Bird Strike Possible Factor in Snowbirds CT-114 Crash That Killed One, Injured Pilot., 1 day, 3 hours ago sur The Aviationist Images Emerge of Possible Object in Close Proximity to Intake During May 17 Crash. A collision with a bird in flight after takeoff may have contributed to the crash of a Canadian Force CT-114 Tutor [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. B-1B Bombers Trained On Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Capability During Latest Mission Over the Black Sea, 1 day, 22 hours ago sur The Aviationist The announcement came a few days after the mission where the Bones flew with assets from Poland, Romania and Ukraine. As we already reported last week, two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from the 28th [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Two Dozen F-16s (Escorted by Two HH-60Gs) Conduct Rare “Elephant Walk” And COVID-19 flyover At Aviano Air Base, 1 day, 22 hours ago sur The Aviationist Unprecedented readiness training by the 31st Fighter Wing’s F-16s and HH-60Gs today. Two dozen F-16s belonging to the 510th Fighter Squadron and 555th Fighter Squadron, along with two HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopters of the 56th [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

British Sentinel R1 Intercepted by Russian Su-30SM over the Black Sea while U.S. B-1s Were in the Same Area Last Week, 1 day, 23 hours ago sur The Aviationist A video emerged showing the Flankers keeping a safe distance from the ISR aircraft A short video surfaced online on May 29, 2020 showing a Royal Air Force Sentinel R1 intercepted by two Russian Su-30SM [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

New Special Colored F-104 Unveiled For The 100th Anniversary of the Historic First Rome – Tokyo Flight, 2 days, 4 hours ago sur The Aviationist The aircraft was prepared for the anniversary of the arrival in Tokyo. Even though the F-104 Starfighter was retired by the Italian Air Force in 2005 (last operational flight on Oct. 31, 2004), the legendary [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Successful SpaceX Manned Launch Raises America’s Hopes After Difficult Week., 3 days, 3 hours ago sur The Aviationist Space Photographer Matt Haskell Describes Triumphant American Return to Manned Space Flight. Set against the dark backdrop of an ongoing global pandemic and a week of domestic unrest in the United States, SpaceX astronauts Robert [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Here’s The Route Flown By The US Navy P-8A “Unsafely” Intercepted By Two Su-35s Off Syria Last Week, 3 days, 17 hours ago sur The Aviationist We get a better idea of the area of operations of the P-8A that had a tense “close encounter” with two Su-35s. As we have reported in detail in this previous article, a U.S. Navy [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-35A Demo Team Makes History with First-Ever Live Facebook Flight Demo., 4 days, 15 hours ago sur The Aviationist Streaming Live Over Facebook, USAF Capt. Kristin “BEO” Wolfe and Team Make Aviation and Media History. The USAF F-35A Lightning II Demo Team made aviation history today with the first-ever F-35A demonstration broadcast live around [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Watch A Russian Su-27 Flanker Intercept A U.S. B-1B Bomber Flying Over The Black Sea Earlier Today, 4 days, 18 hours ago sur The Aviationist An interesting video showing the somehow unusual “close encounter” has emerged. In this case, the Su-27 remained at “safe distance”. As already reported, two B-1s flew to Eastern Europe earlier today during a mission that [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers integrate with Ukrainian fighters for first time, 4 days, 23 hours ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog On Friday, the U.S. Air Force has announced that its B-1B Lancer bombers from Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, conducted a long-range strategic Bomber Task Force mission throughout Europe and the Black Sea region. A Ukrainian Su-27 Flankers and MiG-29 Fulcrums escorted two B-1B Lancers from the 28th Bomb Wing at Ellsworth Air Force […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

For The Second Time In Three Weeks B-1s Fly Over Poland Escorted by Polish F-16s. And Here Are Some Cool Shots., 5 days ago sur The Aviationist Bones flew over Poland, Romania and Ukraine once again with Polish AF F-16 escort, today. Take a look at these splendid photos. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers, from the 28th Bomb Wing, flew over [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Take A Look At This Video Of A Blue Air OV-10 Bronco Recovering At North Las Vegas Airport, 5 days, 1 hour ago sur The Aviationist The Vietnam War-era aircraft is used by the private contractor to train U.S. Air Force Joint Attack Terminal Controllers (JTACs). In March 2020, Blue Air Training, a private contractor headquartered in Las Vegas, that provides [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

