Video Shows RAF Typhoons Performing Rare Triple Formation Take Off, il y a 3 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist Display teams aside, triple formation take offs are extremely rare. Here’s one shot recently at RAF Coningsby. Although military fast jets usually take off in sequence and rejoin after departure, formation take offs are also [...] The post Video Shows RAF Typhoons Performing Rare Triple Formation Take Off appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

RAF And RCAF Pilots Have Completed The Lead In to Fighter Training At IFTS in Italy, il y a 3 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist Pilots from the Royal Air Force and Royal Canadian Air Force have completed the LIFT (Lead In to Fighter Training) course at the International Flight Training School (IFTS) in Decimomannu, Italy. The first cadre of [...] The post RAF And RCAF Pilots Have Completed The Lead In to Fighter Training At IFTS in Italy appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Luftwaffe And Airbus Unveil Special Livery For Tornado’s 50th Anniversary, il y a 3 semaines, 3 jours sur The Aviationist The aircraft will be officially presented during this year’s ILA Berlin airshow. Airbus unveiled a Luftwaffe Tornado IDS with a new special livery for the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the European aircraft. [...] The post Luftwaffe And Airbus Unveil Special Livery For Tornado’s 50th Anniversary appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Video Shows Russian Cruise Missile Release Decoy Flares In Flight During Dnipro Dam Attack, il y a 3 semaines, 4 jours sur The Aviationist A new video shows a Russian missile releasing countermeasures during its terminal stage of flight. On Mar. 22, 2024, Russia launched a large-scale missile and drone attack against Ukraine targeting Kharkiv, Zaporizhzhia, and Kryvyi Rih, [...] The post Video Shows Russian Cruise Missile Release Decoy Flares In Flight During Dnipro Dam Attack appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

73 Years Ago Today: SAC Transport with Nuclear Secrets and Mysterious Cargo Crashes in Atlantic. Then it Gets Weird., il y a 3 semaines, 5 jours sur The Aviationist A Desperate Plea for Help. A Terrifying Survival Ordeal. A Bizarre Disappearance, and the Strangest Cold War Mystery You’ve Never Heard Of. It started out as a seemingly routine Strategic Air Command transport flight across [...] The post 73 Years Ago Today: SAC Transport with Nuclear Secrets and Mysterious Cargo Crashes in Atlantic. Then it Gets Weird. appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-22 Raptor Photographed With New Stealthy External Fuel Tanks, il y a 3 semaines, 5 jours sur The Aviationist The new fuel tanks are part of a package of upgrades announced in 2022. Two years after the upgrades were announced, we might have the first glimpse of the new stealthy external fuel tanks being [...] The post F-22 Raptor Photographed With New Stealthy External Fuel Tanks appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Demonstrator Flies For The First Time, il y a 3 semaines, 5 jours sur The Aviationist The XB-1 demonstrator provides the foundation for Boom’s supersonic airliner Overture. The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time on March 22, 2024, from the Mojave Air & Space Port [...] The post Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Demonstrator Flies For The First Time appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Preparation Of First Ukrainian Pilots Destined To The F-16 Continues, il y a 3 semaines, 6 jours sur The Aviationist The first 10 Ukrainian pilots have completed Elementary Flying Training with the RAF. The first Ukrainian Air Force pilots trained by Royal Air Force instructors have graduated from flight school, the RAF said in a [...] The post Preparation Of First Ukrainian Pilots Destined To The F-16 Continues appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The North American AJ Savage Nuclear Attack Bomber is Largely Forgotten But A Story Worth Knowing, il y a 3 semaines, 6 jours sur The Aviationist After the Birth of the USAF, the AJ Savage Was the Navy’s Struggle for Relevance in the New Atomic Age. Sleek, pretty and reportedly a dream to fly, the obscure North American AJ Savage nuclear [...] The post The North American AJ Savage Nuclear Attack Bomber is Largely Forgotten But A Story Worth Knowing appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Exclusive Interview With USMC’s New West Coast F-35B Demo Pilot, il y a 4 semaines sur The Aviationist West Coast F-35B Demonstration Team Debuts New Demo Pilot At Yuma Airshow 2024. With the North America 2024 airshow season kicking off in full effect early March, the Marine Corps Air Station Yuma airshow, located [...] The post Exclusive Interview With USMC’s New West Coast F-35B Demo Pilot appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-15EX Delivery To Operational Units Nears With Maiden Flight Of First Jet Destined To 142nd FW, il y a 4 semaines sur The Aviationist F-15EX-008 is the first planned to be delivered to the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard. The introduction into operational service of the F-15EX Eagle II is getting closer, now that the [...] The post F-15EX Delivery To Operational Units Nears With Maiden Flight Of First Jet Destined To 142nd FW appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Let’s Talk About The U.S. Air Force’s AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Weapon Test From Guam, il y a 4 semaines sur The Aviationist The test was performed on March 17, few weeks after the missile was photographed at Andersen Air Force Base under a B-52’s wing. The U.S. Air Force confirmed that a B-52H Stratofortress, departed from Andersen [...] The post Let’s Talk About The U.S. Air Force’s AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Weapon Test From Guam appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

