U.S. Air Force Maj. Daniel Thompson, 8th Fighter Squadron instructor pilot, conducts an F-16 Viper training sortie over White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, Aug. 22, 2023. The 54th Fighter Group is one of the premier fighter pilot training groups, training...
U.S. Air Force U-2 Dragon Lady’s and chase cars from the 99th Reconnaissance Squadron, T-38 Talon’s from the 1st Reconnaissance Squadron, and KC-135R Stratotanker’s from the 940th Air Refueling Wing conduct an elephant walk on Beale Air Force Base, California, Jan....
Stock photo of the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber at Edwards AFB. (Photo: The Aviationist/Tom Demerly) The incident happened at the end of a training mission in poor weather with limited visibility due to dense fog and below-freezing temperatures. A U.S. Air...
Bob Pardo in a 2017 photo by Senior Airman Ridge Shan. In the background, Pardo’s Push in an artwork by S.W. Ferguson. Bob Pardo passed away earlier this month at the age of 89. With his Phantom, he pushed a crippled...
A C-5M Super Galaxy approaches the boom of a KC-10 Extender to perform reverse aerial refueling training in an aerial refueling track over Northern California and Oregon, Dec. 12, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Traci Keller) As part...
B-2A 82-1066 Spirit of America on the ground at RAF Fairford after diversion on Dec. 13, 2023. (Image credit: screenshot from @SaintMil video) A B-2 Spirit diverted to the UK during a mission from Whiteman Air Force Base. On Dec. 13,...
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...
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...
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...
The B-21 during its first flight (photo by @point_mugu_skies edited by The Aviationist) We have noticed a lot of interesting details in the photos and videos of the new B-21 Raider bomber during its first flight. At 6:51 a.m on Nov.10,...