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CF-1 will be used in future emergency recovery systems testing by the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test Department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division. A CH-53K King Stallion heavy lift helicopter from Marine Test [...]
The post USMC CH-53K Transports F-35C And Refuels From KC-130 En Route appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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15h ago
Images shared on social media provide an unprecedented look at one of the light aircraft turned into one-way drones by Ukraine. On Apr. 26, 2024, images surfaced on Russian social media depicting a light aircraft [...]
The post Here’s Our First Close Look At A Ukrainian Light Aircraft Turned Long-Range Kamikaze Drone appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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The six Rafale multirole combat aircraft were welcomed at the Zagreb operational base by the President of the Republic of Croatia Zoran Milanović, the Prime Minister Andrej Plenković and the Minister of Defense Ivan Anušić. [...]
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2d 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 [...]
The post Air Force Picks Anduril And General Atomics To Build And Test Collaborative Combat Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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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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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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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 [...]
The post US Officials Doubt China’s Stealth Bomber Can Rival American Designs appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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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 [...]
The post Ten Dead After Horrific Mid-Air Collision Between Royal Malaysian Navy Helicopters appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more
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4d 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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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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