A U.S. Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon from Dannelly Field, Air National Guard Base, taxis into a hangar at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Jan. 12, 2023. The replacement F-16 aircraft offers enhanced capabilities to replicate more advanced threats and provide more realistic training to pilots. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ricardo …
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Draken Will Provide Red Air Services To The Royal Air Force
Draken L-159s in formation in the United States. (Photo: Draken) Draken’s L-159Es will take over the aggressor role of the recently retired Hawk T1 fleet. The Royal Air Force awarded a six-year contract to Draken to provide aggressor aircraft to support the training of Typhoon and F-35B pilots, replicating the tactics, techniques and procedures of …
Draken International Acquires Soon-To-Be Retired F-16s From Netherlands And Norway
File photo of a Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16 landing during the recent exercise “Gioia Falcon”. (Photo: Author) The 24 Vipers will join the company’s fleet of fighter jets used for the Combat Air Force/Contracted Air Support (CAF/CAS) program in the US. Draken International announced last week two contracts to acquire a fleet of second-hand …
Top Aces Aggressor F-16 Flies For The First Time In The U.S.
The F-16A of Top Aces lands at Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport after its first flight in the USA. (Photo: Thomas Backus) The former Israeli F-16 flew from the Top Aces’s facilities at Phoenix Mesa Gateway airport and is the first 4th generation fighter flown by private “Red Air”. The Canadian company Top Aces performed on …
Top Aces Receives Former Israeli F-16s To Be Used For Adversary Training With The U.S. Air Force
One of the F-16s during loading operations aboard the An-124. (Photo: Israeli Ministry of Defense) The Top Aces jets will operate out of Mesa airport providing the USAF with the first contracted 4th gen. aggressors. The Canadian company Top Aces received the first four F-16 Fighting Falcons, out of a total order of 29 aircraft, …
Aerial Photog José “Fuji” Ramos Eases Pain From “Top Gun: Maverick” Delay with Stunning Photos.
Beautiful aerial photo of an echelon formation of four U.S. Navy Aggressors. (Photo: Jose’ “Fuji” Ramos) Aviation fans everywhere are disappointed at the delay of the upcoming “Top Gun: Maverick” release until December 23, 2020. The delay, announced on Thursday, April 2, 2020, is in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. While the delay is …