Month: June 2023

[ad_1] File photo on an F-22 Raptor (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem). In the boxes: pre-flight preparations aboard Northrop Grumman’s testbed for its advanced airborne navigation system. and file photo of the E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, one of the launch platforms of the EGI-M. (Photo: Northrop Grumman) The new embedded GPS/INS (EGI-M) system will allow …

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[ad_1] The EMD T-7 lands at the end of the first flight with a U.S. Air Force pilot at the controls. (Photo: Jerry McGrath/cryonic_photography) This first USAF flight, which validated key aspects of the next-generation trainer, marks the start of the engineering and manufacturing development phase. A U.S. Air Force test pilot finally flew at …

T-7A Red Hawk Completes First Flight With U.S. Air Force Pilot Read More »

[ad_1] VSS Unity as seen during the most recent flight, Unity 25, and the Italian crew of the Galactic 01 mission. (Photo: Virgin Galactic) The team aboard VSS Unity will work on 13 science payloads during a 90-minute suborbital flight. A joint team of the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council will launch …

Virgin Galactic’s First Commercial Spaceflight Ready To Launch With Italian Research Crew Read More »

[ad_1] An F-16C taking off from Nellis AFB with two inert B61 bombs. (Photo: Joseph Albergo) The OT-marked jet was captured taking off from Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, last month. A topic that is often being talked about for the U.S. Air Force is the modernization of the tactical nuclear capabilities. Every now and …

Rare Photo Shows An F-16 With Two (Inert) B61 Nuclear Bombs Read More »

[ad_1] Some of the images published on social medias while Wagner marched towards Moscow, showing the PMC’s tanks on Russian soil and some of the aircraft shot down. (Photos from Twitter, authors unknown) Let’s recap what we know about the skirmish that went down between Prigozhin and the Russian leadership. The last couple of days …

Many Questions Still Unanswered After Wagner’s Attempted ‘March On Moscow’ Read More »

[ad_1] KC-10, 84-0188 on initial climb out from Runway 36 at Joint Base McGuire. June 22, 2023. (All images credit: Author) On a dreary gray day in late June, Joint Base McGuire-Dix Lakehurst (JB MDL) sadly said goodbye to a true U.S. Air Force legend and workhorse. Tail number 84-0188, one of sixty KC-10s that …

Joint Base McGuire Bids Farewell To Its Final KC-10 Extender Read More »

[ad_1] Some images of the U.S. assets taking part in Air Defender 2023. (All images credit: Author) Twenty-five nations took part in the two-week long “Air Defender 2023” exercise. Allied air forces began the largest deployment exercise in NATO’s history on Monday, Jun. 12, 2023. Around 10,000 personnel and over 220 aircraft from 25 nations …

NATO Wraps Up Air Defender 2023, Its Largest Ever Air Exercise Read More »

[ad_1] An Italian Air Force F-35A fires an AIM-120 AMRAAM. (All images: Italian Air Force) Arctic Challenge 23 exercise provided the opportunity for the first real use of the AIM-120 Air-to-Air Missile by the Italian Air Force F-35s. Earlier this month, two F-35As of the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) deployed to Orland Air Force …

Italian F-35s Test Fired The AIM-120 Missile For The First Time Over Norway During Arctic Challenge Read More »

[ad_1] The F-86 was one of the most beautiful warbirds taking part in the Pratica di Mare airshow (Image credit: David Cenciotti). In the boxes, some of the other aircraft that flew during the Centennial airshow. Many aircraft, both from Italy and abroad, were invited to take part in the airshow to represent all types …

In Chronological Order, All The Historic Aircraft Which Flew At Pratica di Mare Airshow Read More »

[ad_1] Some images of the Spotter Day at Ghedi AB (All images: Mirco Adami) The event was the first one for the base, home of the 6° Stormo (Wing) of the Italian Air Force. In the afternoon on Jun. 21, 2023, Ghedi Air Base, in northern Italy, held the first Spotter Day organized by the …

Ghedi Air Base Hosts First Spotter Day With F-35 And Tornado Jets Read More »