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Three F-117 jets have deployed to Duluth Air National Guard Base, Minnesota, to take part in Northern Lightning 2023. Northern Lightning is one of seven Air National Guard joint accredited exercises held at a Combat [...]

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The helicopter is the first of four AW101s Poland has ordered for its Navy. The first of AW101 in Polish Navy color scheme landed in Poland. The aircraft is the first of four AW101 anti-submarine [...]

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Japan is considering using its Kawasaki C-2 tactical transport aircraft to carry and airdrop stand-off missiles. Japan’s Defense Ministry is considering mounting long-range missiles on Kawasaki C-2 transport planes, The Japan Times reported on Aug. [...]

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Video takes you in the cockpit of one of the former Israeli F-16s that are flying as Red Air during exercises in the USA. Top Aces Corp. is one of the firms that was awarded [...]

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A video from Zelensky’s visit to a Su-24 units shows that the French variant of the Storm Shadow has arrived in Ukraine and has already been put to use. The SCALP EG missiles promised by [...]

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The new AW249 NESS (“Fenice”) combat helicopter has deployed to Palma del Río for testing in hot weather. The first prototype of the new Leonardo AW249 NEES (Nuovo Elicottero da Esplorazione e Scorta / New Exploration [...]

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After being delayed by a typhoon, the Italian Air Force F-35 aircraft have finally arrived in Japan. At 21.20 LT on Aug. 4, 2023, four F-35As with the 32° Stormo (Wing) from Amendola Air Base [...]

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Polish Border Guard light patrol aircraft spotted flying close to the border with Belarus for two consecutive days after Belarusian helicopters intrusion. With recent tensions between Poland and Belarus rising as a consequence of the [...]

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The Swedish SIGINT aircraft has flown close to the borders with Russia for two consecutive days. On Aug. 2, 2023, a Swedish Air Force S102B Korpen GIV-SP Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) aircraft carried out a surveillance [...]

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The rockets are being used with specially adapted M261 rocket pods. Few months after the US government announced the supply of Hydra 70 mm rockets to Ukraine, we now have evidence of them being used [...]

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Ahead of the deployment of the Italian Air Force F-35s to Komatsu, the JASDF has unveiled an F-15J with special markings that celebrate the Centennial of the Aeronautica Militare. On Aug. 3, 2023, the JASDF [...]

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The helicopters were spotted by the locals The tension at the border between Poland and Belarus remains high after two Belarusian helicopters, a Mi-24 and Mi-8, briefly violated the Polish airspace in the Białowieża region [...]

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Aircraft from the French and Italian Air Force are involved in the repatriation of civilians from Niger. French and Italian flights have started repatriation of nationals from Niamey, the capital town of Niger. On Jul. [...]

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Despite the damage, the unmanned aircraft was able to return to its home base. A U.S. MQ-9 drone and a Russian Su-35S fighter were involved in yet another dangerous close encounter over Syria lately. According [...]

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The deployment involves a “package” that includes Italian Air Force stealth jets, airborne early warning aircraft and tankers. A small but well-assorted contingent of assets from the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) will deploy to [...]

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The move is supposed to mitigate the operational security threats posed by open-source ADS-B systems. Earlier this year, we reported about the U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command making a drastic change to its fleet [...]

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Let’s have a closer look at three major updates from the 54th Paris Air Show. With the Paris Air Show (PAS23) over, this is a deeper dive into the three major updates to come out [...]

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Years after the Navy, the Air Force decided to supplement its tanker fleet with commercial aerial refueling services. The U.S. Air Force employed for the first time last month a commercial aerial refueling service to [...]

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The U.S. Navy delivered to Boeing the first Block II aircraft that will be upgraded to the new Block III configuration. With a short video clip released on social media, Boeing announced the arrival at [...]

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With the Rafale M winning against the F/A-18 Super Hornet, India is now set to become the type’s first export operator. The Indian government announced the selection of the Dassault Rafale M, the naval variant [...]

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