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The F-5 flew for more than 170,000 hours and contributed to the training of over 1,000 fighter pilots. The Spanish Air Force (Ejército del Aire) reached the historic milestone of 50 years of service of [...]

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One of the Blue Angels “Legacy” F/A-18C Hornet has joined the collection of the National Air and Space Museum. On Nov. 18, 2020, an F/A-18C of the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, piloted by Cmdr. [...]

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Greek media outlets report that the U.S. will divert to Greece six F-35s originally built by Lockheed Martin for Turkey. Although the details are still pretty fuzzy, Greek social media went abuzz following the reports [...]

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The BR-1150 Atlantic and F-16 Fighting Falcon join the outstanding collection of the Italian Air Force Museum. Located some 25 kilometers to the northeast of Rome, the Museo Storico Aeronautica Militare – Italian Air Force [...]

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A photo of the Super Hornet pilot near the crash site after ejection is strikingly similar to a famous scene from “The Right Stuff”. On Oct. 20, 2020, a U.S. Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet departed [...]

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C-130H Hercules aircraft of the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, carry out mosquito control missions. The 910th AW (Airlift Wing) based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, is the only [...]

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The Artificial Intelligence-powered Loyal Wingman Unmanned Aerial Vehicle for the Royal Australian Air Force will be also independent from runways. Boeing Australia recently announced that the Loyal Wingman unmanned aircraft developed for the Royal Australian [...]

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How the rapid increase in computing power and affordability of advanced technologies are driving the move from legacy analog EW systems to new digital ones. A recent feature by Northrop Grumman provided some interesting insights [...]

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The honorificence was awarded for significantly promoting and supporting Naval Aviation with the Top Gun films. Tom Cruise and Jerry Bruckheimer, respectively leading actor and producer of the Top Gun films, were awarded the title [...]

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The U.S. airlifter performed a successful emergency landing at Kandahar, Afghanistan. The following video was reportedly filmed on Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, when a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III aircraft experienced a nose gear [...]

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Gripen E Officially Presented During The Brazilian Air Force Day. On Oct. 23, 2020, the first Saab Gripen E, designated F-39E Gripen by the Brazilian Air Force, made its official debut during the celebrations of [...]

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The Last F-2000 Typhoon of the Italian Air Force Has Been Delivered By Leonardo. On Oct. 23, 2020, the last Eurofighter Typhoon for the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) was officially handed over during a [...]

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The F-16AM with a Special Tail is from the 10 Wing of Kleine Brogel Air Base in Belgium. On Oct. 21, 2020, the Belgian Air Force unveiled an F-16AM Fighting Falcon with a special colored [...]

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An interesting video shows the two F-117s which have recently deployed to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar departing for a mission in Southern California. On Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020, two F-117s, using radio callsign “KNIGHT”, [...]

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The iconic USMC attack helicopter is replaced by the upgraded AH-1Z Viper after 34 years of service and almost one million flight hours. The United States Marine Corps retired the AH-1W Super Cobra with an [...]

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You have probably seen the pics. Here’s a video of an F-117 landing at Miramar. As already reported, on Tuesday Oct. 20, 2020, two F-117 Nighthawk stealth jets made a surprise visit to Marine Corps [...]

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The F-117 saga continues. Two Nighthawks have landed at the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar outside San Diego. On Oct. 20, 2020, two F-117s have made a surprise visit to MCAS Miramar. Using their usual [...]

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The first STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft of the Aeronautica Militare has taken part to training activity in the Sardinian ranges for the first time. From Sept. 21 to Oct. 2, 2020, seven [...]

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The secretive stealth aircraft is being developed entirely as a national project with international support reduced to the bare minimum. Images of a scale model of the Indian Air Force Ghatak UCAV (Unmanned Combat Air [...]

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Pakistani F-7PG and Mirage III-DP Practice Flight Ops from Forward Area. It seems like there have been a lot of videos shared lately of air forces around the world conducting training exercises from roadways. Air [...]

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