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The TNI AU is looking to overhaul its variegated aircraft fleet, currently made of F-16s, Su-27s, Su-30 and Hawk light fighters/trainers. Indonesia and France signed a deal for 42 latest-generation Rafale fighter aircraft, during a [...]

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The new AI assistant will help helicopter pilots to perform tasks within and beyond their skillsets. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) awarded Northrop Grumman a contract to develop a prototype Artificial Intelligence (AI) [...]

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Amazing footage with radio comms shows the BUFFs landing at RAF Fairford for Bomber Task Force 22-2. As already reported in detail, four U.S. Air Force B-52H strategic bombers deployed to Europe on Feb. 10, [...]

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F-22 Raptors are deploying to UAE via Moron Air Base, Spain. On Feb. 10, 2022, six U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptor jets landed at Moron Air Base, Spain. Flying as TABOR 11-17 and supported by [...]

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Some amazing shots show B-52s, callsign “Hate”, escorted by RAF Typhoons, callsign “Venom”, over the UK. Flying as HATE 11-14, four U.S. Air Force B-52s arrived at RAF Fairford, UK, on Feb. 10, 2022. Although [...]

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The recent 30-minute flight is the result of Sikorsky’s and DARPA’s Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System (ALIAS) program. Sikorsky and DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) announced the first unmanned flight of a UH-60A Black [...]

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USAF Eagles heading East amid growing tensions with Russia. According to a NATO Allied Air Command press release, US fighter jets are about to start their stay at the Łask Air Base in central Poland [...]

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Here’s the response of the Spanish Air Force display team to the Pagani Huayra Tricolore video released for the 60th anniversary of the Frecce Tricolori. In 2021, the Frecce Tricolori, the Italian Air Force (Aeronautica [...]

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Polish SAR assets like you’ve never seen them before. The Polish 2nd SAR Group, belonging to the Air Force structures, has conducted winter SAR training on Jan. 24, 2022. The set of photographs you can [...]

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The Super Hornets belonging to CVW-1 will operate from Aviano Air Base for little less than two weeks. Some interesting aircraft have arrived in northeastern Italy on Feb. 7, 2022: supported by two C-2A Greyhounds [...]

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The Italian and German Eurofighters will provide joint QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) under a new “Plug & Fight” concept. Between the end of February and the beginning of March 2022, the Italian Air Force Eurofighters [...]

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The video shows the F-35C suffering a ramp strike before bursting in flames and skidding off the deck. Video footage from the USS Carl Vinson’s  Pilot’s Landing Aid Television (PLAT) camera has just been leaked [...]

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The F-35 would be used to replace the German Air Force Tornado in the nuclear strike role. Germany is once again considering the F-35 as a potential replacement of its ageing Tornado fleet, that Berlin [...]

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The missiles will fill a capability gap caused by the IRIS-T not being integrated with the F-35. The Naval Air Systems Command’s (NAVAIR) Air-to-Air Missiles Program Office (PMA-259) just announced that Italy became the 28th [...]

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The Transfer Of Authority of the QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) to the F-35 ended the F-16’s mission after 42 years. On Jan. 6, 2022, the Royal Norwegian Air Force F-35A Lightning II officially took over [...]

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Loitering munitions are becoming increasingly common in modern conflicts, providing benefits over classic munitions but also some ethical questions. Modern conflicts are continuously evolving, and so are the technologies employed on the battlefield. One of [...]

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It’s the first known gear-up landing of an F-35. An F-35A of the ROKAF (Republic Of Korea Air Force) carried out an emergency landing at 12.51 PM on Jan. 4, 2022, South Korea’s Yonhap news [...]

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Pakistani Interior Minister stated that 25 fighters will be delivered by March to counter Indian Rafales. After years of rumors, it looks like Pakistan might be getting the Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter jet for real. [...]

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Some really cool footage shows the Tornado aircraft in action during their 3-year deployment to Mazar-i-Sharif. For 3 years, from 2007 to 2010, a contingent of six German Air Force Tornado IDS aircraft operated over [...]

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Interesting footage shows the AgustaWestland AW149 during recent live fire tests in Hungary. The AgustaWestland AW149 is an advanced, medium-lift multirole military helicopter developed by AgustaWestland, now Leonardo. Equipped with a single pilot NVG compatible [...]

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