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U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Shot Down By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels, il y a 4 mois, 2 semaines sur The AviationistU.S. officials have confirmed an MQ-9 has been shot down off the coast of Yemen. A US drone was shot down by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Nov. 8, 2023, the Iran-backed group’s military arm claimed [...] The post U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Shot Down By Yemen’s Houthi Rebels appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
UAE Receives First Batch Of Chinese L-15 Falcons, il y a 4 mois, 2 semaines sur The AviationistThe first pair of Chinese Hongdu L-15A Falcons have been delivered to the UAE Air Force. On Oct. 6, 2023, images of UAE’s first batch of L-15A’s have emerged on the Chinese social media platform [...] The post UAE Receives First Batch Of Chinese L-15 Falcons appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Israeli F-35Is Providing Close Air Support To Troops In Gaza With 2,000-lb Bombs, il y a 4 mois, 2 semaines sur The AviationistThe Adirs are usually flying with GBU-31 JDAM bombs and are also employing them at danger close ranges during CAS scenarios. New details are emerging regarding the use of the Israeli F-35I Adir 5th gen [...] The post Israeli F-35Is Providing Close Air Support To Troops In Gaza With 2,000-lb Bombs appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Dutch F-16s Arrive At European Training Centre To Train Ukrainian And Romanian Pilots, il y a 4 mois, 3 semaines sur The AviationistThe EFTC’s F-16s, which remain property of the Netherlands, will be used to train Ukrainian and Romanian pilots. The first batch of five F-16s flew to Romania earlier today to be assigned to the new [...] The post Dutch F-16s Arrive At European Training Centre To Train Ukrainian And Romanian Pilots appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Let’s Talk About The Thanatos UAV Design Recently Unveiled By Kratos, il y a 4 mois, 3 semaines sur The AviationistThe design has been in the works at least since 2019 and Kratos is already in discussions with a customer for a possible contract next year. Few days ago, Kratos unveiled for the first time [...] The post Let’s Talk About The Thanatos UAV Design Recently Unveiled By Kratos appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
This Incredible Video Shows How F-15’s Variable-Geometry Air Intakes Work, il y a 4 mois, 3 semaines sur The AviationistHere’s a rare look at “magic” of the F-15 Eagle’s moving air intakes. The video in this post is quite remarkable: shot during a recent rehearsals of the Gifu Air Base Air Festival (that will [...] The post This Incredible Video Shows How F-15’s Variable-Geometry Air Intakes Work appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Skunk Works Working On A Classified Reconnaissance Aircraft – Reports, il y a 4 mois, 3 semaines sur The AviationistThe classified aircraft, built by the Skunk Works, would be more capable than the RQ-180. With the U-2S Dragon Lady soon to be retired, there is a big question mark regarding the future Intelligence, Surveillance [...] The post Skunk Works Working On A Classified Reconnaissance Aircraft – Reports appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
In A First, Israeli F-35I Adir Shoots Down Cruise Missile, il y a 4 mois, 3 semaines sur The AviationistThe kill, scored against a missile likely launched from Yemen, is the first interception of this kind by the 5th gen fighter. The Israeli Air Force disclosed today that one of its F-35I Adir fighters [...] The post In A First, Israeli F-35I Adir Shoots Down Cruise Missile appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
New High-Resolution B-21 Raider Images Supposedly Show Its Auxiliary Air Intake Design, il y a 4 mois, 4 semaines sur The AviationistThe Reddit user who posted the first image of the B-21’s rear end has now uploaded new high resolution images. The photos show what appear to be open auxiliary air intakes. As we reported last [...] The post New High-Resolution B-21 Raider Images Supposedly Show Its Auxiliary Air Intake Design appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
