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Military Aviation

Venerable Boeing 707 “Sashambre” Operated By MIT Lincoln Laboratory Has Flown Its Final Data Collection Mission

The Heavily Modified B707 N404PA will be transferred to the scrap yard next month. On Sept. 15, 2020, the Boeing 707-321B carrying civil registration N404PA, recently renamed “Sashambre” (previously, “Hannah”…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 17, 2020
F-35

Exclusive: 57th Wing Confirms Plan To Use Threat Representative Color Scheme on the Aggressor F-35s

It's official: the 65th Aggressor Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base want to give their Lightning stealth jets a "threat representative" color scheme. Last week we broke the news that…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 17, 2020
Military Aviation

Astral Knight 2020 Exercise Kicks Off In Eastern Europe

"Enhancing regional security". Astral Knight 2020 is a multinational exercise focused on air defense capabilities. Between Sep. 17 and 25, 2020, it is going to involve relevant air assets in…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
September 16, 2020
Aviation Safety

U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter Performs Precautionary Landing In Syria

The Helicopter Safely Returned To Base After Checking Out A Possible Transmission Fault. A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter performed a precautionary landing during an operational mission over northern…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 16, 2020
Weapons

Lockheed Martin Releases New Animation of F-16s Using Tactical Airborne Laser Pod

"Tactical Airborne Laser Pods are Coming". An interesting new video has just been released by Lockheed Martin. Focusing on the Tactical Airborne Laser Weapon System (TALWS), the animation shows F-16s…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 15, 2020
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Military Aviation

The U.S. Air Force Has Secretly Built and Flown A Full-Scale Demonstrator Of Its Next Generation Fighter

The First Demonstrator Of A Next Gen. Fighter Aircraft has Already Flown With The U.S. Air Force. Dr. Will Roper, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 15, 2020
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