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Rapid Dragon
Military Aviation

US MC-130J Airdrops Cruise Missiles With Rapid Dragon Deployment System During Test In Norway

The Rapid Dragon deployment system contained JASSM-ER long-range cruise missiles. An MC-130J Commando II from the 352nd Special Operations Wing airdropped a Rapid Dragon deployment system containing long-range cruise missiles…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 10, 2022
Romania F-16
Military Aviation

Romania Acquires 32 F-16s From Norway

The retired F-16s will be upgraded and delivered beginning from 2023. The Norwegian Defence Materiel Agency (NDMA) has signed a contract with Romania, worth 388 million Euro (385M USD), for…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 10, 2022
B-52 upgraded
Military Aviation

Let’s Talk About The New Images That Show What The Upgraded B-52 Will Look Like

Even if the first flight of the upgraded bomber is still years away, we now know how it will look like after the largest modification program in its history. As…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 8, 2022
PODA 22
Military Aviation

Greek, Turkish, Italian And U.S. Combat Aircraft Take Part In NATO Exercise PODA 22

Poggio Dart 2022 is currently underway in northern Italy. Organized by the NATO Deployable Air Command and Control Centre (DACC), based at Poggio Renatico in northern Italy, between Nov. 2…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 7, 2022
B-1B roll
Airshows

‘Because I Was Inverted!’ We Talked With The B-1B Test Pilot Who Flew The Awesome Roll at Edwards AFB

It Was a Moment We’ll Talk About for Years, And We Met the Pilot Who Flew It. Aviation fans around the world were thrilled two weeks ago when video from…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
November 5, 2022
KC-46 Italy
Italian Air Force

Italy Will Buy Six KC-46 Tankers To Replace Its KC-767As

Italy to be a new Boeing KC-46A operator. The new Pegasus tankers will be designated KC-767B. The DPPD (Documento Programmatico Pluriennale della Difesa) for 2022-2024, the document released by the…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 3, 2022
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