US Planning To Build New B61-13 Nuclear Bomb, il y a 4 mois, 4 semaines sur The AviationistThe bomb will be made by a B61-7 warhead inside a B61-12 casing, providing another option with a higher yield. The U.S. Department of Defense announced the development of yet another, more powerful variant of [...] The post US Planning To Build New B61-13 Nuclear Bomb appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Boeing Flies Third F-15EX Eagle II, The First Built In Final Operational Configuration, il y a 4 mois, 4 semaines sur The AviationistThe F-15EX, designated EX3, is expected to be delivered soon, ahead of the decision for the full rate production. After more than two years after the type’s first flight, Boeing flew for the first time [...] The post Boeing Flies Third F-15EX Eagle II, The First Built In Final Operational Configuration appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. F-16s Carry Out Air Strikes On Iran-Linked Targets In Syria, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistTwo F-16s struck IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) sites in Syria. Early in the morning on Oct. 27, 2023, two U.S. F-16 combat aircraft conducted what the Pentagon called “self-defense strikes” on two IRGC facilitiesin [...] The post U.S. F-16s Carry Out Air Strikes On Iran-Linked Targets In Syria appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Chinese J-11 Executes Unsafe Intercept Flying Within 10 feet Of A U.S. B-52, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThe close encounter between the U.S. B-52 and the PLA J-11 took place in international airspace over the South China Sea. On Oct. 24, 2023, a Chinese J-11 intercepted a U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress [...] The post Chinese J-11 Executes Unsafe Intercept Flying Within 10 feet Of A U.S. B-52 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
KAI Unveils Plans For An Air Launched Ballistic Missile Carrier As Part Of The MC-X Variants, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistSouth Korean firm KAI unveiled a refined roadmap for the development of the MC-X multirole tactical transport aircraft. Last week saw Seoul’s biennial airshow, ADEX 2023, happen at the largest scale thus far. While many [...] The post KAI Unveils Plans For An Air Launched Ballistic Missile Carrier As Part Of The MC-X Variants appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
First Photo Of B-21 Raider During Taxi Tests Emerges, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThe photo, that appears to be genuine, shows the rear-end of the new, secretive U.S. stealth bomber, during taxi tests. On Oct. 25, 2023, the first images of the B-21 Raider stealth bomber during ground [...] The post First Photo Of B-21 Raider During Taxi Tests Emerges appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
British Army AH-64E Apache Declared Ready For Frontline Service, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistAs the fleet successfully completed Exercise Iron Titan, the U.S. State Department approved the sale to UK of 3,000 JAGM missiles. The British Army declared its first unit to fly the new AH-64E Apache Guardian, [...] The post British Army AH-64E Apache Declared Ready For Frontline Service appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Air National Guard F-16s Deploy To Further Bolster US Posture In Middle East, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThree F-16C squadrons, two A-10C squadrons and one F-15E squadron are now in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. Air Forces Central (AFCENT) announced the arrival on Oct.24, 2023 of the F-16Cs of the New Jersey [...] The post Air National Guard F-16s Deploy To Further Bolster US Posture In Middle East appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
First RG.1 Protector arrives at RAF Waddington, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThe first of 16 RG.1 Protector RPAS successfully brought over to the UK at RAF Waddington ceremony. On Oct. 23, 2023, the RAF held a welcoming ceremony for the first RAF RG.1 Protector Remotely Piloted [...] The post First RG.1 Protector arrives at RAF Waddington appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Edwards Test Squadron’s New Patch Teases 6th Generation Aircraft Silhouette, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThe recently reactivated 445th Test Squadron has a new patch that features, among the other things, an interesting NGAD-like aircraft silhouette. The U.S. Air Force as well as the U.S. aerospace industry have been teasing [...] The post Edwards Test Squadron’s New Patch Teases 6th Generation Aircraft Silhouette appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Recap: U.S. Forces Shoot Down Several Missiles And Drones In Middle East, il y a 5 mois sur The AviationistThe USS Carney, Al-Tanf garrison and Al Asad airbase have been busy defending multiple attacks in the past few days. This last week was quite busy for U.S. forces in the Middle East, with drone [...] The post Recap: U.S. Forces Shoot Down Several Missiles And Drones In Middle East appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Russian MOD Releases Video Of Su-27s Shadowing RAF RC-135 And Typhoons Over Black Sea, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe Russian Ministry Of Defense has released footage of a close encounter between Su-27 Flankers and RAF Rivet Joint with Typhoon escort. On Oct. 19, 2023, an RAF RC-135 Rivet Joint intelligence gathering aircraft, escorted [...] The post Russian MOD Releases Video Of Su-27s Shadowing RAF RC-135 And Typhoons Over Black Sea appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
