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Aviation Safety

[Updated] Ejection Seats Activation During Preflight Operations On Russian Tu-22M3 Bomber Kills Three Crew Members

The incident occurred as the Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 prepared for a mission at Shaikovka airfield, near Kaluga, Russia. Three crew members perished in an incident that occurred on Mar.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 23, 2021
RAF C-130 Hercules
Military Aviation

RAF C-130 Hercules Fleet To Be Entirely Retired By 2023

The plan to phase out the RAF C-130 Hercules fleet in a couple of years has been made official. The news, first disclosed by a Financial Times article titled "RAF…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 22, 2021
Israeli Air Force M-346
Military Aviation

The Israeli M-346s Fought (Virtually) In The Six-Day War

The Israeli M-346 trainee pilots and WSOs had a chance to simulate missions from Israel's wars to connect with their heritage at the end of their Operational Training Course. The…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 21, 2021
F-35 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) missile drop
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F-35A Carried Out First In-Flight Drop Of JSM (Joint Strike Missile) Anti-Ship And Land-Attack Missile

The Norwegian Defense Materiel Agency has just released the first photos from a successful test conducted in February of the Joint Strike Missile (JSM). The first drop test of a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 20, 2021
Italian Eurofighter with four GBU-48 bombs
Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Releases Photo Of Eurofighter Typhoon In Swing Role Configuration With Four GBU-48 Bombs

The Italian Air Force has integrated the GBU-48 Enhanced Paveway II bombs with the Eurofighter Typhoon fleet for "Swing Role" missions. The Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force) has published an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 20, 2021
Aviation Safety

Refueling Hose Of U.S. Air Force KC-135 Tanker Detaches And Falls To The Ground In Finland

A KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueler lost the refueling hose during Ex. Baltic Trident mission over Finland. And it was not the first time. A bizarre incident occurred to a U.S.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 19, 2021
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