Falcon Leap 2024: Strengthening NATO’s Aerial Mobility and Multinational Cooperation
The largest multinational airdrop training exercise in Europe. Hosted by the Royal Netherlands Air Force, Falcon Leap, an annual multinational exercise was held between Sept. 9 - 21, 2024, and…
Spanish EF-18 Hornet Crashes Killing Pilot
Experienced Spanish Air Force pilot dies in EF-18 Hornet crash near Teruel. An F-18 Hornet of the Spanish Air Force crashed near Peralejos in the province of Teruel, in eastern…
The U.S. Air Force Has Released The First Official Images Of The B-52 In Orange Paint Scheme
The B-52 sporting the amazing throwback paint scheme has returned at Barksdale Air Force Base. As reported in details a few days ago, a U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber…
Germany’s Renaissance Fighter: The Heinkel He 51
Kept under a veil of civilian airlines, glider clubs, and civil aviation clubs, the Luftwaffe emerged as a military force while the rest of Europe slept, and the He 51…
U.S. Air Force Airman Develops 3D-Printed Insert to Solve Perennial 20 mm Ammunition Jams While Loading
The 3D-printed insert allows to address a design issue of the machinery used to handle 20 mm munitions for the M61 Vulcan Gatling gun, demonstrating the increasing use of additive…
U.S. Navy Tests Sonobuoy Deployment from CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter
Reminiscent of early-World War I bomber tactics, the Navy has tested hand-deploying sonobuoys from the CH-53E heavy-lift helicopter. Announced on Sept. 27, 2024, the United States Navy said it had…