End Of An Era: A-10C Thunderbolt II Demo Team Announces Final Airshow Season, il y a 4 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist The A-10 Demo Team has just announced their farewell tour 2024. The U.S. Air Force A-10C Thunderbolt II demonstration team is the unit in charge of highlighting the A-10C’s capabilities during airshows across the United States [...] The post End Of An Era: A-10C Thunderbolt II Demo Team Announces Final Airshow Season appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Indonesian Engineers Under Investigation For South Korean KF-21 Boramae Data Leak Attempt, il y a 4 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist South Korean police forces have raided KAI’s offices following data leak attempt by Indonesian engineers in January. Following the initial discovery of a data breach last month, the South Korean police have raided KAI with [...] The post Indonesian Engineers Under Investigation For South Korean KF-21 Boramae Data Leak Attempt appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Trailer Released for Upcoming New Blue Angels IMAX Reality-Style Documentary, il y a 4 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist “The Blue Angels” from Amazon Studios/Prime Video Showcases Drama of Airshow Season Preparation. A video trailer for the upcoming release of Amazon Studios’ new documentary on the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team, The Blue Angels [...] The post Trailer Released for Upcoming New Blue Angels IMAX Reality-Style Documentary appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Helicopter From French Navy Destroyer Shoots Down Houthi UAV In Red Sea, il y a 4 semaines, 1 jour sur The Aviationist A French Navy helicopter launched from a destroyer supporting EUNAVFOR ASPIDES operation in the Red Sea, shot down a Houthi UAV. On Mar. 20, 2024, a Marine Nationale (French Navy) helicopter embarked on a French [...] The post Helicopter From French Navy Destroyer Shoots Down Houthi UAV In Red Sea appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

‘Retired’ F-117 Will Undergo Air-To-Air Refueling Certification With KC-46, il y a 4 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist The U.S. Air Force plans to complete the certification of the F-117s with the KC-46 by the end of this month. The U. S. Air Force is planning to certify the F-117A Nighthawk to be [...] The post ‘Retired’ F-117 Will Undergo Air-To-Air Refueling Certification With KC-46 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Refuels From KC-330 During Historic First AAR Test, il y a 4 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist A prototype of the South Korea’s domestically developed KF-21 Boramae carried out the first aerial refueling test. On Mar. 19, 2024, the fifth KF-21 prototype was refueled from a KC-330 multipurpose aerial refueling transport aircraft [...] The post South Korea’s KF-21 Boramae Refuels From KC-330 During Historic First AAR Test appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

