A RAF Typhoon about to land on a Finnish road strip. (Image credit: Finnish Air Force) A British Typhoon has carried out the first ever landing on a Finnish road strip. On Sept. 20, 2023, a RAF Typhoon landed on a...
File photo of a Polish F-16 (with a Polish road sign in the box). Image credit: The Aviationist First Highway Strip Exercise in Poland in 20 years underway. According to a release issued by the Polish General Command of the Armed...
Northrop Grumman has built the first B-21 test article with production representative processes, materials and tooling, a key to the overall program execution strategy. (Photo Credit: Northrop Grumman) During last week’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, the Air Force provided a...
The first Rafale B for the Croatian Air Force. (Photo: Jochem Manders / Gilze-Rijen Aviation Society) Croatia signed a deal for the acquisition of 12 second-hand Rafale from France in 2021. The first Rafale for the Croatian Air Force was photographed...
Some of the details from the new photos of the B-21 Raider. (Original photo: Northrop Grumman, edited by Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) With the B-21 Raider in a much more advanced state of completion, here is an analysis of the details exposed...
An F-2000A of the 36° Stormo takes off during “Typhoon Flag 2023” (All images credit: Giovanni Maduli and Alessandro Borsetti) The two-week “Typhoon Flag 2023” exercise gathered F-2000s from all the Italian Air Force units flying the Eurofighter. From Aug. 28...
The F130 engine during testing at NASA Stennis Space Center in Mississippi (Rolls-Royce) Rolls-Royce is on track to to complete initial F130 engine testing for the United States Air Force B-52J Stratofortress by the end of the year. Testing of the...
The NGJ-LB on a Growler in anechoic chamber. In the box, a close up image (Image credit: L3Harris) L3Harris has recently shared some images and details about their submission for the NGJ-LB pod for the EA-18G Growler. The NGJ (Next Generation...
One of the two Yak-130 delivered to the IRIAF (Tasnim News) Two Yak-130 combat trainers are currently in Iran’s 8th Tactical Air Force Base near Isfahan. Images of the first Yak-130 Mitten aircraft for the IRIAF (Islamic Republic of Iran Air...
Radom 2023 was the first airshow appearance of a Polish FA-50 (All images credit: Author) Poland’s Prime Aviation Event – Beast of an Air Show Last weekend we attended the Radom Air Show in Poland. This biannual event organized at...