A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alexander W. Riedel) The inset shows the B-52 during a crabwalk at RAF Fairford (screenshot from video by Misael Ocasio Hernandez) The U.S. Air Force’s iconic B-52 bomber...
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall flies in the X-62 VISTA in the skies above Edwards Air Force Base, California, May 2. (Air Force photo by Richard Gonzales) Secretary of the Air Force flew aboard the X-62A VISTA to gain...
An artwork by artist Peter Chilelli depicts the Boeing B-47 Stratojet nuclear-capable strategic bomber underneath the Mackinaw Bridge on Apr. 24, 1959. Bomber Bridge Buzz Tops Maverick’s Tower Blast By A Bunch- But Is It Baloney? We’ve all seen the fictional...
The B-21 Raider is a high-tech nuclear-capable stealth bomber designed with future modernization in mind to ensure the aircraft and technology are able to evolve throughout time and threat changes. (Photo: Travis Burcham via Airman Magazine) The service expects something better...
A Dutch F-16 (Image credit: RNLAF) 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 F-16 sporting the NATO emblem (Image credit: The Aviationist based on RDAF image) 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....
An F-2000 of the 10° Gruppo takes off for a morning mission. (All images credit: Stefano D’Urso / The Aviationist) The exercise precedes the deployment of the Typhoon fleet to Red Flag – Akaska in the U.S. The Italian Air Force...
Close-up view of the F-35B and Brembo (image credit: Steven Welch) 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...
On March 8, 2024, the ex-RAF Folland Gnatt G-MOUR flew in formation with the Red Arrows (Photo: RAF) A vintage Folland Gnat flew in formation with the Red Arrows to mark their 2024 Diamond Season. On March 8, 2024, an ex-RAF...
AH-64D Q-29 making a 360 turn. Still visible underneath the front cockpit are the SFOR (Stabilization Force) titles it carried during one of its deployments. (All images, credit: Author) After almost 25 years, the old AH-64D ‘Delta’ will be replaced by...