New B-21 Raider Photo Released By Northrop Grumman, il y a 4 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist A new photo was released as part of a press release on the Aviation Week Grand Laureate Award received by Northrop Grumman for the B-21 Raider during the 66th Annual Laureate awards in Washington DC. [...] The post New B-21 Raider Photo Released By Northrop Grumman appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

U.S. MQ-9 Loses Contact With Control Station In Poland, Makes Emergency Landing Near Base, il y a 4 semaines, 2 jours sur The Aviationist A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone carried out an emergency landing in Poland after losing contact with its ground control station. On Mar. 18, 2024, after 23.00 LT, a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone carried out an [...] The post U.S. MQ-9 Loses Contact With Control Station In Poland, Makes Emergency Landing Near Base appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

The Italian Air Force Celebrates 20 Years Of Eurofighter Operations With New Special Color, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist The new special color is a two-seater TF-2000A, unveiled at Grosseto Air Base today. Chased by two special colored F-104 Starfighters (the “black beauty” F-104S/ASA-M of the 9° Gruppo and the TF-104G-M of the 20° [...] The post The Italian Air Force Celebrates 20 Years Of Eurofighter Operations With New Special Color appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Apollo Lunar Astronaut, Test Pilot and Stealth Pioneer Thomas Stafford, Died at 93, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist Stafford Helped Lead Space Race During Gemini and Apollo, Was Exemplary Air Force Test Pilot School Leader and Annapolis Graduate. The world has lost astronaut, test pilot, scientist and adventurer Thomas Stafford today, Mar. 18, [...] The post Apollo Lunar Astronaut, Test Pilot and Stealth Pioneer Thomas Stafford, Died at 93 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

French AASM Hammer Bomb Spotted On Ukrainian MiG-29, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist Few months after it was announced, we now have visual confirmation of the guided bomb being employed by Ukrainian MiG-29s. An image of a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force, armed with a French-made AASM [...] The post French AASM Hammer Bomb Spotted On Ukrainian MiG-29 appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Ukraine Is Now Using At Least Two UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist A new video shows at least two UH-60s in service with the Directorate of Intelligence, after the first one was unveiled last year. After the Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence unveiled a US-made UH-60 Black Hawk [...] The post Ukraine Is Now Using At Least Two UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Canopy Sill Longeron Cracks Caused The Grounding Of 90 USAF F-16s Within The Past Year, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist Cracks on the canopy sill longerons are affecting the U.S. Air Force inventory of F-16s. An interesting article recently published by the 140th Wing Public Affairs exposes an issue affecting the U.S. Air Force F-16 [...] The post Canopy Sill Longeron Cracks Caused The Grounding Of 90 USAF F-16s Within The Past Year appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

US Approves AIM-9X Block II+ Foreign Military Sale To Italy, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist The sale was previously announced by NAVAIR in 2021, when the Italian Air Force signed the Letter of Offer & Acceptance. A month after the notification of the approval of the Foreign Military Sale to [...] The post US Approves AIM-9X Block II+ Foreign Military Sale To Italy appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

ROKAF F-4E Phantom Fires Live AIM-7M Sparrow Missile, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist The last South Korean F-4Es took part in a live firing exercise that saw one Phantom fire an AIM-7M Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile. Between Mar. 11 and 15, 2024, the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) [...] The post ROKAF F-4E Phantom Fires Live AIM-7M Sparrow Missile appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent us some very interesting [...] The post Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

F-35 Full Rate Production Finally Approved, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William A. LaPlante, approved on March [...] The post F-35 Full Rate Production Finally Approved appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)

Poland Takes Delivery of Its First Saab 340 AEW, il y a 1 mois sur The Aviationist The first of two Saab 340 AEW platforms procured last year has been delivered. As announced by the Armament Agency of the Polish Ministry of Defense (Polish MoD’s procurement body) on social media last week, [...] The post Poland Takes Delivery of Its First Saab 340 AEW appeared first on The Aviationist. Lire la suite… Traduction française (Google)