First East Coast-Assigned U.S. Navy CMV-22B Arrives In Norfolk, il y a 1 semaine, 4 jours sur The Aviationist The CMV-22B will provide the fleet’s medium-lift and long-range aerial logistics capability, eventually replacing the C-2A Greyhounds of Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (VRC) 40. The first CMV-22B Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft assigned to Fleet Logistics Multi-Mission [...] The post First East Coast-Assigned U.S. Navy CMV-22B Arrives In Norfolk appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Photographer Snaps Incredible Shots Of Low Flying F-117 Jets, il y a 1 semaine, 5 jours sur The Aviationist The two F-117 stealth jets were flying the famous Sidewinder Low-Level Training Route in California. The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was officially retired by the U.S. Air Force in 2008. However, as we have been reporting [...] The post Photographer Snaps Incredible Shots Of Low Flying F-117 Jets appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

European Coalition Hopes To Start Deliveries Of F-16s To Ukraine In The Summer, il y a 1 semaine, 5 jours sur The Aviationist According to the Minister of Defense of the Netherlands, Ukraine will get 24 ex-RNLAF F-16s. An interesting update about the deliveries of the first F-16s to Ukraine was provided by the Minister of Defense of [...] The post European Coalition Hopes To Start Deliveries Of F-16s To Ukraine In The Summer appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Japan Evacuated Okinawa-based F-15s After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Taiwan, il y a 1 semaine, 6 jours sur The Aviationist Following a tsunami alert after the earthquake, Naha evacuated its F-15s in the airbase’s streets, higher than the local aprons. The X account of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force’s Naha air base, on the island [...] The post Japan Evacuated Okinawa-based F-15s After 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake In Taiwan appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

B-21 Raider Spotted During Test Flight, il y a 2 semaines sur The Aviationist A video appears to show the Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider bomber during a test flight over California. The B-21 Raider is carrying out test flights out of Edwards Air Force Base, in California, where the aircraft [...] The post B-21 Raider Spotted During Test Flight appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Two Russian Tu-95MS Bombers Flying Over Barents and Norwegian Sea Intercepted By RoNAF F-35s, il y a 2 semaines sur The Aviationist The Barents Sea and the Arctic region are becoming the theatre of many close encounters between NATO and Russian aircraft these days. On Apr. 3, 2024, two Russian Tupolev Tu-95MS strategic missile-carrying bombers, carried out [...] The post Two Russian Tu-95MS Bombers Flying Over Barents and Norwegian Sea Intercepted By RoNAF F-35s appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The Italian Air Force Bids Farewell To The AMX ‘Ghibli’, il y a 2 semaines sur The Aviationist The AMX light bomber and reconnaissance aircraft is retired after 35 years of service. On Apr. 5, 2024, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) officially bid farewell to its AMX “Ghibli” fleet with a ceremony [...] The post The Italian Air Force Bids Farewell To The AMX ‘Ghibli’ appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Danish F-16 Sports NATO Emblem To Celebrate 75th Anniversary Of North Atlantic Treaty, il y a 2 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist OTD in 1949, NATO was born. The Royal Danish Air Force celebrated the anniversary by applying the Alliance logo to an F-16. NATO was born on Apr. 4, 1949, and the transatlantic Alliance celebrated its [...] The post Danish F-16 Sports NATO Emblem To Celebrate 75th Anniversary Of North Atlantic Treaty appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron Redesignated As 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron, il y a 2 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist The Fighter Interceptor Squadron designation, last used during the Cold War, underscores the unit’s renewed focus on the air defense mission. The U.S. Air Force’s dedicated Aggressor unit in Alaska, the 18th Aggressor Squadron at [...] The post U.S. Air Force 18th Aggressor Squadron Redesignated As 18th Fighter Interceptor Squadron appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Stored B-1B Regenerated To Replace Damaged Bomber, il y a 2 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist The aircraft, stored at AMARG’s “Boneyard” for years, will return to Dyess AFB later this year. On April 20, 2022, a B-1B Lancer bomber of the 7th Bomb Wing, serial 85-0089, experienced a catastrophic engine [...] The post Stored B-1B Regenerated To Replace Damaged Bomber appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Russian Helicopters Land On Painted Decoy Fighter Silhouettes Undermining Deception Attempt, il y a 2 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist Russian helicopters are disrupting Moscow’s efforts to deceive Ukraine using decoys, by landing on the dummy fighter jets painted on the concrete. In September 2023, satellite imagery of Engels-2 airbase, located in Saratov Oblast, some [...] The post Russian Helicopters Land On Painted Decoy Fighter Silhouettes Undermining Deception Attempt appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-15’s Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System Completes Initial Operational Test & Evaluation, il y a 2 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist EPAWSS provides full-spectrum EW capabilities, including radar warning, geolocation, situational awareness and self-protection, to the F-15E Strike Eagle and F-15EX Eagle II. The U.S. Air Force recently completed the Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E) [...] The post F-15’s Eagle Passive Active Warning Survivability System Completes Initial Operational Test & Evaluation appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Six ROCAF F-16V Aircraft Slightly Damaged In Taiwan 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake, il y a 2 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist According to the ROCAF (Republic Of China Air Force), the aircraft suffered minor damages and should return to service soon. A 7.2-magnitude earthquake, the biggest in 25 years for Taiwan, hit the coast off Hualien, [...] The post Six ROCAF F-16V Aircraft Slightly Damaged In Taiwan 7.2 Magnitude Earthquake appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Air Force Confirms Su-27 Flanker On Display At Dayton Museum Was Bought By USAF In 2011, il y a 2 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist More interesting details about the somewhat mysterious story of the Su-27UB Flanker C “61 Blue” are emerging: for the first time, the U.S. Air Force has revealed they bought the Sukhoi in 2011. Last year, [...] The post Air Force Confirms Su-27 Flanker On Display At Dayton Museum Was Bought By USAF In 2011 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Air Force Reserve C-130J-30 Super Hercules Prepare To Take Over Aerial Spray Ops From C-130Hs, il y a 2 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist The 910th AW (Airlift Wing) prepares to upgrade its C-130H Hercules fleet to new C-130J Super Hercules for aerial spray missions. Based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, is a pretty unique unit of the [...] The post Air Force Reserve C-130J-30 Super Hercules Prepare To Take Over Aerial Spray Ops From C-130Hs appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

