[ad_1] SPICY21 and 22 landing at RAF Fairford on May 23, 2023 (screenshot from Ben Ramsay video) The supersonic bombers have returned to Europe. Flying as SPICY21 and SPICY22, two B-1B Lancer bombers, belonging to the 7th Bomb Wing, from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, landed at RAF Fairford, in Gloucestershire, England, UK, to kick …
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[ad_1] KC-10, 84-0188 departing the runway in one of its last flights from McGuire AFB. (All images: Author) While the KC-46’s presence continues to rise, the days of the KC-135 and KC-10 tankers at JB MDL are numbered. It has been five years since JB MDL has last opened its gates for an Air & …
Airshow At Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Displays Finale For 305th AMW’s KC-10s Read More »
[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk lands at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska during Northern Edge 23-1, May 10, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sheila deVera, edit by TheAviationist) The F-117s have operated from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson for NE 23-1 earlier this month. But the most interesting thing is the presence of the removable …
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[ad_1] The 2021 NGAD notional design released by the U.S. Air Force. (Image: Department of the Air Force) The 6th generation aircraft is expected to start replacing the F-22 Raptor by the end of the decade. As we reported earlier, the U.S. Air Force formally started the selection process for the design of the NGAD …
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[ad_1] F-35C flying low on the Sidewinder route (Image credit: @point_mugu_skies) Unbelievable photo shows light distortion caused by shock waves generated by an F-35C Lightning II flying low and fast on the Sidewinder low level training route. In the past few years we have posted some interesting shots of jets flying fast through the famous …
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[ad_1] A notional 6th-gen fighter taking fuel in one of the LM renderings released last year (Photo: Lockheed Martin edit: TheAviationist) The Air Force will select its Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter in 2024. In a news release published on May 18, 2023, the Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs has announced the …
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[ad_1] A U.S. Air Force F-15D assigned to the 173rd Fighter Wing sits in a Bureau of Reclamation canal on the south side of the runway following a mishap landing at Kingsley Field in Klamath Falls, Oregon May 15, 2023. Absorbent booms surround the aircraft as precaution against the leakage of fuel or other substances. …
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[ad_1] IAF Su-30MKI Flanker taking off from Andravida AB (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi) Several “exotic” participants have taken part in this year’s Iniochos exercise in Greece. “Iniochos” is an annual medium scale exercise based on the facilities of the Air Tactics Center at Andravida Air Base, located in the Northwest Peloponnese, Greece. The first exercise …
[ad_1] One of the buildings supposedly hit by the Storm Shadow cruise missiles. (Photo: Reuters) In the boxes: photos from Twitter and Telegram showing debris left by MALD and Storm Shadow. Debris of MALD was found in the Luhansk region, near the targets of recent missile strikes where Storm Shadow debris have also been found. …
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[ad_1] T-346B with IFTS markings takes off for a training mission. (All images: The Aviationist/Stefano D’Urso, unless otherwise stated) We have recently talked to the Chiefs of Staff of the ITAF, RAF, JASDF and RCAF and here’s why the Italian training system, based on the M-346, is the world’s most advanced, already chosen by nine …