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Aug 02 2024

Airbus, Singapore Air Force Demonstrate Night Automatic Aerial Refueling With A330 MRTT Posted by RSS Feed

With Automatic Air-to-Refueling, the Boom Flight Control System becomes fully automated and

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Aug 02 2024

F-19 Stealth Fighter: The Most Questionable (and Beautiful) Aircraft of the Cold War Posted by RSS Feed

John Andrews and the F-19 Myth: Connecting the Dots of Stealth. The F-19 Stealth Fighter is a

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Aug 03 2024

The Boeing Skyfox: Fantastic Follow-On or Fanciful Flop? Posted by RSS Feed

On August 23rd, 1983, a quite attractive little jet took to the air in Mojave, California. Finished

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Aug 03 2024

Russian Tu-95, Su-35 And Su-30 Penetrate Japan ADIZ Three Times In Ten Hours Posted by RSS Feed

On Jul. 30, the Japanese also reported a Chinese WZ-7 reconnaissance drone performing a provocative

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Aug 03 2024

China’s Z-10 Attack Helicopter Seen Carrying Electronic Warfare Pod For The First Time Posted by RSS Feed

The Z-10 would need organic EW capability in contested battle spaces and the KG300G EW pod serves

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Aug 04 2024

Here’s Our First Look At The First Ukrainian Air Force F-16 Jets Posted by RSS Feed

First F-16s in Ukrainian Air Force markings break cover. President Volodymyr  has announced that

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Aug 04 2024

Grumman F9F Panther in Korea: Baptism of Fire for the First Jet Cat Posted by RSS Feed

In this installment, we take a look at the Grumman F9F Panther in Korea. Specifically, how the

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Aug 04 2024

That Time an F-14 Intercepted a Concorde Posted by RSS Feed

The legendary Tomcat had quite a career with the U.S. Navy. Stories of the plane and its crews will

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Aug 04 2024

Turkish Hurjet Prototype Arrives In Spain For Evaluation To Replace SF-5M Jet Trainers Posted by RSS Feed

Spain has been seeking a new generation jet trainer, of the same category of the Hurjet, to replace

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Aug 05 2024

Lockheed’s Mako Missile Is A Mass-Producible, Salvo Fire-Capable Hypersonic Menace Posted by RSS Feed

Additive manufacturing makes the Mako a scalable, cost-effective hypersonic weapon that allows for

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Aug 05 2024

The Fairey Swordfish: an Unsung Hero of the Hunt for the Battleship Bismarck Posted by RSS Feed

Looking like a holdover from the First World War, this flimsy, antiquated, and slow biplane was all

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Aug 05 2024

What is the Oldest Commercial Terminal In Operation In The US? Posted by RSS Feed

There are a number of aging terminal facilities around the United States. One terminal though is

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Aug 05 2024

Oklahoma Air National Guard Receives First AT-802U, Begins Training for OA-1K Sky Warden Posted by RSS Feed

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command’s Light Attack becomes a reality, with the start of the

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Aug 05 2024

U.S. Air Force Demonstrates New Modular Weapons Pylon On The B-1B Bomber Posted by RSS Feed

The Load Adaptable Modular Pylon, installed under the B-1B bomber’s fuselage, is designed to carry a

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Aug 06 2024

U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command Carries Out Highway Operations Exercise in Arkansas Posted by RSS Feed

AFSOC’s MC-130J, AC-130J, and C-146A try their hands at operating in austere, contested

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Aug 06 2024

Osan and Kunsan Air Bases Join Forces To Create “Super Squadron” With 31 F-16s Posted by RSS Feed

The 36th Fighter Squadron will be part of a year-long test to optimize combat capability and

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Aug 06 2024

Russian Pilot Films Aftermath Of Ejection From His Damaged Flanker Fighter Jet Posted by RSS Feed

Video footage emerged online shows a Russian pilot filming himself after ejecting from his stricken

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Aug 06 2024

Watch C-130s Land on an Arkansas Highway! Posted by RSS Feed

C-130s land on Arkansas Highway as part of an exercise Air Force Special Operations Command and

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Aug 07 2024

Gearbox Failure, Pilot Decision to Keep Flying Blamed for Japan CV-22 Crash, Says Air Force Probe Posted by RSS Feed

The U.S. Air Force’s Accident Investigation Report says that the CV-22 crash could have been

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Aug 07 2024

Breeze Airways Ride Report: A Standout Among ULCC Rivals Posted by RSS Feed

Just over three years ago, Breeze Airways’ inaugural flight lifted off from Tampa International

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Aug 07 2024

Drone-on-Drone War Ensues As Ukrainian UAV With Wooden Stick Tries Disabling Russian ZALA Drone Posted by RSS Feed

Both Ukrainian and Russian armies are using their expendable UAVs not only to strike targets on the

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Aug 07 2024

Alaskan F-22 Raptors Are Deploying To The Middle East Amid Growing Tensions Posted by RSS Feed

Twelve U.S. Air Force F-22A Raptor stealth fighters landed at RAF Lakenheath, UK, on their way to

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Aug 08 2024

A-10 Warthog gun: A maverick weapon with old west style Posted by RSS Feed

The A-10’s famous Gatling Gun has roots in the old west Nothing says old west like the famous

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Aug 07 2024

NASA is Considering Returning Starliner Crew on SpaceX Posted by RSS Feed

NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have been stuck on the International Space Station

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Aug 08 2024

First Close-Up Image of the French AASM Hammer Bomb on a Ukrainian MiG-29 Posted by RSS Feed

Similarly to other weapons, the 250 kg AASM munition is carried by a custom made pylon under the

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Aug 08 2024

Ukrainian Drone Attacks Russian Mi-28 Attack Helicopter Mid-Air Posted by RSS Feed

A video shows an FPV drone attacking a Mi-28 helicopter during a low altitude flight, apparently

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Aug 08 2024

Leonardo M-346: Two Decades of Cutting-Edge Training Excellence Posted by RSS Feed

On July 15, 2024, the M-346 advanced jet trainer celebrated 20 years since its first flight, and is

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Aug 08 2024

British F-35Bs Deploy on Air Policing Mission for the First Time Posted by RSS Feed

Four F-35Bs of 617 Squadron have deployed to Iceland to begin a NATO Air Policing deployment, the

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Aug 09 2024

U.S. Air Force Receives First Production MH-139A Helicopter At Malmstrom AFB Posted by RSS Feed

The delivery of the first MH-139A “Grey Wolf” production aircraft marks a significant milestone in

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Aug 09 2024

Northrop F-5 in Vietnam: The Skoshi Tiger Project Posted by RSS Feed

When the subject of the Northrop F-5 comes up in conversation, the words ‘aggressor’ or ‘adversary’

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