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB landed at Andersen AFB in Guam amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Four B-1B Lancer bombers (aka “BONEs” from B-Ones) have deployed to Guam, the U.S. [...]
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The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was later reportedly shot down off-camera with an air-to-air missile. A short video recently made the rounds on Telegram, showing what [...]
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If you are plane crazy about WWII warbirds, you must attend this annual air show held in Reading, Pennsylvania USA. Three glorious rain free days, with mild temperatures, provided absolute perfect weather and flight conditions [...]
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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 that a [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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