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F-35B gun pod mishap
Aviation Safety

Navy Downgrades Mishap To USMC F-35B Damaged By Its Own Round. It’s “Just” Class C Now.

Do you remember the famous mishap to a USMC F-35B damaged by the explosion of an ammunition round leaving its gun pod? It's no longer a Class A mishap.... A…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 2, 2021
VFA-106 F/A-18F Super Hornet Bird Strike
Aviation Safety

Bird Strike Damages Super Hornet’s Intake And Engine Resulting In Class A Mishap (+2.5M USD And/Or Total Loss)

An F/A-18F Super Hornet suffered a bird strike during a mission out of NAF El Centro, California. The mishap was labeled Class A, meaning damage between 2.5M USD and total…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 2, 2021
Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir
F-35

Israeli Air Force Details How F-35I “Adir” Stealth Jet’s Coating Is Cleaned To Preserve Low Observability

The F-35I "Adir" (just like any other Lightning II aircraft) requires the exterior paint or coating to be regularly cleaned to preserve its LO (Low Observability). Several things combine to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 1, 2021
Russian Embassy Rome
Russia

Italian Navy Officer Arrested Over Alleged Spying For Russia. Two Russian Diplomats Expelled From Italy

An Italy Navy officer caught passing classified documents to Russian diplomats for money during clandestine meeting in Rome. It's the most serious spying episode since the end of Cold War.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 31, 2021
NATO Eurofighter escorting Russian group
Military Aviation

NATO Interceptors Scrambled 10 Times In 6 Hours To Shadow Russian Bombers And Fighters Near Alliance Airspace

NATO fighter jets shadowed Russian bombers and fighters during an "unusual peak of flights" over the North Atlantic, North Sea, Black Sea and Baltic Sea, yesterday. Monday Mar. 29, 2021,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
March 30, 2021
Tempest FCAS
Military Aviation

Tempest FCAS Mock-Up Shown For The First Time With Italian Low-Visibility Roundels

The images of the Tempest FCAS with the roundel surfaced online after the British Prime Minister’s visit to BAE Systems' facility in Warton. Last week, the British Prime Minister Boris…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 30, 2021
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