[ad_1] A Tu-95MS (Image credit: Wikipedia / Alex Beltyukov – RuSpotters Team) The Barents Sea and the Arctic region are becoming the theatre of many close encounters between NATO and Russian aircraft these days. On Apr. 3, 2024, two Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers, carried out a scheduled flight over the neutral waters of …
[ad_1] The AMX in special color livery for the phase out ceremony at Istrana AB (All images, credit: Italian Air Force, unless otherwise stated) The AMX light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft is retired after 35 years of service. On Apr. 5, 2024, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) officially bid farewell to its AMX “Ghibli” …
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[ad_1] The F-16 sporting the NATO emblem (Image credit: The Aviationist based on RDAF image) OTD in 1949, NATO was born. The Royal Danish Air Force celebrated the anniversary by applying the Alliance logo to an F-16. NATO was born on Apr. 4, 1949, and the transatlantic Alliance celebrated its anniversary at NATO Headquarters in …
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[ad_1] File photo of a 18th AGRS F-16C with its Aggressor livery. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sergeant Curt Beach) The Fighter Interceptor Squadron designation, last used during the Cold War, underscores the unit’s renewed focus on the air defense mission. The U.S. Air Force’s dedicated Aggressor unit in Alaska, the 18th Aggressor Squadron …
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[ad_1] A B-1B Lancer from the 498th Bomb Group prepares to be transported at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, Jan. 23, 2024. The fuselage was recently transported to the National Institute for Aviation Research at Wichita State University in Kansas to facilitate the forward intermediate fuselage super panel prototype. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman …
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[ad_1] A Russian attack helicopter parked on top of a decoy Su-30 at a Russian base in Crimea. (UK MOD) Russian helicopters are disrupting Moscow’s efforts to deceive Ukraine using decoys, by landing on the dummy fighter jets painted on the concrete. In September 2023, satellite imagery of Engels-2 airbase, located in Saratov Oblast, some …
[ad_1] File photo of an F-15EX equipped with EPAWSS. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven) EPAWSS provides full-spectrum EW capabilities, including radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness and self-protection, to the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II. The U.S. Air Force recently completed the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) of the …
[ad_1] A file photo of a ROCAF F-16 (Official Photo by Wang Yu Ching / Office of the President) According to the ROCAF (Republic Of China Air Force), the aircraft suffered minor damages and should return to service soon. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake, the biggest in 25 years for Taiwan, hit the coast off Hualien, on …
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[ad_1] The Sukhoi Su-27 during the aircraft move from restoration to the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force on Oct. 25, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Ty Greenlees) More interesting details about the somewhat mysterious story of the Su-27UB Flanker C “61 Blue” are emerging: for the first …
Air Force Confirms Su-27 Flanker On Display At Dayton Museum Was Bought By USAF In 2011 Read More »
[ad_1] A C-130J-30 Super Hercules aircraft from Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, sprays water during a low pass at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, as part of a flight test of the 910th Airlift Wing’s unique electronic modular aerial spray system, March 25, 2024. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric M. White) The 910th AW …