Month: October 2023

U.S. B-52 Strategic Bomber Makes First Landing in South Korea In 35 Years

[ad_1] The B-52 lands in South Korea for the first time. (Image credit: Yonhap) A B-52H landed at Cheongju International Airport, marking the very first time in more than three decades, the iconic bomber landed in South Korea. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, belonging to the 2nd BW (Bomb Wing) from Barksdale Air Force …

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U.S. B-52 Strategic Bomber Makes First-Ever Landing in South Korea

[ad_1] The B-52 lands in South Korea for the first time. (Image credit: Yonhap) A B-52H landed at Cheongju International Airport, marking the very first time the iconic bomber landed in South Korea. A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress, belonging to the 2nd BW (Bomb Wing) from Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, landed at Cheongju …

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First All-European Commercial Astronaut Crew Ready For AX-3 Mission To The ISS In 2024

[ad_1] Artists’ impression of a Crew Dragon approaching the forward port of Harmony on the ISS. In the box, the four crew members of AX-3 (Image credit: NASA/Axiom Space) Axiom Space’s AX-3 crew from Italy, Turkey and Sweden will carry out several experiments aboard the International Space Station. Axiom Mission 3 (or Ax-3) is the …

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Italian Eurofighter Typhoon Completes Meteor BVRAAM Testing Campaign In The UK

[ad_1] An Italian Air Force fires a Meteor missile during a test in the UK (Image credit: ItAF) An Italian Air Force TF-2000A was involved in the live firing campaign at the UK‘s Hebrides range. In the last weeks, the Italian Air Force has successfully completed the first phase of the Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E) campaign …

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Israel Strikes Hezbollah Infrastructure As IAF G550 Nachshon Oron Patrols Off Lebanon

[ad_1] File photo of a G550 Oron (Image credit: IDF). In the box: the track of IRON1 on Oct. 15, 2023 (Image credit: FR24.com) A new track being flown by Israeli Air Force G550 Oron was noticed on Oct. 15, 2023, as air strikes inside Lebanon were conducted. On the night of Oct. 15, 2023, …

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Chinese Combat Aircraft Mock Ups Appear At Marine Corps Auxiliary Airfield in North Carolina

[ad_1] A screenshot from a video by Cpl. Nicholas Cox with the Marine Corps Combat Service Support Schools shows what seems to be a PLAAF JJ-7 (J-7 trainer variant) next to J-20 mock up at MCOLF Atlantic. In the box, Google Earth image of MCOLF Atlantic. We already knew a J-20 mock up was at …

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The B-21 Raider Adopted Low Risk Design Approach Modeled On F-117 Nighthawk

[ad_1] An artwork shows a B-21 in flight (Image credit: The Aviationist) The use of mature subsystems in the new platform was prioritized so that the program could focus on applying new technology. A very interesting story was published a couple of days ago by Aviation Week, discussing some of the design choices of the …

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