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A second squadron of A-10s has been deployed to support the United States’ increased deterrence posture, while the BTF appears to be preplanned and unrelated to the recent events. Additional U.S. Air Force aircraft arrived [...]

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The Israeli Air Force is employing (almost) all its available aircraft day and night since the fighting erupted, dropping hundreds of tons of ordnance on Hamas targets and evacuating hundreds of casualties. The Israeli Defence [...]

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The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) will become the first Air Force in the world to have a boom automatic refuelling capability with all of its receivers. In 2020, an Airbus MRTT test aircraft [...]

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The U.S. is considering deploying USS Eisenhower along USS Ford in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in what would be a massive show of force. Following the Hamas attack on Israel, the U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd [...]

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Gaza is under siege with an interruption of electricity, gas, water and food supplies, as Israel declares state of war for the first time since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. Here’s a mega-recap about the [...]

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We have been to Gioia del Colle for NATO Tiger Meet 2023. The NATO Tiger Meet 2023 is underway at Gioia del Colle Air Base, alternating high-level tactical training missions with various traditional social events. [...]

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The IDF has launched Operation “Swords of Iron” in response to a massive attack from the Gaza Strip that involved also paragliders, unmanned aircraft and speedboats. In the morning on Oct. 7, 2023, Palestinian militant [...]

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The F-35Bs launched from HMS Queen Elizabeth and escorted a Russian Il-38 flying close to the UK Carrier Strike Group. A Russian Il-38 maritime patrol aircraft came within proximity of the UK Carrier Strike Group [...]

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The Italian Navy received 56 NH90 helicopters since 2011, which logged more than 35,000 flight hours in multiple operations in Italy and internationally. The Marina Militare (Italian Navy) received its 56th and final NH90 helicopter [...]

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Squadron 201 Falcões of the Portuguese Air Force, based at Monte Real Air Base nº5, celebrates 65 years of operational activity. The Falcões Squadron began its operational activity as 50 Falcões Squadron at Ota Air [...]

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We have attended Route 604, the first Polish road strip exercise in two decades. The road strips in Poland (and elsewhere) went through their glory period in the 1960s and 1980s. The emergence of these [...]

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Engineering PhD student Mohamad al Bared was convicted guilty of terror for building a suicide drone for ISIS On Sept. 28, 2023, a student studying for his engineering PhD at Birmingham university was charged guilty [...]

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JB McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst’s KC-135R Final Salute. We knew this day would finally come but that did not make it any easier to fathom the significance and history of the event taking place this bright, sunny morning [...]

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Everything you need to know about Ostrava NATO Days 2023. On Sep. 15 -17, 2023, we attended the annual NATO Days in Ostrava. The organizers pronounced the event to be a tremendous success, with a [...]

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ROKAF rehearsed a massive flypast for South Korea’s 75th Armed Forces Day. On Sept. 26, 2023, the South Korean military conducted its first Armed Forces Day parade in ten years through the streets of Seoul. [...]

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Gioia del Colle Air Base will host 80 aircraft from 13 countries which will perform Large Force Employment training events from October 2 to 13. One of the largest European exercises, the NATO Tiger Meet, [...]

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We have obtained a photo of one of the two Su-30 Flankers intercepted by the Italian F-35 jets over the Baltic Sea last week. On Sept. 21, 2023, two F-35A jets of the Italian Air [...]

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The Czech government approved the deal for the acquisition of 24 F-35s that will replace Gripens from 2035. In the meanwhile, the Romanian MoD submitted the plan for the purchase of 32 F-35s to the [...]

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The Su-27 is expected to join the Museum’s Cold War Gallery this fall. The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force announced the acquisition of a former Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB Flanker C. This aircraft [...]

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The U.S. Air Force has selected the company to develop and test SiAW, the new advanced, high-speed, air-to-ground weapon for anti-access/area denial environments. The U.S. Air Force has awarded Northrop Grumman an approximately $705 million [...]

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