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The bird strike resulted in a canopy broken and emergency landing. The Red Arrows were performing at Rhyl Air Show in the afternoon on Aug. 28, 2022, when the display team was forced to cut [...]

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The helicopter has finally received the FAA Certification and Military Flight Release to proceed with the next phases of the development. The U.S. Air Force announced that the MH-139 Grey Wolf is now entering the [...]

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The Qatar Emiri Air Force has received its first Typhoons. On Thursday Aug. 25, 2022, three new built Eurofighter Typhoons jets destined to the QEAF (Qatar Emiri Air Force) departed the BAe Systems factory at [...]

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Locations have been chosen to host the newly procured aircraft of the Polish Air Force. According to what the head of the Polish MoD posted via his Twitter channel, it is now clear where the [...]

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The Mendonca large, medium speed roll-on, roll-off ship (LSMR) is bringing back to the U.S the F/A-18E Super Hornet that went overboard USS Truman. The F/A-18E Super Hornet that blew overboard USS Truman aircraft carrier [...]

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The second “chrome” F-35C was photographed at Point Mugu recently. A new F-35C, airframe BuNo 168842, Modex 105, sporting a mirror-like coating, was photographed last week while arriving at Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC) Point [...]

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The helicopter will replace the AH-129D Mangusta in service with the Italian Army. The first prototype of the Leonardo AW249 next-generation attack helicopter flew for the first time on August 12, 2022, from the company’s [...]

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US officials confirmed that the AGM-88 has been integrated on the Fulcrum to enhance its SEAD capabilities. The United States announced another security assistance package to support Ukraine, worth $775 million. During the briefing with [...]

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The aircraft, slated to replace the EC-130H Compass Call, made a brief visit to show to the 55th Electronic Combat Group the progress with the program. The U.S. Air Force released new photos of the [...]

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Living the Legacy of One of History’s Greatest Aircraft, and Its Greatest Generation. This suddenly seems right. After two hours of never-ending Michigan road construction, I exit the main I-75 north-south freeway and am transported [...]

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Four B-52 bombers have just deployed to Europe. Two took part in joint drills with Swedish and Norwegian forces over Scandinavia. On Aug. 18, 2022, four U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers, belonging to the [...]

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RAF is investigating claims of toxic culture and misconduct among the team members. The Red Arrows, the Royal Air Force’s aerobatic team, have seen two pilots leave this year, with one being sacked after an [...]

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This video shows how NASA studied wingtip vortices using a C-5A Galaxy about 50 years ago. Although they dissipate at a certain distance from the wing, wingtip vortices, that form because of the difference in [...]

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Let’s focus on Real Thaw 2022, a large scale multi-domain exercise led by the Portuguese Air Force. Real Thaw is an annual military exercise, organized, planned, and executed by the Portuguese Air Force to train [...]

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Here’s a really interesting footage of South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae during its recent first flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), flew for the first time from Sacheon airport, South Korea, [...]

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The aircraft completed multiple ski-jumps, roll-in and fly-in arrestments to demonstrate compatibility to Indian Navy requirements. Boeing announced on Jul. 20, 2022, that its F/A-18 Super Hornet successfully completed operational demonstration tests at Indian Naval [...]

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The KF-21 Boramae has just made its maiden flight. The first prototype of the KF-21 Boramae (Korean for “Hawk”), the next-generation fighter developed by KAI (Korea Aerospace Industries), carried out its first flight on at Sacheon [...]

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Lt. Amanda Lee has been selected as part of the six new officers for the 2023. The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, the Blue Angels, announced on July 18, 2022, the selection of six new [...]

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UK says first demonstrator of Tempest 6th generation aircraft will fly in 5 years. Italy announces FCAS collaboration agreement. FCAS took the center stage at Farnborough Airshow, that kicked off on Jul. 18, 2022, at [...]

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Royal International Air Tattoo in the UK, marks the first airshow appearance of a U.S. Air Force E-4B Nightwatch, outside the U.S. The RIAT (Royal International Air Tattoo), underway at RAF Faiford, UK, is, at [...]

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