Rin Sakurai

Rin Sakurai is a military aviation photographer and contributor to The Aviationist. Although interested in anything to do with post-WWII military aviation, he is particularly interested in East Asian air forces and experimental fighter aircraft. He is studying in high school, and is active on Instagram, X (formerly twitter) and Bluesky
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New Stealth UCAS Set to Fly Alongside Rafale F5 Debuts at Paris Airshow

France is gearing up to deploy a stealthy UCAS (Uncrewed Combat Air…

New Photos of F-15Es Testing Laser-Guided APKWS Rockets at Eglin AFB

At least two Strike Eagles have been employed in the tests, equipped…

End of an Era: Kadena Conducts Last Operational F-15 Eagle Flight

After 45 years of operations, the 18th Wing conducted its last F-15C…

The JMSDF Retires the U-36A After 37 Years of Service

The U-36A, one of the JMSDF’s most secretive assets, conducted its last…

Philippine Air Force FA-50 Crashes During Night Operations Against Insurgents

The FA-50 went missing during night anti-insurgency operations with other aircraft in…

Lockheed Martin No Longer Running for the U.S. Navy’s F/A-XX Program

Lockheed Martin reportedly submitted its proposal for the U.S. Navy’s sixth generation…