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U.S. Air Force Deploys F-16 Jets to Greenland In Arctic Readiness Exercise

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 23:04

NORAD sent two F-16s from Alaska to Greenland to reinforce posture in the Arctic. Meanwhile, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said President Donald Trump’s interest in buying Greenland is “not a joke.” In the last few weeks, Donald Trump has expressed interest in making Greenland part on the U.S., describing the Danish territory and world’s […]

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Retired Israeli Patriot Missile Stocks Transferred to Ukraine

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 17:55

Around 90 MIM-104E PAC-2 Patriot missiles are included in a U.S.-facilitated transfer approved in September 2024, according to media reports published on Jan. 28, 2025. Axios reporter Barak Ravid revealed the news, which was corroborated by three sources before publication. Israel previously announced the retirement of their Patriot missile systems in April 2024 as their […]

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Everything We Know about the Airliner and Black Hawk who Collided On Approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport

Thu, 30/01/2025 - 11:48

Multiple fatalities have been reported after a horrific incident involving American Airlines flight 5342 and a U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter over Washington D.C., with first responders still at work around the wreckage in the Potomac River. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) confirmed shortly before 3:00 UTC that a midair collision had taken place […]

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Royal Air Force Reconnaissance Aircraft Deploy for Baltic Surveillance Mission

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 22:57

The RAF is providing RC-135 Rivet Joint and P-8 Poseidon MRA1 aircraft from the Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force to assist NATO operation Baltic Sentry. On Jan. 22, 2025, the British government announced that RAF Rivet Joint and Poseidon aircraft will be deploying to the Baltic Sea to support the United Kingdom’s […]

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U.S. Navy Will Fly MQ-25 Stingray in 2025, Integrate it on Aircraft Carriers in 2026

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 19:25

Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air Forces, is confident the Navy will fly its MQ-25s this year and integrate them aboard aircraft carriers as part of manned-unmanned teaming next year. The U.S. Navy is getting closer to fielding the new MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker, with Vice Adm. Daniel Cheever, commander of Naval Air […]

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Video Shows F-35A Crashing In Alaska

Wed, 29/01/2025 - 08:05

The F-35A crashed at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot successfully ejected. On Jan. 28, 2025, a U.S. Air Force F-35A crashed within the fence line of Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. The pilot ejected safely and was transported to a local hospital for further evaluation. Here’s a public statement released by the base: […]

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Boom’s XB-1 Demonstrator Achieves Supersonic Flight

Tue, 28/01/2025 - 23:11

Less than a year from the maiden flight, the first civil supersonic jet made by a private company aims to demonstrate technologies to pave the way for the return of supersonic airliners. The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time at supersonic speed on Jan. 28, 2025 from the Mojave Air […]

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U.S. Air Force’s A-10 Warthogs Participate in Last “Buddy Squadron” Exercise with ROKAF Before Retiring

Tue, 28/01/2025 - 15:09

Buddy Squadron is a traditional joint training event of U.S. and South Korean air forces, which dates back to the 1990s. The 25-4 iteration of the exercise is the last for the A-10C based at Osan Air Base. U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs (also known as the Warthogs), assigned to the 25th Fighter Squadron […]

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Boeing Receives 737 Fuselage for U.S. Air Force’s E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C Prototype

Mon, 27/01/2025 - 21:45

The company has now started the assembly of the first Boeing 737 airframe which will later receive the mission equipment to become the Rapid Prototype for the U.S. Air Force’s new E-7A AEW&C aircraft. The fuselage of the U.S. Air Force’s first E-7A Wedgetail AEW&C (Airborne Early Warning and Control) aircraft was delivered by Spirit […]

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Australia’s Future MC-55A Peregrine Aircraft are Now Sporting RAAF Markings During New Tests

Mon, 27/01/2025 - 16:31

The MC-55A Peregrine is part of Australia’s effort to strengthen ISR and EW capabilities with airborne electronic attack and SIGINT capabilities integrated on a Gulfstream G550 airframe. The RAAF’s (Royal Australian Air Force) MC-55A Peregrine EW/SIGINT (Electronic Warfare/Signal Intelligence) appears to have commenced its second test flight campaign, as shown by the newly emerged photographs […]

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RSAF F-16D+ Seen with Python-5 Missile for the First Time

