A screenshot from the video below. On August 5, 2017, a United States Marine Corps MV-22 Osprey assigned to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 265 with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, took off from the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard and headed for the USS Green Bay as part of …
Read More »Easyjet Plane Intercepted By F-18 Fighter Jets After Bomb Hoax
An Easyjet flight heading from London to the Spanish holiday island of Menorca was intercepted by a Spanish F-18 fighter jet after a British teenager onboard made a bomb threat on social media. Footage of the incident showed an F-18 jet flying close to the distinctive orange wingtips of the …
Read More »Gold F-16: Iowa ANG Unveils Golden F-16 Celebrating the 50th Anniversary
A gold U.S. Air Force F-16A Falcon from the Iowa Air National Guard is on the ramp in Sioux City, Iowa on June 30, 2022. U.S. Air Force photo Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot The Iowa Air National Guard has unveiled a Golden F-16A Falcon fighter jet painted with …
Read More »Spain Buying 20 Eurofighter Typhoon For $2.15 Billion to Replace F-18s
Spanish air force Eurofighter Typhoons and U.S. F-15C Eagles conduct routine flight operations in support of exercise OCEAN SKY 19 at Gando Air Base, Oct. 22, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Matthew Plew) Spain has signed a $2.15bn deal with the NATO Eurofighter and Tornado Management Agency (NETMA) …
Read More »Sweden Offers Gripens Fighter Jets To Czech Republic At Virtually Zero Cost
A JAS-39 Gripen pilot from Čáslav Air Base, Czech Republic, performs air-to-air drills on June 25 during Sky Avenger 2018. (Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mindy Bloem) According to the Czech media outlet, that Sweden is ready to offer the Czech Republic a free transfer of Gripens that …
Read More »B-52 Bombers Gets New Beyond-Line-Of-Sight Communication
Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortresses assigned to the 96th Bomb Squadron fly in formation during Bomber Task Force Europe 20-1, Oct. 23, 2019, over the Baltic Sea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Duncan C. Bevan) The US Air Force (USAF) has completed the first aerial demonstration …
Read More »F-22 Retirement Deadlock: U.S. Congress Tries to Block Air Force Plans to Retire Raptors
F-22 Raptors are parked under overhangs on Sept. 16, 2015, at the Tyndall Air Force Base (Fla.) flight line. (U.S. Air Force illustration by Airman 1st Class Sergio A. Gamboa) Both the House and Senate Armed Services Committees are trying to block U.S. Air Force plans to retire F-22 Raptor …
Read More »Indian Air Force to Acquire 114 Fighter Jets
Tejas parked next to F-16 Fighting Falcon (centre) and Eurofighter Typhoon (top) at Aero India 2009 The Indian Air Force (IAF) to acquire 114 multirole fighter aircraft (MRFA), with 96 aircraft to be produced within the country. The cost of the entire deal is estimated to be around Rs 1.5 …
Read More »Czech Republic Considering Buying F-35 To Replace Gripen
Top: A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II – U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Kate Thornton – Bottom: A JAS-39 Gripen pilot from Čáslav Air Base, Czech Republic – Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Mindy Bloem According to local media Czech Ministry of Defense is considering …
Read More »After Four Decades in Service France Retires Mirage 2000 Fighter Jets
Three French Mirage 2000C in the Norwegian airspace during the exercise Trident Juncture 2018 on Oct 28. Photo by Jean-Luc Brunet / Armée de l’Air / Défense On June 23, 2022, The Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace bid its farewell to the last Mirage 2000C in service during a …
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