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Aviation Safety

‘Small Number’ Of U.S. And International F-35s Grounded After F-35B Incident At Fort Worth

Some Israeli and U.S. F-35s among the aircraft affected by a technical directive issued by the F-35 Joint Program Office. Some F-35s, including at least 11 F-35s of the Israeli…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 28, 2022
MQ-1C retired
Drones

The Italian Air Force Has Retired Its MQ-1C Predator A+ RPAS

The MQ-1C Predator A+ Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) has been retired after 18 years and +30,000 flight hours. On Dec. 19, 2022, with a transfer flight from the 61°…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 28, 2022
Bow shock wave
Aviation

Bow Shock Wave Caught On Camera As Starfighter Flies At Mach 1.7 Over Florida

Extremely interesting footage shows the bow shock wave around an F-104 Starfighter flying supersonic. As already explained in a previous article, Piercarlo “Capone” Ciacchi is the Director of Flight Operations at…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2022
X-37B
Space

Reflecting On The X-37B’s Latest Record-Breaking Mission

The unmanned spaceplane returned to Earth after spending an impressive 908 days in orbit. The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle successfully deorbited and landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2022
Polish MiG-29
Military Aviation

Poland Moves All Its MiG-29 Fulcrums to Malbork Air Base

MiG-29 Days at the Minsk Mazowiecki Base Are Over After 33 Years. The rumors have now been confirmed. For quite some time now, the Polish military aviation community knew that…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 23, 2022
F-35B Cavour
Military Aviation

First Two Italian Navy F-35B Returning From The U.S. Land Aboard Cavour Aircraft Carrier

The first two F-35Bs delivered to the Italian Navy have returned from the U.S. ​The first two F-35B Lightning II STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing) aircraft of the Marina…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 22, 2022
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