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 Chinese Advanced Jet Trainer Flies for the First Time

China’s next-generation trainer, built by HAIG, finally emerged and performed its maiden…

Second Prototype of China’s J-36 Uncovered with Notable Structural Changes

Several images showing what appears to be the second prototype of the…

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…