First KC-390 For Portuguese Air Force Enters Service, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe first Portuguese Air Force KC-390 arrived at Air Base No. 11 (Beja AB) after a ferry flight from Brazil. On Oct. 19, 2023, the first KC-390 destined to the Portuguese Air Force (Força Aérea [...] The post First KC-390 For Portuguese Air Force Enters Service appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Italy Invests In Heavy Modernization Efforts With New Defense Planning, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe Italian MoD is committed on the modernization effort started in the last few years, with investments in many areas that will also sustain the national industry, but also some unexpected ones. A bit later [...] The post Italy Invests In Heavy Modernization Efforts With New Defense Planning appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
DoD Releases Videos Of Chinese Fighters Performing ‘Unprofessional’ Intercepts Of US Spyplanes, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe Department of Defense has made public a series of images and videos that would show “unprofessional” and “reckless” maneuvers performed by the Chinese pilots during the close encounters with the U.S. spyplanes. However, some [...] The post DoD Releases Videos Of Chinese Fighters Performing ‘Unprofessional’ Intercepts Of US Spyplanes appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. Coast Guard Tests Missionized HC-27J, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe Coast Guard is expanding the capabilities of its HC-27J medium range surveillance aircraft fleet, thanks to the Minotaur mission system architecture developed by the Navy. The U.S. Coast Guard began last month the testing [...] The post U.S. Coast Guard Tests Missionized HC-27J appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
Tracking Air Force One And The Assets Supporting President Biden’s Visit To Israel Today, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe visit of the US President to Israel was supported by several assets and prompted an increase in the surveillance, with many ISR assets active in the area well before the arrival of Air Force [...] The post Tracking Air Force One And The Assets Supporting President Biden’s Visit To Israel Today appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
The F-35 Completely Changed The Mindset For Modern Operations, Italian Air Force Chief Says, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistGen. Goretti discussed ItAF priorities with the Mitchell Institute, including F-35, GCAP, the Pacific theater and operational concepts. Recently, the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies hosted Gen. Luca Goretti, the Italian Air Force Chief of [...] The post The F-35 Completely Changed The Mindset For Modern Operations, Italian Air Force Chief Says appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
U.S. B-52 Strategic Bomber Makes First Landing in South Korea In 35 Years, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistA B-52H landed at Cheongju International Airport, marking the very first time in more than three decades, the iconic bomber landed in South Korea. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, belonging to the 2nd BW [...] The post U.S. B-52 Strategic Bomber Makes First Landing in South Korea In 35 Years appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
First All-European Commercial Astronaut Crew Ready For AX-3 Mission To The ISS In 2024, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistAxiom Space’s AX-3 crew from Italy, Turkey and Sweden will carry out several experiments aboard the International Space Station. Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) is the name of the planned first all-European private spaceflight to [...] The post First All-European Commercial Astronaut Crew Ready For AX-3 Mission To The ISS In 2024 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |
NATO Tiger Meet 2023 Wraps Up In Italy, il y a 5 mois, 1 semaine sur The AviationistThe two-week exercise ended with the traditional award ceremony, with the German TaktLwG74 winning the Silver Tiger Trophy. The 59th edition of the NATO Tiger Meet was successfully completed on Oct.13, 2023, at Gioia del [...] The post NATO Tiger Meet 2023 Wraps Up In Italy appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google) |