Month: May 2023

[ad_1] he Italian VC-319 arriving at Rome-Ciampino airport. (Photo: ANSA) In the box: one of the Eurofighters escorting the Airbus as it arrived in Italy, (Screenshot from Twitter), a P-72A (ITAF) and some of the tracks from the flight tracking websites Military and law enforcement were mobilized to create a safety net during the visit, …

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[ad_1] #01-6024 during its first flight on May 11, 2023. (All images: Thomas “Taj” Backus) The Republic of Singapore Air Force Peace Carvin II detachment turned 30 this year. On Apr. 25, 2023, the Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)’s Peace Carvin II (PC II) detachment celebrated 30th years of F-16 fighter training at Luke …

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[ad_1] MiG-21 LanceR pilot selfie (Image credit: Forţele Aeriene Române) The MiG-21 LanceR was the longest serving fighter jet in Romanian Air Force. After 61 years of career, the iconic MiG-21 LanceR, the longest-lived fighter aircraft in the history of the Romanian Air Force, successfully completed its final flight mission at Boboc, in eastern Romania. …

Romanian Air Force Has Retired Its MiG-21 LanceR Jets Read More »

[ad_1] The first Greek M-346s about to take off from Italy (All images: Oscar Bernardi) The first two advanced jet trainers arrived at Kalamata Air Base, where they will gradually replace the obsolete T-2 Buckeye. The first two Leonardo M-346B Master Advanced Jet Trainers of the Hellenic Air Force have been delivered to Kalamata Air …

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[ad_1] A Storm Shadow cruise missile displayed in the RAF Museum, London. (Photo via Wikipedia) The surprise move was announced by the Defence Secretary while addressing the Parliament on the intensification of UK’s military aid to Ukraine. In an unexpected move after western countries were reluctant to provide Ukraine with long range weapons, the United …

UK Sends Storm Shadow Cruise Missiles To Ukraine Read More »

[ad_1] Artwork showing a Patriot surface-to-air missile being launched at an incoming Kinzhal hypersonic missile. (Photos: U.S. Army photo by Anthony Sweeney and Russian MoD, edited by The Aviationist) The Pentagon’s Press Secretary confirmed the Ukrainian claims during a briefing with the press about new aid packages for the war-thorn country. On May 6, 2023, …

Pentagon Confirms Ukraine Shot Down Russian Kinzhal Missile With U.S. Patriot Read More »

[ad_1] A Munitions Airman explains how a JASSM missile is loaded on the B-1B’s RLS. (Photo: Erik Johnston) The preloading of the weapons on the RLS is a careful and delicate, but it allows saving 19 hours of load time per plane. Earlier this year we reported about the U.S. Air Force resurrecting the capability …

Munitions Airmen Show Everything That Goes Into The Loading Of The B-1B’s Rotary Launch System Read More »

[ad_1] An Italian Air Force T-346A takes off for a training mission from Lecce-Galatina Air Base. (All photos: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) First part of our in-depth report on the 61° Stormo. Lecce-Galatina Air Base, in southeastern Italy, is the home of the basic training of all Italian military pilots and the advanced training of the …

Everything You Need To Know About The 61st Wing: The Italian Air Force’s Jet Pilot School Read More »

[ad_1] To everyone who gave up hope for New York’s airports, I can see why you did. For way too long, JFK, LaGuardia, and Newark were congested outdated disasters. But at long last the powers-that-be are investing in massive renovations. We wrote about JFK’s New Terminal One project, which broke ground a few months ago. …

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[ad_1] File photo of an F-22 Raptor on the ground. Note the external ladder (U.S. Air Force photo/ MSgt Shane A. Cuomo) RELEASED The U.S. Air Force is constantly looking for new ways to rapidly deploy critical assets across the globe and minimizing the equipment footprint is among them. For instance, during a recent agile …

Air National Guard Testing A New Ladder That Collapses And Stows Inside The F-22 Cockpit Read More »