Month: March 2023

Boeing Contracted To Keep Building More AH-64 Apache Helicopters

[ad_1] An AH-64E Apache in flight. (Photo: Boeing) While the latest AH-64E variant will be produced until at least 2028, Boeing is working on a new modernized variant that will complement the new aircraft of the Future Vertical Lift program. Boeing was recently awarded a new $ 1.9 billion contract to keep building Apache helicopters, …

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The Israeli F-35I Adir Jets Have Just Completed Their First Red Flag Exercise

[ad_1] One of the five F-35I landing at Moron AB, Spain, on Mar. 29, 2023. (All images: David Parody) F-35I Adir aircraft of the Israeli Air Force have taken part in exercise Red Flag 23-2. Seven F-35I Adir aircraft, belonging to the 140th Golden Eagles and one from the 116th Lions of the South of …

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Future Base, Expected FOC And More About The Italian F-35 Fleet

[ad_1] An Italian F-35A. (Image credit: The Aviationist) The 100th Anniversary of the Italian Air Force provided an opportunity for an update on the Italian participation in the F-35 program. The F-35 is no longer a taboo in Italy. After years of ostracism, widespread criticism and a subsequent “low profile” in the communication strategy around …

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The Italian Air Force Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary With Impressive Flypast Over Rome

[ad_1] The number 100 is drawn in the sky by 22 aircraft of the Italian Air Force. (Image credit: ItAF) Multiple initiatives celebrated the anniversary throughout the country, including a flypast in Rome. On March 28, 2023, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) celebrated the 100th anniversary of its foundation as autonomous and independent armed …

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Declassified Video Shows How B-52 Crews Would Conduct Nuclear Strikes During Cold War

[ad_1] Screenshots from the video showing the B-52 during the fictional nuclear strike and a B-57 bomber navigating near a nuclear explosion. 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) …

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Italy One Step Closer To Convert Two ‘Green’ G-550s to EC-37B Compass Call Configuration

[ad_1] Main image: a G550 CAEW. The EC-37B is externally quite similar to the CAEW (Image credit: David Cenciotti); in the left box: EC-37B (USAF); right: green G550 (Giovanni Maduli) 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 …

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First Four Slovak MiG-29 Jets Have Been Transferred To Ukraine

[ad_1] One of the first four MiG-29s that have been transferred to Ukraine. (Image credit: screenshot from Armed Forces of the Slovak Republic YT channel) 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 …

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U.S. RC-135 Intelligence Gathering Jet Flying Unprecedented Mission Inside Finland’s Airspace

[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Taylor Crul) 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 currently flying …

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Southwest Adds a Premium Non-Alcoholic Beverage Option, Finally! : AirlineReporter

[ad_1] Southwest drink coupons. These won’t work since they are expired. – Photo: JL Johnson Southwest flyers, rejoice! The airline has finally added a non-alcoholic option to their premium beverage menu. This is something I’ve wanted for over a decade. I even included it in my 2019 A-List wish list. Community Coffee’s new Espresso option …

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