All weather nuclear deterrence: B-52 bombers mass launch out of the fog
We have already seen several MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off) procedures of the B-52 Stratofortress bombers from Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, or Barksdale AFB, Louisiana. Here's another one,…
[Video] Rafale fighter jets perform aerobatics with the Patrouille de France
This video is not only interesting for the quality of the footage. What's really intesting is the fact that it shows the Patrouille de France, the French Air Force display…
Large “RARÓG-13” exercise ends in Poland
As website of the 32 Air Base of Polish Air Force reports, Raróg 2013 exercise ended two days ago. The large scale exercise of the Polish Air Force's 2nd Tactical Aviation Wing…
Lockheed Martin’s “Dragon Star” Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory at work
Even if the news has not been advertised too much, the Italian Air Force has been operating the Lockheed Martin's Airborne Multi-Intelligence Laboratory (AML) since 2012. Known as "Dragon Star",…
[Photo] F-35 performs first AIM-120 missile launch
On Jun. 5, an F-35A conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL) aircraft completed the first in-flight missile launch of an AIM-120 C5 AAVI (AMRAAM Air Vehicle Instrumented) over the Point Mugu…
What’s this weird thing in the desert near Tonopah, Nevada?
Every now and then, we receive interesting heads-up about things (reports, images, docs, etc) that might be loosely (or not) related to the standard topics we discuss at The Aviationist.…
