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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A Rare Look Inside Israel’s Secretive KC-707 Re’em Tanker

Footage from inside an Israeli Air Force KC-707 Re’em tanker aircraft was…

F-15E and F-15EX Set to Be Armed with AGM-158C LRASM

NAVAIR is working to integrate the AGM-158C-1 LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile)…

Saudi Arabia Reportedly Eyeing Purchase of 100 TAI Kaan Fighters from Turkey

According to unconfirmed Turkish reports, Saudi Arabia has discussed a possible purchase…

U.S. Approves Massive Foreign Military Sale of 1,200 AIM-120D-3 and AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM Missiles to Japan

The State Department has approved the possible FMS, worth a staggering $3.64…

First Photos of Chinese KJ-3000 AEW Aircraft in Flight Emerge Online

XAC (Xi’an Aircraft Corporation) has not fallen behind CAC and SAC exposing…