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…
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…
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.…
10 Years Ago Today, The Beginning Of The Air War In Libya
On this date in 2011, "Odyssey Dawn", as the allied air campaign in Libya was initially dubbed, began. Here's our retrospective analysis. On Mar. 19, 2011, a medium scale operation…
With Moscow Leaving Open Skies Treaty, Russia’s Tu-214ON Flies New Domestic Observation Mission Around Crimea
One of the Tu-214ON aircraft used for Open Skies observations carried out a different type of surveillance mission near Crimea at the beginning of this month. The Tu-214ON (Otkrytoye Niebo…
Testing Aboard Cavour Aircraft Carrier Continues With U.S. F-35B In “Beast Mode”
The "Ready for Operations" campaign continues with U.S. F-35B Lightning II aircraft from VX-23 loaded external stores, a configuration unofficially referred to as "Beast Mode". Let's explain it again: "Beast…