Month: February 2024

Putin Flies Aboard Modernized Tu-160M Strategic Bomber

[ad_1] A screenshot from the video showing Putin aboard a Tu-160. (Image credit: Kremlin.ru) Vladimir Putin took a 30-minute ride in a modernized Tu-160M supersonic bomber as part of the crew yesterday. Russian President Vladimir Putin flew in a Tu-160M strategic bomber on Feb. 22, 2024. A 30-minute sortie from Kazan Aviation Plant, located some …

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Singapore Airlines’ Upper-Deck A380 Business Class, Melbourne to Singapore : AirlineReporter

[ad_1] Singapore Airlines knows what it’s doing. No airline is perfect, but Singapore earns its status as a fan favorite for frequent fliers. Flying one of their long-haul premium cabins has been one of my AvGeek dreams for a while. So when I snagged a lucky award ticket during a trip to Asia/Australia — and …

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The Italian Air Force Bids Farewell To The AB-212 Helicopter

[ad_1] The HH-212 MM81160/9-60 with the special markings to celebrate the last flight (Image credit: Alessandro Pandolfi/@Pando_spotter) The AB-212 (HH-212) Twin Huey helicopter made its last flight today ending a 40-year career in the Italian Air Force. The last HH-212 (as the AB-212 is designated in accordance with the Italian MOD Mission Design Series) of …

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US Approves GBU-53 And AIM-120C-8 Foreign Military Sale To Italy

[ad_1] F-35A Lightning II test aircraft assigned to the 31st Test Evaluation Squadron from Edwards Air Force Base, California, released AIM-120 AMRAAM and AIM-9X missiles at QF-16 targets during a live-fire test over an Air Force range in the Gulf of Mexico on June 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Michael Jackson) …

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U.S. Navy Surging Last C-2 Greyhound Squadron As CMV-22 Osprey Remains Grounded

[ad_1] A C-2A Greyhound, assigned to the “Providers” of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 30, prepares to recover on the flight deck aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Isaiah B. Goessl) The last 15 C-2As are surging to meet the carrier onboard delivery …

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First Alabama ANG F-35 Takes Part In Special Flyover With Red Tail P-51 And F-16Cs

[ad_1] Some screenshots of the video showing the historical formation over Dannelly Field (Image credit: Misael Ocasio Hernandez) The new Alabama ANG’s F-35 flagship, with a red tail honoring the Tuskegee Airmen legacy, took part in a flyover at Dannelly Field, along with another F-35A, two F-16s and a P-51. The 187th Fighter Wing of …

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