Credits: Ilmavoimat on June 4, 2020, thirty-two Finnish Air Force F-18C/D Hornet performed elephant walk at kuopio airbase. The Finnish Air Force, or Ilmavoimat, announced that the exercise had involved a total of 32 Hornets. Pictures the service released only show 16 of the fighter jets together at Kuopio Air …
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J-20 – Credits: SausageMcWonderpants The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II F-35s, the world’s most advanced jets. In stealth mode, the F-35 can infiltrate enemy territory that other fighters can’t, carrying 5,700 pounds of internal ordnance. Once air dominance is established, the F-35 converts to beast mode, carrying up to 22,000 …
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A still capture from a video showing a foreign object, possibly a bird, in close proximity to the aircraft’s engine intake moments before the crash. (Photo: Via Canadian Forces) Canadian air force crash investigators are looking at a bird strike as the probable cause of the crash of a Snowbird …
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Two dozen F-16s along with 2 HH-60G not visibile in this shot but flying nearby (+1 taking the shot) during the Elephant Walk on Jun. 1, 2020. (Image credit: USAF) Two dozen U.S. Air Force F-16s belonging to the 510th Fighter Squadron and 555th Fighter Squadron, along with two HH-60G …
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Mock CLEAVER cruise missile being dropped from MC-130J – Source: US Air Force The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is moving forward with an experiment to drop cruise missiles from the back ramp of cargo aircraft. The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) revealed the test, which took place at Dugway Proving …
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Credits: Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) operationalize the second squadron of the Tejas light combat aircraft (LCA) at Sulur airbase near Coimbatore in the state of Tamil Nadu. According to local media reports, the Number 18 Squadron, codenamed Flying Bullets, will feature Tejas aircraft in the Final …
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Shocking videos have emerged on social media that show a U.S. Navy F-35C Joint Strike Fighter being launched off on an American supercarrier at what appears to be the minimum catapult power required for making it into the air successfully. Shared by Instagram user RCAF_Pilot, the two clips depict the …
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A Russian Su-27 Flanker escorts a U.S. B-1 over the Black Sea on May 29, 2020. (Image credit: Russian MOD) Russian MoD released a clip showing a Su-27 Flanker approaching a high-flying U.S. B-1B Bomber somewhere over the Baltic Sea. Interesting, even though it does not show anything nefarious. A …
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An F-35A Lightning II soars over Hill Air Force Base during a demonstration practice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Alexander Cook) U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demo Team made aviation history today with the first-ever F-35A demonstration broadcast live around the world on social media. C The …
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Credits: Airbus The Airbus A400M Atlas new generation airlifter has achieved a new decisive milestone after the certification of its Automatic Low-Level Flight capability, offering a unique in its class capability for a military transport aircraft. Last month, the certification campaign was performed above the Pyrenees and central France and …
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