[ad_1] U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Thompson, 8th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, conducts an F-16 Viper training sortie over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. The 54th Fighter Group is one of the premier fighter pilot training groups, training over 50 percent of the Air Force’s Viper pilots. The extensive training takes …
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[ad_1] The YF-16 takes off for its flight. (Photo: U.S. Air Force) On Jan. 20, 1974, the YF-16 No.1 flew for the first time, although it wasn’t planned. Here is what happened over the next 50 years. Today, Jan. 20, 2024, marks half a century since the first flight of one of the world’s most …
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[ad_1] The first RH119A flying in final Carabinieri livery. (Image credit: Oscar Bernardi) The first of 20 Leonardo AW119Kx helicopters ordered by Italy’s Carabinieri has started flying. The service has also received its sixth AW169M. The first Leonardo RH119A (a variant of the AW119Kx), ordered by Italy’s Carabinieri, the Italian national gendarmerie, was photographed by …
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[ad_1] The two J-7 mock ups at MCOLF Atlantic. (Image courtesy of TECOM) We got some new exclusive details about the Chinese combat aircraft mock-ups used for training by the U.S. Marine Corps MCOLF Atlantic and other bases. It’s not a secret that the U.S. Marine Corps use full scale replicas of Chinese jets at …
[ad_1] An F-35 during a test flight with four GBU-53s in the weapon bay and a rendering of the weapon with its wings unfolded. (Photos by RTX, edited by The Aviationist) The weapon, also known as Small Diameter Bomb II, is currently being integrated on the F-35 as part of the Block 4 upgrades. Italy …
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[ad_1] AH-64D Q-29 making a 360 turn. Still visible underneath the front cockpit are the SFOR (Stabilization Force) titles it carried during one of its deployments. (All images, credit: Author) After almost 25 years, the old AH-64D ‘Delta’ will be replaced by the Echo version, also called the ‘Guardian’. The Royal Netherlands Air Force is …
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[ad_1] The F-35 assembly line at Lockheed Martin’s Fort Worth facilities. (Photo: Alexander H Groves/Lockheed Martin) The 1000th F-35 Lighting II jet will be delivered once it receives the necessary TR-3 hardware and final TR-3 software. Lockheed Martin confirmed it has built the 1000th F-35, an important milestone for the multinational program which is about …
[ad_1] PZL SW-4 (Image credit: Wikimedia/Cezary_P) Poland seeks a training system in anticipation of growth of its helicopter fleets. The Armament Agency of the Polish MoD announced on Jan. 16, 2024, that a market research consultation will be launched with the aim of acquiring an integrated helicopter pilots training system. This requirement is probably dictated …
[ad_1] The HH-101 in the field with the Italian Air Force personnel at work. (Image credit: RAI) The HH-101 performed a precautionary landing in a field for further assessments before returning to base. An Italian Air Force HH-101 Caesar helicopter struck power lines during a night training mission on Jan.10, 2024 near Latina, southeast of …
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