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F-35 JSM (Joint Strike Missile) missile drop
F-35

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
Libya

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 19, 2021
Military Aviation

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 19, 2021
F-35

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…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 18, 2021
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