Mon, 27/01/2025 - 14:15

After years of rumors about Singapore’s F-16 being equipped with the Israel-made missile, a RSAF F-16D+ was seen for the first time armed with Rafael’s Python-5 AAMs. A F-16D+ attached to the RSAF’s (Republic of Singapore Air Force) 145 Squadron “Hornets” was seen flying with a pair of Python-5 AAM (Air to Air Missiles) for […]

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Finnish F/A-18 Hornets Arrive at Keflavik for First Icelandic Air Policing Deployment

Sun, 26/01/2025 - 19:31

Four Hornets touched down in Iceland on Jan. 24, 2025 for a three week detachment. It is the first time Finland has contributed to the Icelandic Air Policing mission since becoming a NATO member. Fighter Squadron 11 of the Lapland Air Wing, usually based at Rovaniemi Airport, is providing the aircraft and most of the […]

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First Public Glimpse Of The ‘Franken-Lightning’ Built From Two Damaged F-35s

Sun, 26/01/2025 - 18:05

They combined the cockpit from an F-35, which experienced an engine failure on the runway, with the aft fuselage from another F-35, which suffered a nose gear failure. On Jan. 24, 2025, our friend and contributor Victoria Fontana caught a pretty interesting F-35A taxing at NAS JRB Fort Worth: the so-called “Franken-Lightning”, a Lightning II […]

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Final Production MC-130J Delivered to Kirtland AFB

Sun, 26/01/2025 - 14:38

The 58th Special Operations Wing is now home to both the first and the final MC-130Js. On Jan. 14, 2025, the United States Air Force Special Operations Command’s 58th Special Operations Wing welcomed Lockheed Martin’s final production MC-130J Commando II into the fold. The aircraft, tail number 22-5994, is the last in a 14-year production […]

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The Wings of Angels: A Brief History the Aircraft of the Blue Angels

Sat, 25/01/2025 - 22:16

The United States Navy Blue Angels Aerobatic Flight Demonstration Team has been thrilling audiences since 1946, pushing the fighter aircraft they fly to the limits of machine and man. In the Beginning On Apr. 24, 1946 Admiral Chester Nimitz ordered the formation of a United States Navy flight exhibition team. The idea was to interest […]

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U.S. Approves Japan’s Purchase of More AGM-158 JASSMs in $39 Million Deal

Thu, 16/01/2025 - 23:47

After the acquisition of 50 AGM-158B JASSM-ER missiles last year, Japan has now been granted the approval for 16 additional AGM-158s, reinforcing the JASDF’s long-range stand-off strike capabilities of the F-15J, F-35 and possibly other assets. The United States’ DSCA (Defense Security Cooperation Agency)  announced on Jan. 15, 2025, the approval of a possible sale […]

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Denmark Repatriates Three More F-35s as it Plans to Reinforce Greenland

Thu, 16/01/2025 - 22:26

Denmark plans to replace the F-16MLUs with F-35s to meet its needs for national QRA and NATO’s Air Policing missions, but is also looking to support F-35 operations from Kangerlussuaq airport in Greenland. The Danish Defense Command announced that three more F-35As arrived in the country at Skrydstrup Air Force Station, in the Southern Jutland […]

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Shenyang J-16

Thu, 16/01/2025 - 13:31

The Shenyang J-16 Qianlong (Chinese for hidden dragon) is a Chinese all-weather 4+/4,5 generation supersonic twin-seat, twin-engine, multirole fighter based on the Russian Su-27 fighter and built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation for the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The Shenyang J-16 is a multirole combat airplane capable of supersonic flight and developed by the […]

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U.S. Navy’s Names Next Two Aircraft Carriers After Bill Clinton and George W. Bush

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 23:56

The White House announced that the Navy chose to name the fifth and sixth Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carriers as USS William J. Clinton (CVN-82) and USS George W. Bush (CVN-83), after the two former presidents. The U.S. President Joe Biden announced the names chosen by the U.S. Navy for its next two aircraft carriers […]

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USAF T-7A Red Hawk Production Phase Pushed Back to 2026

Wed, 15/01/2025 - 21:23

An adjusted process for the U.S. Air Force’s acquisition of the Boeing T-7A Red Hawk trainer has been announced, with the decision on commencing production delayed by one year. A joint venture between U.S. aerospace giant Boeing and Swedish manufacturer Saab, the T-7 Red Hawk was selected as the U.S. Air Force’s future jet trainer […]

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