First U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Deployed To NAS Sigonella, il y a 2 semaines, 4 jours sur The Aviationist The MQ-4C’s arrival to the U.S. Sixth Fleet area of operations marks the second forward-deployed detachment for VUP-19. The U.S. Navy announced the arrival of the first MQ-4C Triton Unmanned Aerial System at Naval Air [...] The post First U.S. Navy MQ-4C Triton Deployed To NAS Sigonella appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Italian Eurofighters Complete ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’, il y a 2 semaines, 4 jours sur The Aviationist The three-week exercise was preparatory for Red Flag Alaska 24-1 and also saw the participation of the F-35 fleet. The Italian Air Force successfully completed Exercise “Typhoon Flag 2024”, the main national exercise of the [...] The post Italian Eurofighters Complete ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’ appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

USN Pilot Recalls C-2A Greyhound Ops Aboard French Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier, il y a 2 semaines, 5 jours sur The Aviationist A U.S. Navy pilot went aboard Charles de Gaulle with the C-2A Greyhound to document flight ops aboard ‘The Only Foreign Aircraft Carrier We Can Land On’. “I filmed this video in 2016 when my [...] The post USN Pilot Recalls C-2A Greyhound Ops Aboard French Charles de Gaulle Aircraft Carrier appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Hermeus Unveils Uncrewed High-Speed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft, il y a 2 semaines, 5 jours sur The Aviationist The company, that also shared plans for the next Mk 2 aircraft powered by the Pratt & Whitney F100 engine, aims for the final Quarterhorse Mk 3 to break the SR-71 flight speed record. Hermeus, [...] The post Hermeus Unveils Uncrewed High-Speed Quarterhorse Mk 1 Test Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

