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5h ago
The U.S. Air Force has awarded the two companies the funding for detailed designs, manufacture, and testing of production representative test articles under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) program. The Air Force made the decision [...]
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5h ago
The two countries are actively discussing the possibility of increasing their military collaboration. Interestingly, the photos shared by the UAE MoD after the visit to China show a painting with two J-20 Mighty Dragon fighters [...]
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16h ago
Bomber Bridge Buzz Tops Maverick’s Tower Blast By A Bunch- But Is It Baloney? We’ve all seen the fictional tower buzz scene from Top Gun. And, of course, nothing like that could ever happen in [...]
The post 65 Years Ago Today: The Man Who Flew A B-47 Under The Mighty Mackinaw Bridge appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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22h ago
US intel confident that China’s forthcoming long-range stealth bomber, the Xian H-20, will not match up to American B-2 or B-21 designs. According to a Department of Defense intelligence official who briefed reporters at the [...]
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2d ago
An AW139 and an AS555 crashed after they collided during the rehearsal of the parade for the 90th anniversary of the Royal Malaysian Navy. Two helicopters of the Royal Malaysian Navy collided earlier today during [...]
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2d ago
The U.S. Air Force might find a buyer for its A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft once they are retired from active service. The U.S. Air Force is in the process of retiring its A-10 attack jet [...]
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3d ago
The new special colored aircraft is painted in a 1944 era ‘Day Fighter’ scheme that remembers a Hawker Typhoon of 257 Squadron, FM-G. On Apr. 22, 2024, the Royal Air Force unveiled at RAF Coningsby [...]
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3d ago
The bomber is possibly carrying the WZ-8 high altitude supersonic reconnaissance drone or the MD-22 reusable hypersonic drone. A low-res photo, possibly taken by a cell phone, has surfaced online few days ago, showing a [...]
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5d ago
According to some media reports, the long-awaited delivery of the Su-35S Flankers to Iran would be imminent. There are reasons to take these claims with a grain of salt though. As per a report from [...]
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6d ago
The Portuguese Air Force will eventually replace the F-16s with the F-35. In a long interview with Portuguese newspaper Diário de Notícias published on Apr. 12, 2024, the Portuguese Air Force Chief of Staff, General [...]
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