Declassified Video Shows How B-52 Crews Would Conduct Nuclear Strikes During Cold War, 2 days, 1 hour ago sur The Aviationist A 1960 Strategic Air Command training video familiarized B-52 crews with the devastating effects of nuclear weapons and how to navigate through a nuclear battlefield. The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently declassified [...] The post Declassified Video Shows How B-52 Crews Would Conduct Nuclear Strikes During Cold War appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Italy One Step Closer To Convert Two ‘Green’ G-550s to EC-37B Compass Call Configuration, 4 days, 2 hours ago sur The Aviationist Two “green” Gulfstreams will be equipped with the Compass Call mission system as part of the Joint Airborne Multi-Mission Multi-Sensor System program. Italy is about to request to the United States government the acquisition of [...] The post Italy One Step Closer To Convert Two ‘Green’ G-550s to EC-37B Compass Call Configuration appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine, 5 days, 5 hours ago sur The Aviationist The four MiG-29 Fulcrum jets have been handed over to the Ukrainian Air Force. First four of 13 MiG-29 fighters retired from active service by the Slovak Air Force have be transferred to Ukraine on [...] The post First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland’s Airspace, 5 days, 9 hours ago sur The Aviationist Operating from the Finnish airspace, the U.S. ISR (Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance) aircraft can spy on the Russian forces near the border with Finland. Flying as JAKE 11, the Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint #62-4131 aircraft is [...] The post U.S. RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland’s Airspace appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Prototype Of AW249 Attack Helicopter In Combat Livery Flies For The First time, 6 days, 11 hours ago sur The Aviationist Another AW249 NEES has flown. This one sports the standard olive drab paint scheme used by the Italian Army helicopters. A new Leonardo AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta / New Exploration and Escort [...] The post Prototype Of AW249 Attack Helicopter In Combat Livery Flies For The First time appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-16 With Special Tail Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of The “Buzzards”, 1 week ago sur The Aviationist The F-16 with the new special-colored tail has flown for the first time from Aviano Air Base. The 510th Fighter Squadron of the 31st Fighter Wing, based at Aviano AB, Italy, has a new flagship [...] The post F-16 With Special Tail Celebrates 80th Anniversary Of The “Buzzards” appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Let’s Talk About Reports That China Used Stolen U.S. Military Technology For The J-20, 1 week, 1 day ago sur The Aviationist Experts have recently warned that the PLAAF 5th gen fighter, thanks to the espionage efforts, is more advanced than it otherwise would be. But the real question is: has China been able to catch up? [...] The post Let’s Talk About Reports That China Used Stolen U.S. Military Technology For The J-20 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine, 1 week, 3 days ago sur The Aviationist The ex-Slovak Air Force MiG-29s should be delivered in the next few weeks. Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced on Mar. 17, 2023, that the Government of Slovakia has approved the transfer of 13 MiG-29 [...] The post Slovakia Has Approved The Transfer of 13 MiG-29s to Ukraine appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Italy To Upgrade Its C-27J Spartan Tactical Airlifters, 1 week, 4 days ago sur The Aviationist The aircraft will receive an extensive upgrade to the avionic suite, onboard systems and self-protection suite. Leonardo and Armaereo, the Italian Defence Ministry’s Air Force Armament and Airworthiness Directorate, have signed a contract to begin [...] The post Italy To Upgrade Its C-27J Spartan Tactical Airlifters appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Here’s The MQ-9 Video Of The Russian Su-27 Intercept Over The Black Sea, 1 week, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist The Pentagon released the MQ-9 video showing the Su-27 Flanker making one pass dumping fuel and another pass leading to the collision. As already reported on Mar. 14, 2023, a Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet and [...] The post Here’s The MQ-9 Video Of The Russian Su-27 Intercept Over The Black Sea appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Boeing Begins Production Of MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter, 1 week, 6 days ago sur The Aviationist The U.S. Air Force awarded a contract for the Low-Rate Initial Production of 13 helicopters that will be delivered beginning in 2024. The U.S. Air Force reached the Milestone C decision for the MH-139 Grey [...] The post Boeing Begins Production Of MH-139 Grey Wolf Helicopter appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Russian Su-27 Flanker Collides With U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Over The Black Sea, 2 weeks ago sur The Aviationist The Russian aircraft struck the RPA’s propeller forcing the U.S. to bring the Reaper down in international waters. A Russian Su-27 Flanker fighter jet and a US MQ-9 Reaper Remotely Piloted Aircraft were involved in [...] The post Russian Su-27 Flanker Collides With U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Over The Black Sea appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