19th Airlift Wing receives final C-130J Super Hercules, 5 days, 7 hours ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog The 19th Airlift Wing (Air Mobility Command) has received the final C-130J Super Hercules turboprop military transport aircraft. The 19th Airlift Wing is the host wing and provides the Department of Defense mission ready Airmen and supports the largest C-130 fleet in the world. As part of AMC’s Global Reach capability, the wing’s responsibilities range […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Missing Airshows? Check Out This Awesome New Documentary About the 1982 Blue Angels., 5 days, 15 hours ago sur The Aviationist Producer Ryan Nothhaft Provides Unique, Insider’s View of Classic Navy Demo Team. If you’re like all of us at TheAviationist.com, after the “Top Gun: Maverick” delay and the “COVID-19 2020 Air Show Season That Never [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Virgin Orbit Performs First Test Launch of LauncherOne Rocket. But Debut Flight Fails., 6 days, 18 hours ago sur The Aviationist The test failed prematurely because of an unknown rocket anomaly. A little less than one year after the first drop test, Virgin Orbit conducted a launch demonstration of the LauncherOne rocket on May 25, 2020. [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Africa Command Releases Additional Images, Details About The “At Least” 14 Russian Jets Deployed To Libya, 6 days, 22 hours ago sur The Aviationist Not “just” 8 but “at least” 14 Russian unmarked MiG-29 and Su-24s have been delivered to Libya. On May 26, U.S. Africa Command released the first official assessment of the deployment to Libya of a [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Photos And Videos Show Russian Su-35s Performing “Unprofessional Interception” of a P-8 in the Med Sea, 1 week ago sur The Aviationist While the 6th Fleet has released footage and shots taken from the P-8s, there’s now a clip filmed from the cockpit of a Russian fighter jet. It’s not the first time and it won’t probably [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Norway receives three newest F-35 stealth fighters, 1 week ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog The three new F-35A multi-role aircraft of the Royal Norwegian Air Force (RoNAF) landed at Orland Air Force Station in central Norway on 26 May after more than 10 hours in the air from the United States. “The three newest editions to Norways increasing fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft arrived at Orland main airstation tonight […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Russian Su-35 fighters unsafely intercept U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon patrol aircraft, 1 week ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa has confirmed that two Russian Su-35 fighter jets flew in an unsafe and unprofessional manner while intercepting a U.S. Navy P-8A Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft over the Mediterranean Sea. On Tuesday, the service press release said that a U.S. Navy P-8A aircraft was flying in the Eastern Mediterranean over international […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Three Russian Military Helicopters Down in Three Weeks. 8 Killed, 2 Injured., 1 week ago sur The Aviationist A Mi-8MTSh-AV crash today is just the last in a series of recent helicopter incidents in Russia. Four crew members of Long Range Aviation regiment perished in the crash of a Mi-8AMTSh-VA – the special [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Africa Command Confirms Russia Deployed Military Fighter Aircraft to Libya, Shares Images, 1 week, 1 day ago sur The Aviationist Satellite imagery had already showned at least one MiG-29 on the ground in Libya. The U.S. Africa Command has just released some additional details and images. Last week we reported about the alleged deployment to [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Pentagon releases photo of Russian fighter jets recently deployed to Libya, 1 week, 1 day ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog U.S. Africa Command on Tuesday, May 26 released a series of photos showing that Russia deployed military fighter aircraft to Libya. Russian military aircraft, including Mig-29 Fulcrum fighter jets and Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer combat aircraft, were recently deployed to Libya in order to support Russian state-sponsored private military contractors (PMCs) operating on the ground there. […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The Painful Story of the Mahmand Valley Ranger Raid: How Two Rangers Died, and Two F-16 Pilots Saved the Rest., 1 week, 1 day ago sur The Aviationist Tragedy, Valor and Heroism. “The first casualty of war is innocence. I assure you, war is ugly.” –Paraphrased from Legacy by SL Buckley. “…the righteous are bold as a lion” Proverbs 28: 1-28. Fifty Army [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Frecce Tricolori Display Team To Perform Unprecedented Tour Of Italy To Boost Country’s Morale, 1 week, 2 days ago sur The Aviationist A 5-day tour will bring the Italian Air Force aerobatic display team’s jets over the whole Peninsula. On May 25, 2020, the 10 MB-339A/PAN jets of the Frecce Tricolori, the display team of the Aeronautica [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Analysing U.S. Departure From the Open Skies Treaty., 1 week, 2 days ago sur The Aviationist Russian and Western Researchers Share Perspectives on U.S. Departure From the Treaty on Open Skies. On May 21, 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump confirmed the U.S. decision to exit the Open Skies [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Force evacuates missile-tracking planes to Travis Air Force Base, 1 week, 3 days ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog The U.S. Air Force has moved several RC-135S large reconnaissance aircraft, which flies Joint Chiefs of Staff-directed missions of national priority to collect optical and electronic data on ballistic targets, to Travis Air Force Base, California in preparation for stormy weather in Nebraska. Already this week, heavy rains — some 3 inches or so — […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Force B-1B bombers conduct 24-hour mission in Indo-Pacific region, 1 week, 3 days ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog The U.S. Air Force has announced that two B-1B Lancer bombers assigned to the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron have completed a 24-hour mission that included a large force exercise. Air Force officials said B-1B aircrews completed a 24-hour mission to support Pacific Air Forces’ training efforts with allies, partners and joint forces; and strategic deterrence […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Navy Times Reports Findings In 2019 Star Wars Canyon F/A-18E Super Hornet Crash., 1 week, 3 days ago sur The Aviationist Pilot Was “Most Proficient” In Squadron at Low Level Operations Prior to Crash. “Based on current information, we will never know what actually occurred.” That is one finding in the official U.S. Navy investigation into [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

On This Day In 1957: Biggest Bomber, Biggest H-Bomb, And Biggest Near-Catastrophe in History., 1 week, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist The Day a B-36 Accidently Dropped the Largest U.S. Hydrogen Bomb on Kirtland AFB. In the wake of yesterday’s news that the U.S. has pulled out of the Open Skies Treaty of surveillance flights that [...] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

‘Island Knights’ provides urgent MEDEVAC from cruise ship, 1 week, 5 days ago sur Aviation – Defence Blog A U.S. Navy MH-60 Seahawk, assigned to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron Two-Five or ‘Island Knights’, responded to a medical evacuation request for a cruise ship patient requiring emergency medical treatment onto. U.S. Coast Guard Sector Guam notified HSC-25 of the patient in critical condition requiring immediate transport for emergency surgery. The HSC-25 Search and Rescue […] Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)