First Clear Photos Of China’s New Z-21 Attack Helicopter (With Striking Resemblance To AH-64), il y a 2 semaines, 6 jours sur The Aviationist The new Z-21 helicopter bears resemblance to the US-made AH-64 Apache and the Chinese Z-20 (derived from the UH-60 Black Hawk). China is testing the prototype of a new attack helicopter, reportedly designated Z-21. After [...] The post First Clear Photos Of China’s New Z-21 Attack Helicopter (With Striking Resemblance To AH-64) appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Check Out This Cool Video of The First Ever TA-1 Hypersonic Test Flight Launch!, il y a 2 semaines, 6 jours sur The Aviationist Amazing Scenes of Gigantic Stratolaunch Dropping Talon-A TA-1 Remind of X-15 History In a stunning demonstration of private industry aerospace accomplishment, Stratolaunch, LLC completed the first successful test launch of the hypersonic TA-1 Talon-A test [...] The post Check Out This Cool Video of The First Ever TA-1 Hypersonic Test Flight Launch! appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

End of An Era: Dutch F-16s Complete Their Last QRA Mission, Hand Over Task To F-35, il y a 3 semaines sur The Aviationist The RNLAF F-16s have carried out their last Quick Reaction Alert duty after 43 years of alert duty. On Mar. 29, 2024, the Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 jets have carried out their last QRA [...] The post End of An Era: Dutch F-16s Complete Their Last QRA Mission, Hand Over Task To F-35 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Stratolaunch Unveils Talon-A 2, Its Fully Recoverable And Reusable Hypersonic Vehicle, il y a 3 semaines sur The Aviationist TA-2 is fully assembled and undergoing integrated systems tests, with the first flight expected later this year. A couple of weeks after the first flight of the Talon-A TA-1 test vehicle, Stratolaunch has now released [...] The post Stratolaunch Unveils Talon-A 2, Its Fully Recoverable And Reusable Hypersonic Vehicle appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Two Additional B-1s Have Landed In Spain Bringing To Four The Total US Bombers Deployed To Europe, il y a 3 semaines sur The Aviationist With the arrival of two more B-1B Lancers, the deployment of Bomber Task Force 24-2 is now complete. Two U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers assigned to the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, [...] The post Two Additional B-1s Have Landed In Spain Bringing To Four The Total US Bombers Deployed To Europe appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Putin Says Western Bases Hosting Ukraine’s F-16s Would Be Legitimate Targets, il y a 3 semaines sur The Aviationist Russia warns it may attack NATO bases possibly used to launch Ukraine’s F-16s. If the F-16s are delivered to Ukraine, Russia could also strike NATO bases from which the jets would launch. The threat was [...] The post Putin Says Western Bases Hosting Ukraine’s F-16s Would Be Legitimate Targets appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

US Congress Approves Sale Of JASSM-ER, AMRAAM and AIM-9X Missiles To Poland, il y a 3 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist The deal, worth up to 3.68 billion USD, will strengthen the Polish deterrence capabilities amid Russia’s threats. “Great news for our military. The US Congress has approved the sale of air combat assets to Poland: [...] The post US Congress Approves Sale Of JASSM-ER, AMRAAM and AIM-9X Missiles To Poland appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The Eurofighter Typhoon Turns 30, il y a 3 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on March 27, 1994 in Manching, Germany. The Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates today the 30th anniversary of the maiden flight of the first development aircraft, DA1, [...] The post The Eurofighter Typhoon Turns 30 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

25 Years Ago Today: An U.S. F-117 Stealth Jet Is Shot Down Over Serbia, il y a 3 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist OTD in 1999, “Vega 31” was shot down near Belgrade. Here’s how it went. On Mar. 27, 1999, during the fourth night of Operation Allied Force (OAF) over Serbia, a U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk (#82-0806), [...] The post 25 Years Ago Today: An U.S. F-117 Stealth Jet Is Shot Down Over Serbia appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Italian Eurofighter Units Gather For ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’ Exercise, il y a 3 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet to Red Flag – Akaska in the U.S. The Italian Air Force is currently conducting Exercise “Typhoon Flag 2024”, from March 11 to 29, at Gioia [...] The post Italian Eurofighter Units Gather For ‘Typhoon Flag 2024’ Exercise appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. Air Force Deploys B-52H And B-1B Bomber Task Forces, il y a 3 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist Few days apart, B-52s landed at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and B-1s landed at Moron in Spain. The U.S. Air Force started two new Bomber Task Force deployments few days apart, as two [...] The post U.S. Air Force Deploys B-52H And B-1B Bomber Task Forces appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)