An F-35A Lightning II arrives in Fort Worth from Hill AFB, Utah. (Image credit: USAF / 301st Fighter Wing) The unit becomes only the second Air Force Reserve F-35 unit, but it is also the first Reserve unit to operate the...
CAG markings on this F-35C from VMFA-311 “Tomcats”, departing runway 27 in afterburner. (All images, credit: Author/The Aviationist) The exercise director for Northern Lightning 2024 states this year’s exercise builds on last year’ success, providing exceptional training against DOD’s pacing threat:...
Emerald Warrior 24 exercise sees an AC-130J operate from a highway for the first time. (Screencap from U.S. Air Force video) AFSOC’s MC-130J, AC-130J, and C-146A try their hands at operating in austere, contested environments, such as a highway used as...
110th Bomb Squadron Commander Lt. Col. Justin Meyer poses for a photo before takeoff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, June 6, 2024. During his flight, Meyer became the first Air Force pilot to surpass 2000 flight hours in the B-2...
A B-52H Stratofortress from the 20th Bomb Squadron, Barksdale Air Force Base, La., makes its initial landing at Mihail Kogălniceanu Air Base, Romania, in support of Bomber Task Force Deployment 24-4, July 21, 2024. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman...
NASA photo of X-15 test pilot Joe Engle (Image credit: NASA – the image was digitally altered to fit the 16:9 form factor) Joe Engle’s Remarkable Career Bridged Gap Between Air and Space, Broke Records. Astronaut, X-15 test pilot and space...
The first Slovak-owned F-16 Block 70 arrives at Morris Air National Guard Base, Ariz., June 13, 2024. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Guadalupe Beltran) The Arizona Air National Guard has received its first of nine Slovak F-16 Block...
The Sabreliner test aircraft with the F-22’s stealthy pod installed below the fuselage. (Image credit: @SR_Planespotter) The pod has reportedly undergone testing in the NTTR with the NT-43 aircraft used to validate low observable technology. Few months after the first sighting...
The banner created by Lockheed Martin to celebrate the 500,000 FH of the F-22 (Image digitally altered by The Aviationist) The first 5th generation air superiority fighter of the U.S. Air Force has recently reached the important milestone, more than 25...
A screenshot from the video filmed from the cockpit of an F-22 (Image credit: Air Dot Show Tour). In the box, SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching on Apr. 18, 2024 (Image credit: SpaceX) Experience the thrill of a SpaceX Falcon 9...