A-10 Demo Team Introduces New Pilot And Paint Scheme For 2023 Airshow Season, 2 weeks ago sur The Aviationist Capt Lindsay “MAD” Johnson will fly at airshows across the US aboard the new demo aircraft specially painted to pay homage to the “Memphis Belle”. As the annual Heritage Flight Training Course at Davis-Monthan Air [...] The post A-10 Demo Team Introduces New Pilot And Paint Scheme For 2023 Airshow Season appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Italian Air Force Quietly Deployed G550 CAEW To Romania As Part Of New Task Group ‘Argo’, 2 weeks, 1 day ago sur The Aviationist The valuable asset has already carried out more than a dozen surveillance missions over eastern Europe operating as part of the new Task Group “Argo”. One of the two Gulfstream G550 CAEW (Conformal Airborne Early [...] The post Italian Air Force Quietly Deployed G550 CAEW To Romania As Part Of New Task Group ‘Argo’ appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Let’s Have A Look At B-52’s Mission Over The Baltics And Close To Russia Yesterday, 2 weeks, 2 days ago sur The Aviationist During its sortie the B-52 got closer to St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad than ever seen before on flight tracking websites. On Mar. 12, 2023, one of the four B-52 Stratofortress bombers assigned to 5th Bomb [...] The post Let’s Have A Look At B-52’s Mission Over The Baltics And Close To Russia Yesterday appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Livery For New Air Force One Has Been Unveiled, 2 weeks, 3 days ago sur The Aviationist President of the United States Joe Biden has selected the livery design for the new VC-25B that will be delivered in 2027. The U.S Air Force unveiled on March 10, 2023, the livery selected by [...] The post Livery For New Air Force One Has Been Unveiled appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Watch This: Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s At RAF Waddington For Cobra Warrior 2023, 2 weeks, 4 days ago sur The Aviationist The Indian Mirages, at their first deployment to the UK, are the highlight of Exercise Cobra Warrior 2023. Currently underway in the UK, Cobra Warrior 2023 is a Royal Air Force-hosted multinational live-fly exercise that [...] The post Watch This: Indian Air Force Mirage 2000s At RAF Waddington For Cobra Warrior 2023 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Six Hypersonic Missiles Used By Russia In Massive Missile Barrage On Ukraine, 2 weeks, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist More than 80 missiles as well as eight kamikaze drones hit multiple targets across Ukraine. A massive missile attack was launched by Russia at the Ukrainian energy infrastructure and other targets across Ukraine on Mar. [...] The post Six Hypersonic Missiles Used By Russia In Massive Missile Barrage On Ukraine appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The Italian Air Force Wants The Next-Gen Fighter And The Original F-35 Quota To Be Restored, 2 weeks, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist “If we want to be relevant, we need technology and adequate numbers” the Chief of Staff of the Italian Air Force said. On Mar. 8, 2023, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) Chief of Staff, [...] The post The Italian Air Force Wants The Next-Gen Fighter And The Original F-35 Quota To Be Restored appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Lukashenko Admits Russian A-50U Aircraft Was Damaged In Drone Attack In Belarus, 2 weeks, 6 days ago sur The Aviationist Belarus President acknowledged some damage was caused by the drone attack carried out at the end of February. A “terrorist” and more than 20 accomplices working with Ukrainian and U.S. intelligence services are detained in [...] The post Lukashenko Admits Russian A-50U Aircraft Was Damaged In Drone Attack In Belarus appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

