The F-35B ZM151 with the modex 809 and the 809 Naval Air Squadron’s emblem on the tail. (Photo: Royal Navy) The Fleet Air Arm unit will be jointly operated by the Royal Navy and Royal Air Force, similarly to the other...
An Italian Air Force C-27J Spartan. (Image credit: Author) No signs of structural fatigue on the Italian Air Force C-27J airlifters. “The checks required by the service bulletin have already been carried out on the Italian C-27J Spartan fleet and no...
A Spanish Eurofighter landing at the end of a mission (All images credit: Moshi Anahory) Let’s have a closer look at the latest TLP course at Albacete Air Base, Spain. The latest iteration of the NATO Tactical Leadership Programme, TLP 23-4,...
Personnel at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, reposition a salvaged nose section from an F-35 airframe using a new Mobil Maintenance System in October 2023. (U.S Air Force courtesy photo) The F-35 reconstruction project, expected to be completed in 2025, opens...
An F-35C Lightning II, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, makes an arrested landing on the flight deck of the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72). Abraham Lincoln is currently underway conducting routine operations in the Pacific Ocean....
A Sukhoi Su-35 in flight in 2017 (Image credit: Aleksandr Markin/Wiki) The deal with Russia would include the delivery of Su-35 fighters, Mi-28 attack helicopters and Yak-130 jet trainers. Iran has finalised arrangements with Russia for a package of military aircraft,...
The first missionized EA-37B flies for the first time from L3Harris’ facilities. (Photo: L3Harris) The EA-37B aircraft designation was selected to better identify the platform’s mission of finding, attacking and destroying enemy land or sea targets. The U.S. Air Force Air...
File photo of a German Eurofighter. (Photo: Stefano D’Urso/The Aviationist) After years waiting for the F-16 Block 70/72, Turkey is now turning to the Eurofighter consortium, however Germany might not allow the sale. The Turkish Minister of National Defense confirmed that...
Two T-346 taxi at Decimomannu air base before departing for a training mission. (Photo: Aeronautica Militare) The two pilots are the first of twelve that will undergo Lead In Fighter Training at Decimomannu air base. The first two Royal Air Force...
A notional 6th generation fighter escorted by unmanned Collaborative Combat Aircraft. (Image: Collins Aerospace) Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall revealed details about the highly classified project and the closely related Collaborative Combat Aircraft program. Three years ago, the then Assistant Secretary...