Capt. Michael Terry, 36th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, prepares to launch at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, July 9, 2020. Photo by Senior Airman Noah Sudolcan The U.S. Air Force plans to make a digital replica of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, in an effort to improve the sustainment and …
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Photo via NOS A Luchtcomponent (Belgian Air Force) General Dynamics F-16AM suffered some serious problems during startup at Leeuwarden Air Base (LWR/EHLW) wen the aircraft start to roll and came to rest to a building and injuring one person. The pilot decided to eject and survived with minor injuries. During …
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Screenshot of An-225 which broke a perimeter fence on take off on Jun. 24, 2021. (Image credit: Aviation Highlights) The Antonov An-225 Mriya is a strategic airlift cargo aircraft. It is powered by six turbofan engines and is the heaviest aircraft ever built, with a maximum takeoff weight of 640 …
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A Polish Air Force MiG-29 fighter accelerates and climbs during a formation flight with a U. S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from the 182nd Airlift Wing in northern Poland, March 15, 2018. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Todd A. Pendleton) on May 14, an incident took place …
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Photo by Oleksandr Naumenko / International Exhibition Center Via Ukraine Alliance Lockheed Martin, the world’s largest defense contractor, has offered Ukraine a new F-16 Block 70/72 multirole combat aircraft as it looks to modernize its air force. The Ukrainian Air Force is in urgent need of an upgrade. Ukraine’s public …
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The sequence of the Su-57 downing – Credits: GameClips Battlefield 2042 is an upcoming first-person shooter video game developed by EA DICE and published by Electronic Arts. It is the seventeenth installment in the Battlefield series. The new game reveal video shows us what the Air Force can’t, the real …
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Tu-22KD with Kh-22 missile at Poltava Museum of Long-Range and Strategic Aviation – Credits: Oleg V. Belyakov – AirTeamImages The history of military aviation knows multiple examples of aircraft that appeared to be complete failures. But nothing can beat the story of the first Soviet supersonic bomber – the Tupolev …
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An officer in attendance holds a flier for the discussion panel held for the Vietnam War veterans and U.S. Air Force “Misty” fighter pilots at Pacific Aviation Museum (PAM) Pearl Harbor on Ford Island, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. “Misty” pilots reunited for a panel discussion, a book signing event and …
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Credits: unknown According to the TASS news agency, Russian plane maker Sukhoi is developing a new next-generation single-engine fighter jet. “The Sukhoi company is developing a single-engine light tactical plane with the takeoff weight of up to 18 tonnes. The plane’s maximum speed will be above 2 Mach. It will …
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The U.S. Navy flight demonstration squadron, the Blue Angels, performs a flyover during a graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Naval Academy Class of 2015. (U.S. Navy photo by Chief Mass Communication Specialist Anthony Koch/Released) U.S. Navy Blue Angels to fly over Annapolis, MD for naval academy commissioning The flight …
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