BREAKING: U.S. Air Force Has Just Released New B-21 Raider Images, 3 weeks ago sur The Aviationist We get a chance to have another look at the B-21 Raider. On Dec. 2, 2022, the B-21 Raider, U.S. Air Force’s next generation stealth bomber, was finally unveiled during a roll out ceremony at [...] The post BREAKING: U.S. Air Force Has Just Released New B-21 Raider Images appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Two Italian Air Force Pilots Killed In Mid-Air Collision Between Two U-208M Aircraft, 3 weeks ago sur The Aviationist The two aircraft were involved in a training flight when they collided and crashed. Two Italian Air Force SIAI-Marchetti S.208M liaison and glider-towing aircraft of the 60° Stormo (Wing) suffered an in-flight collision this morning [...] The post Two Italian Air Force Pilots Killed In Mid-Air Collision Between Two U-208M Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. A-10 Warthogs Operate Over The Caribbean During Operation Forward Tiger, 3 weeks, 1 day ago sur The Aviationist A-10C jets from Moody Air Force Base have taken part in Operation Forward Tiger, in the Southern Command area of responsibility. A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the 23rd Wing, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, [...] The post U.S. A-10 Warthogs Operate Over The Caribbean During Operation Forward Tiger appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Amazing Video Of The Last ROKAF F-4E Phantom Jets Flying In South Korea, 3 weeks, 2 days ago sur The Aviationist Super rare footage of the soon-to-be-retired ROKAF F-4E Phantom jets flying at Suwon Air Base. Suwon Air Base, in South Korea, is one of the last airfields all around the world where you can get [...] The post Amazing Video Of The Last ROKAF F-4E Phantom Jets Flying In South Korea appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Mobility Command Removes Tail Numbers And Unit Markings From Aircraft For OPSEC, 3 weeks, 3 days ago sur The Aviationist C-130s and KC-135s have been spotted flying in a plain grey livery with low-visibility USAF roundels and a small US flag on the tail. The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command is making a drastic [...] The post U.S. Air Mobility Command Removes Tail Numbers And Unit Markings From Aircraft For OPSEC appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

New Footage Claims To Show The Drone Attack On The Russian A-50U Aircraft In Belarus, 3 weeks, 4 days ago sur The Aviationist Eventually, another clip has been released, supposedly showing the attack on the Mainstay radar jet. As reported yesterday, on Feb. 26, 2023, the Belarusian partisan group, BYPOL, claimed a Russian Beriev A-50U Mainstay airborne early [...] The post New Footage Claims To Show The Drone Attack On The Russian A-50U Aircraft In Belarus appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

A Very Close Look At The Anti-Missile System That Will Equip 1,500+ US Army Helicopters, 3 weeks, 4 days ago sur The Aviationist The new Directional Infrared Countermeasures system has recently become operational with the U.S. Army. After being installed on more than 100 U.S. Army helicopters, the Northrop Grumman Common Infrared Countermeasures (CIRCM) system has reached the [...] The post A Very Close Look At The Anti-Missile System That Will Equip 1,500+ US Army Helicopters appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Video Of Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Mainstay’s Radar Dome In Belarus Emerges, 3 weeks, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist A clip shows a drone as it lands on the radar dome of a Russian A-50 parked in Belarusian airport. On Feb. 26, 2023, the news spread that a Russian Beriev A-50U Mainstay airborne early [...] The post Video Of Drone Landing On Russian A-50 Mainstay’s Radar Dome In Belarus Emerges appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Leonardo Prepares To Test Air Launched Effects On AW159 Wildcat Helicopter, 3 weeks, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist Preliminary trials have already been performed and testing on the AW159 is expected by the end of the year. Leonardo and Anduril Industries completed in December 2022 a number of live trials with Air Launched [...] The post Leonardo Prepares To Test Air Launched Effects On AW159 Wildcat Helicopter appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

First RAF Typhoon Lands In Estonia To Join German Detachment Supporting NATO Baltic Air Policing, 3 weeks, 5 days ago sur The Aviationist British and German Eurofighters are integrating to carry out joint QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) service in the Baltic region. For the next couple of months, RAF and GAF Eurofighter jets will carry out QRA service [...] The post First RAF Typhoon Lands In Estonia To Join German Detachment Supporting NATO Baltic Air Policing appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)