The Aviationist Blog

First image showing Northrop Grumman’s full-up Next Generation Jammer-Low Band (NGJ-LB) Demonstration of Existing Technologies (DET) electronic warfare pod being tested. On Jun. 22, 2020, Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) Airborne Electronic Attack Systems Program [...]

U.S. Air Force F-16CM Fighting Falcons, JASDF F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters, U.S. Navy EA-18G Growlers, a USN C-12 Huron, USAF MC-130J Commando II aircraft, and a USN P-8 Poseidon took part in a [...]

The F-35 Joint Program Office has released a bunch of images showing DCA (Dual Capable Aircraft) tests involving the release of inert nuclear bombs. It is not a secret that the F-35A, the CTOL (Convetional [...]

A bizarre video has recently emerged online. The footage below shows an F-5A Freedom Fighter of the 336 Sqn of the RNoAF (Royal Norwegian Air Force) towing a person on a sort-of sledge on a [...]

Poland Eyes New Air Platform Procurements as Rumors Around the Polish President’s Visit to the White House Emerge. According to a news piece published today by the Polish Dziennik daily, defense-related talks are planned to [...]

The U.S. Air Force will temporarily deploy four aircraft and crews to Curaçao to support drug-interdiction operations. An E-8 Joint STARS (JSTARS) and an E-3 Sentry Airborne Early Warning aircraft, supported by two KC-135 Stratotankers, [...]

30 years ago today, a Blackbird smashed a transcontinental speed record. On Mar. 6, 1990, SR-71 Blackbird S/N 61-7972 (tail number #972) made its final flight from AF Flight Test Center Plant 42 in Palmdale, [...]

Videos of gun and missile tests taken at the Russian GkNIPAS range are extremely interesting. The one of  the Su-34 is pretty unusual too. The top image, showing a Russian Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback attack aircraft [...]

Boeing unveiled its design for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft. Now that all candidates are public, let’s see what we know about the helicopters that could replace the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. On Mar. 3, 2020, [...]

We have been to Albacete, in Spain, to report about the first Flying Course of 2020. Half way between the eastern coast of Spain on the Mediterranean Sea and Madrid, Albacete is the hometown of [...]

Nose art for deployed Strike Eagles becoming a standard? The first 16 F-15E Strike Eagle jets belonging to the 494th FS of the 48th Fighter Wing deployed to the CENTCOM AOR (Area Of Operation) as [...]

The squadron has now been relocated to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, for the second part of the deployment. The 555th Fighter Squadron, also known as the “world famous, highly-respected” Triple Nickel, completed the [...]

This is the first time the incident is directly attributable to the Chinese military. A U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon was hit by a weapons-grade laser during a routine patrol above international waters on February 17, [...]

Third kill over Idlib by the Turkish Air Force in three days. Both the Turkish Ministry of Defense and the Syrian News Agency SANA have confirmed that a Syrian L-39 Albatros was shot down in [...]

The Ejército Del Aire is deploying Eurofighters to Nellis Air Force Base. Support is provided by Spanish C-130H, CN235 and P-3M, along with RAF Voyagers. Ten Spanish Air Force EF2000 “Tifóns”, pooled from ALA11 and [...]

We visited the base of the last two JASDF Phantom units ahead of the type retirement. With the decommissioning of the 302 Hikotai on March 25, 2019 (Fiscal Year 2018) only two squadrons of the [...]

The Turkish Air Force shot down two Syrian Su-24 Fencers today. A Turkish Anka-S drone drone was also downed. On Mar. 1, 2020, two Syrian Arab Air Force Su-24 jets and a Turkish Anka-S drone [...]

USAF Capt. Kristin Wolf, Named as New Air Force During Heritage Flight Conference. U.S. Air Force Captain Kristin “Beo” Wolfe has been named the new F-35A Demo Team Pilot for the 2020 and 2021 air [...]

U.S. Air Force C-5 departs from a wet runway after “almost biblical rainfall”. This video was filmed on Feb. 28, 2020, literally a few hours ago, at Prestwick airport, 32 miles from the city centre [...]

Rock solid images of Dutch F-16s taken at more than 300 knots with a Gyro-stabilized System Pro gimbal. The video below was filmed by Swedish aerial specialist, Peter Degerfeldt at Blue Sky Aerial, from a [...]