Aug 05 2025

Unique Designs Allow Pilots To Bail Out From Orbit Posted by RSS Feed

When the US Air Force began planning for a manned orbital re-entry vehicle, it also identified a

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Aug 05 2025

Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations Posted by RSS Feed

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS

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Aug 05 2025

451st Flying Training Squadron Celebrates T-1A Jayhawk, Final Assigned Jet Retires Posted by RSS Feed

End of an era as final Jayhawk departs Pensacola, marking shift to all-simulator training for Combat

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Aug 06 2025

Enola Gay: The Story of the Most Historic Boeing B-29 Posted by RSS Feed

Enola Gay Was a Specially Modified Aircraft for an Unthinkable Secret Task There once was a B-29

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Aug 05 2025

Alaska Airlines Adds Service To London and Iceland, Debuts New 787 Livery Posted by RSS Feed

Alaska Airlines continues its expansion of international operations as it announced two new nonstop

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Aug 06 2025

F-15E Strike Eagle Lands With Missing Wheel at Kadena Air Base Posted by RSS Feed

An F-15E Strike was flying from Diego Garcia to Kadena when it was discovered that a wheel was

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Aug 06 2025

Spain Drops F-35 Plans, Looks to European Alternatives Posted by RSS Feed

Despite the need to modernize, Spain shelves F-35 plans, leaving its Navy without a STOVL

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Aug 06 2025

Hydraulic Fitting Failure Led to B-2 Gear Collapse, Wing Fire and $300M Damage at Whiteman AFB in 2022 Posted by RSS Feed

Investigators say a hydraulic fitting failure set off the 2022 B-2 incident at Whiteman AFB, ending

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Aug 07 2025

ULA Vulcan Centaur Rocket to Launch First Military Payload on August 12th Posted by RSS Feed

United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan Centaur orbital launch vehicle will undertake its first National

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Aug 06 2025

USAF E-9A Widget Range Support Aircraft Receives First Full Repaint in a Decade Posted by RSS Feed

The E-9A supports air-to-air weapon systems evaluation at Tyndall AFB providing range clearance,

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Aug 07 2025

First Japanese F-35Bs Arrive to Nyutabaru Air Base Posted by RSS Feed

The first three F-35B Lightning IIs have finally been delivered to the Japan Air Self Defense Force.

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Aug 07 2025

B-1B Lancer Bombers Fly ‘Hybrid’ Strike Sorties During Red Flag Nellis 25-3 Posted by RSS Feed

By forward basing Mission Planning Cells at Nellis AFB, the 9th Bomb Squadron flew complex strike

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Aug 07 2025

Northrop Grumman Releases F/A-XX Official Concept Art Posted by RSS Feed

Northrop Grumman released on its website the first official concept art of the F/A-XX, providing a

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Aug 08 2025

R-73-Equipped Crop Duster Spotted in Ukraine Posted by RSS Feed

The Zlin Z-137 Agro Turbo agricultural aircraft equipped with R-73 IR-guided air-to-air missiles

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Aug 08 2025

HeliOperations Awarded Royal Navy Fleet Helicopter Support Unit Contract Posted by RSS Feed

Two AW139 helicopters based from Portland will provide personnel transfer, logistics, and training

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Aug 08 2025

U.S. Navy’s New TACAMO Aircraft Named E-130J Phoenix II Posted by RSS Feed

The name is a nod to the C-130 platform already fulfilling the TACAMO mission as EC-130Q between

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Aug 08 2025

Famed Apollo Astronaut Jim Lovell has Passed Away Posted by RSS Feed

Famed Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell has passed away at age 97. His legendary life and career touched

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Aug 09 2025

British and U.S. F-35Bs Land on Japan’s JS Kaga Posted by RSS Feed

For the first time, a British F-35B Lightning II landed on the Japanese JS Kaga during joint

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Aug 09 2025

France is Testing the Rafale F4.3 Posted by RSS Feed

Preparing for the future of the Rafale, France conducted a test campaign to assess the current state

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Aug 09 2025

Qatar-Donated 747-8 Spotted In Texas Ahead Of ‘Air Force One’ Refit Posted by RSS Feed

The VIP-configured B747-8, which will be converted into Air Force One, was photographed departing

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Aug 09 2025

VMFA-112 Unveils F/A-18D ‘USMC 250th Anniversary’ Jet Posted by RSS Feed

Take a look at the F/A-18D in special color scheme to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S.

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Aug 09 2025

Australian KC-30A Cleared to Refuel USAF F-15EX Eagle II and F-15E Strike Eagle Posted by RSS Feed

Together with the RAAF E-7A Wedgetail refueled by an USAF KC-46A Pegasus, the RAAF KC-30 being able

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Aug 10 2025

UK F-35B Makes Emergency Landing at Kagoshima Airport Posted by RSS Feed

A British F-35B Lightning from HMS Prince of Wales has diverted into Kagoshima Airport, Japan, with

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Aug 10 2025

HH-60W Helicopters Deploy to Hungary for Two Weeks of Live Fire and Night Ops Posted by RSS Feed

First iteration of the Jolly Vihar exercise series featuring the HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopter

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Aug 10 2025

Let’s Take Another Look at the Top Aces F-16 Sporting a Russian Su-57 ‘Felon’ Paint Scheme Posted by RSS Feed

A recent mission of Top Aces’ F-16 N871TA provided another opportunity to see the jet’s striking

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Aug 10 2025

USAF RC-135 Rivet Joint Took Part in Talisman Sabre with RAAF Jets Posted by RSS Feed

Exercise Talon Shield, part of the broader Talisman Sabre, saw Offutt AFB’s RC-135 Rivet Joint

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Aug 11 2025

USHST Safety Report for July 2025 Posted by RSS Feed

US Helicopter Safety Team (USHST) Monthly Safety ReportJuly 2025 USHST Vision:  A civil registered

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Aug 11 2025

VIP Movement Notification – Anchorage, AK Posted by RSS Feed

15 AUG, 2025Anchorage, AK30/10 NMR – 17,999FT MSL Specific instructions and restrictions are

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Aug 11 2025

VIP Movement Notification - Allentown, PA - Bedminster, NJ Posted by RSS Feed

Specific instructions and restrictions are available at http://tfr.faa.gov once the NOTAM has been

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Aug 11 2025

First Look at Indonesian Rafale As Crews Train For New Jet Posted by RSS Feed

A new image has granted our first opportunity to see a fully painted Indonesian Rafale as crews

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