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Only three out of twelve aircraft might be currently operational after delays in the supply chain of spare parts. The Philippine Air Force confirmed that some of its FA-50PH jets are currently non-operational and are [...]

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Extreme Turbulence, Equipment Flying, Mattresses Falling and a Very Cool Crew! A video surfaced yesterday across social media and news outlets of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration member Nick Underwood on a weather surveillance flight [...]

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U.S. Air Force F-35s and U.S. Navy Super Hornets from USS George W. Bush took part in latest TLP flying course. Running from Sept. 12 to 30, 2022, Tactical Leadership Programme Course 22-3, held at [...]

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Naval Capabilities Exist That Could Have Caused the Nord Stream Pipeline Damage. It’s a non-fiction story that fiction writers like Tom Clancy or Ian Fleming could have dug their teeth into: a pair of mysterious [...]

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Student naval aviators at NAS Whiting Field began training on the new helicopter that will replace the aging TH-57 Sea Ranger. The U.S. Navy announced that the first class of twelve student naval aviators began [...]

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For the first time an Italian Air Force F-35 launched from Ghedi Air Base and recovered there after conducting a training mission with the local-based Tornados. On Aug. 29, 2022, an F-35A of the Italian [...]

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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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