Gripen E test aircraft 39-10 arrived at Tampere-Pirkkala Airbase on 29 January, kicking off a one-week evaluation campaign that will include Gripen NG 39-7 as well as a GlobalEye AEW&C aircraft flying from Sweden. Source: Jane’s/Gareth Jennings Saab has officially launched the flight evaluation phase of its Gripen E/F fighter …
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Artist rendering of a B-21 Raider concept in a hangar at Dyess, Air Force Base, Texas, one of the future bases to host the new airframe. (Courtesy photo by Northrop Grumman) U.S. Air Force together with the bomber’s manufacturer, Northrop Grumman, published three new concepts of the next-generation bomber, showing …
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An F-15E Strike Eagle sits at the 332d Air Expeditionary Wing on Dec. 31, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Satran)After nearly twenty years, the U.S. Air Force is buying a brand new F-15 eagle fighter jet. On Tuesday, a pair of twin pre-solicitation notices posted to …
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Air refueling operator conducts an in-flight refueling of a U.S. F-22 Raptor (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kat Justen) The Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor is a fifth-generation, single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF). A result of the USAF’s Advanced …
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Credits: U.S. Marines and F-35 Lightning II According to U.S. Marine Corps press release, U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Brian W. Bann, a Marine Corps F-35B pilot, became the first military pilot to accumulate more than 1,000 flight hours in the F-35 Lightning II when he delivered a new production …
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Photo Credits: SCOTT GARFIELD/PARAMOUNT Paramount just released a new set of photos that introduces some of the newcomers who will have a role to play in Maverick. We still don’t know a whole lot about the story, but these are the people we’ll presumably be spending a lot of time …
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The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that was operated by the United States Air Force. It was developed as a black project from the Lockheed A-12 reconnaissance aircraft in the 1960s by Lockheed and its Skunk Works division. American aerospace engineer Clarence “Kelly” …
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On January 21, 2020, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California — 3rd Marine Air Wing made history when it welcomed the Marine Corps’ first F-35C Joint Strike fighter jet. Lt. Col. Cedar Hinton, commanding officer of Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314, flew the next-generation Lightning II fighter jet to Marine …
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High Flyers or HOOGVLIEGERS is a new Dutch TV series about F-16 Pilots. High-Flyers tells the story of Rutger, Guus, and Leyla. We follow them during their years of intense training to become a fighter pilot with the Royal Dutch Air Force, and we’re with them when they finally go …
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Credits: andrew hayes On January 20, 1974, the F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter jet prototype YF-16 jet accidentally took off and nearly crashed during high-speed ground tests. The accident could have killed the pilot and quite possibly the aircraft program itself. The pilot skillfully prevented disaster by taking the airplane into …
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