[ad_1] The Italian Air Force M-346 prepared with a special tail paint scheme to celebrate the 100,000 flight hours milestone. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia) Since 2015, 85 aircraft entered service in five countries and the fleet is set to expand with new aircraft already on order by new operators. The global fleet of Leonardo M-346 Advanced …
[ad_1] What do you get when you combine writing about airline travel since 2008 with a few decades of being a sarcastic chap? Unsolicited Travel Advice from David (the Editor-in-Chief of this dog and pony show) — that’s what! There are way too many travel-related click-bait stories out there that give you boring and questionable …
[ad_1] The 40th Flight Test Squadron took possession of the first of two government-owned Kratos XQ 58A Valkyrie aircraft. The Valkyrie is a low-cost, high-performance uncrewed air vehicle. It is rocket-launched off a rail system and is controlled from a ground station or airborne fighter. An onboard computer system is capable determining the best flight …
XQ-58 Valkyrie UAVs Delivered To Eglin AFB As Kratos Flies Improved Block 2 Variant Read More »
[ad_1] An artistic depiction of the BriteCloud 218 variant released by a F-16C Fighting Falcon. (Photo: Leonardo) The decoy will be designated AN/ALQ-260(V)1 in U.S. Armed Forces service. The U.S. Air National Guard has issued a “fielding recommendation” for Leonardo’s BriteCloud 218 Expendable Active Decoy, after the successful completion of the Foreign Comparative Testing on …
U.S. Air National Guard Recommends Fielding Of BriteCloud 218 Decoy Read More »
[ad_1] B-2 Spirit stealth bombers assigned to Whiteman Air Force Base taxi and take-off during exercise Spirit Vigilance on Whiteman Air Force Base on November 7th, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryson Britt) The B-2 Spirit bomber fleet on a safety stand down following the incident on Dec. 10, 2022. The …
AFGSC Stands Down B-2 Fleet Following Recent Emergency Landing And Fire At Whiteman AFB Read More »
[ad_1] This past week, after a decade-long pause, Air France returned to Newark Liberty International Airport. The service is operated by a Boeing 777-200ER, a staple of the airline’s long-haul fleet. Passengers and higher-ups from both the airline and airport celebrated the occasion with plenty of fanfare, including speeches, a ribbon cutting, and cake. Photo: …
[ad_1] An Italian F-35A and a German Tornado IDS at ILA2022 in Berlin. (Photo: Lockheed Martin) The deliveries of the German 5th gen fighters will begin by 2026. The German Ministry of Defense announced that a Letter of Acceptance (LoA) for the acquisition of 35 F-35 Lightning II fighter jets has been signed. The LoA …
Germany Will Finally Get F-35s To Replace Tornados Read More »
[ad_1] F-16AM J-010. (All images, credit: APS – Associação Portugal Spotters) RNLAF F-16s deployed to Tucson to train Viper pilots, are on their way back. On Jul. 29, 2022, the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) flew the last F-16 mission from Tucson International Airport/Morris ANG Base. The Dutch had 11 F-16 Fighting Falcon jets (5x …
First Batch Of US-Based RNLAF F-16s Return To Europe Read More »
[ad_1] Two images showing the Lockheed-owned F-35B on the ground at Fort Worth. (Image created using screenshots from Fox 4 and NBCDFW) Images coming from Texas show the F-35B, nose down, next to the runway, after the pilot ejected. An incident, involving a Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II aircraft, occurred on the shared runway at …
Pilot Successfully Ejects From Lockheed Martin F-35B At Fort Worth Read More »
[ad_1] A file photo of the AN-225 Mriya in flight. (Photo: Antonov) The Ukrainian aircraft builder wants to resume building the second airframe that was never completed and in storage since 1994. As we reported earlier this year, the one-of-a-kind An-225 Mriya cargo aircraft was destroyed during the first days of the Russian invasion of …
Here’s What We Know About The Second An-225 Antonov Wants To Build Read More »