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F-35B Italian Navy
Military Aviation

Third F-35B For The Italian Navy Makes First Flight

BL-4 is the fourth Italian F-35B, the third STOVL aircraft destined to the Italian Navy. On Jun. 14, 2021, the F-35B BL-4, the fourth STOVL (Short Take Off Vertical Landing)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 18, 2021
Tu-160 F-35
Russia

Two Russian Tu-160s And Four Flankers Intercepted By Italian F-35s, Danish F-16s and Swedish Gripens Over The Baltic

Two Russian Tu-160s, two Su-27s and two Su-35s were escorted at various stages by NATO and Swedish fighters in the Baltic region. Two Russian Tu-160 (NATO reporting name “Blackjack”) bombers…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 15, 2021
Armstrong
Space

One Giant Sale for Mankind: Armstrong’s Moon Mission Companions Auctioned

From the First Walk on the Moon to the Auction Block. In a little over a month, humanity will mark the 52nd anniversary of man’s, Neil Armstrong’s, first steps on…

Al Clark Al Clark
June 15, 2021
World War II Weekend Air Show
Airshows

The World War II Weekend Air Show Is BACK! And Here’s Our Report.

The World War II Weekend is one of the best air shows on the American East Coast. Organized by the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, the 30th annual World War II Weekend…

Randy Jennings Randy Jennings
June 14, 2021
AH-1Z
Helicopters

The AH-1Z Viper Performed The First Link 16 Test Flight As The H-1 Mixed Fleet Surpassed 400,000 Flight Hours

The upgrade is part of the new Digital Interoperability suite that will be later extended also to the UH-1Y Venom. An AH-1Z Viper of the Air Test and Evaluation Squadron…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 14, 2021
F-35 Battlefield
Bizarre

Who Says the F-35 Can’t Dogfight? You Just Gotta Jump Out of It for the Best Shot!

BattleField 2042 debuts with wild trailer showing pilot ejecting from F-35 to shoot down a Su-57 Felon with a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon. And gaming fans are loving it! Well, if…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 12, 2021
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