OTD in 1999, “Vega 31” was shot down near Belgrade. Here’s how it went. On Mar. 27, 1999, during the fourth night of Operation Allied Force (OAF) over Serbia, a U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk (#82-0806), [...] The post 25 Years Ago Today: An U.S. F-117 Stealth Jet Is Shot Down Over Serbia appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Few days apart, B-52s landed at Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and B-1s landed at Moron in Spain. The U.S. Air Force started two new Bomber Task Force deployments few days apart, as two [...] The post U.S. Air Force Deploys B-52H And B-1B Bomber Task Forces appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist, who wishes to remain anonymous, sent us some very interesting [...] The post Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

The video, released by the Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, shows the downing of the UAV after it completed its artillery spotting mission. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, social media are [...] The post Ukrainian UAV Records Its Last Seconds Of Life As It Is Hit By Russian Missile appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Vice-President’s Aircraft And Motorcade Are Smaller And More Mobil Than President’s. Keen-eyed aviation photographers got a rare, up-close look at Air Force 2 during its visit to Detroit’s Wayne County Metropolitan Airport (DTW) in Romulus, [...] The post A Quick Look at the Boeing C-32A Flying as Air Force 2 Into Detroit And The Vice-Presidential Motorcade appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Detroit’s Metro Airport Yields Great Photos of Air Force One aircraft and Motorcade. Local spotters, aviation photographers and aircraft enthusiasts were treated to spectacular views of a U.S. Air Force VC-25A presidential transport aircraft operated [...] The post A Close Look at Air Force One’s Visit to Detroit and the Presidential Motorcade. appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

New Helmet Mounted Sight for Z-10 “Fierce Thunderbolt” Has Star Wars Vibe. China’s impressive new CAIC (Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation) Z-10 gunship helicopter has attracted little western media attention since its first flight in 2003 [...] The post Check Out This Chinese Helicopter Gunship Helmet That Looks Like a Movie Prop. appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Sinister Black Aggressor Livery Won in Social Media Vote, Ready for Aviation Nation. The newest aggressor F-16 in the 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB outside Las Vegas, Nevada, was unveiled on Tuesday, Oct. 29, [...] The post 57th Fighter Wing at Nellis AFB Completes New “WRAITH” Aggressor F-16. appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Famous “Top Gun” Set to Become Centerpiece of New Hotel in Oceanside, California. A staple of southern California tourism is trying to find artifacts of the 1986 film classic “Top Gun”, soon to be reprised [...] The post We Found Charlie’s Beach House From “Top Gun” After Its Move for Renovation. appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more

Last Seen at MAKS in 2007, The Experimental Su-47 Tested Forward Swept Wings and Other Advanced Technologies. MAKS 2019 air show at Zhukovsky International Airport outside Moscow, Russia will be packed with new insights into [...] The post MAKS 2019 Surprise Appearance: The Mysterious Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut Re-emerges. appeared first on The Aviationist ..read more