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Israel raid Iranian facility Syria
Iran

Israel Reveals Daring Raid on Iranian Missile Factory Deep Inside Syria

On Sept. 8, 2024, months before the final collapse of the Assad regime, elite Israeli Air Force units assaulted an Iranian facility in Syrian territory, over 124 miles from Israel,…

Andrea Daolio Andrea Daolio
January 3, 2025
AIM-120 FMS Japan
Military Aviation

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 billion, which will provide the Japan Air Self Defense Force with up to 1,200 AMRAAMs to be used…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
January 3, 2025
Military Aviation

Ukrainian Pilots Reportedly Completed Training on Mirage 2000-5F

Ukraine is expected to receive a first batch of three Mirage 2000-5F fighters in the first quarter of 2025, with France also providing six-month training courses for both pilots and…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 3, 2025
RNZAF Boeing 757 replacement
Military Aviation

Royal New Zealand Air Force Wants 737s or A321s to Replace Aging Boeing 757s

The Royal New Zealand Air Force has begun a tender process for the replacement of its two Boeing 757 aircraft, naming Boeing 737 MAX 8s or Airbus A321s as their…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 2, 2025
Isaacman Tornado F2
Aviation

Jared Isaacman’s Tornado F2’s Assembly Progresses, as Jet Awaits Certification and First Flight

The former Royal Air Force Tornado F2, acquired by the future NASA chief, is the specially equipped TIARA (Tornado Integrated Avionics Research Aircraft), used as a testbed for various avionics…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
January 2, 2025
Boeing RB-47
Military History

Boeing’s B-47 Stratojet Goes Cold War Spying: The story of the RB-47

Originally designed as a medium bomber, the B-47 also had a lesser known and more secretive role in the Cold War, serving in a reconnaissance role as the RB-47 to…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
January 1, 2025
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