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F-16 sonic boom
Military Aviation

Listen To The Sonic Boom Generated By An F-16 Flying Supersonic Over Oshkosh

The F-16 of the Viper Demo Team inadvertently "broke" the sound barrier during a high speed pass at Oshkosh AirVenture. Something interested happened at Oshkosh AirVenture on July 29, 2021,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2021
Mystery Aircraft Philippines
Drones

Mysterious Aircraft Spotted Over Philippines Strikingly Similar To Mystery UAS Photographed Over California Last Year

Let's talk about the mysterious flying wing aircraft that flew over the Philippines a few days ago. On Sept. 2, 2021, at 06.15AM LT, Michael Fugnit took a photo of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2021
Virtute 1 Virgin Galactic
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Announces First Sub-orbital Research Mission With Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

Next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America, with three paying crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council will be the first commercial,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2021
GBU-31
Weapons

F-15E Strike Eagles Tested Modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs On Maritime Targets

Tests with the GBU-31 pave the way for the use of Joint Direct Attack Munitions against "moving and static maritime targets". Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2021
QEAF Hawk
Military Aviation

First Two Hawk Mk167 Jets For the Qatar Emiri Air Force Delivered To RAF Leeming

The first two Hawk Mk167s with the Qatar Emiri Air Force markings were delivered to RAF Leeming to join the joint Hawk training squadron. The first two BAE Systems Hawk…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2021
ASAREX 2021
Military Aviation

Advanced Search And Rescue Exercise (ASAREX) 2021 At Lajes Air Base

ASAREX is an exercise held annually by the Portuguese Air Force at Lajes Air Base. ASAREX is a SAR (Search and Rescue) exercise organized each year since 2015 (only exception…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 1, 2021
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