Snow Eagles: Japanese Air Self Defense Force’s F-15J/DJ Operations At Chitose Air Base
A visit to 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron (Hikotai) of the JASDF based at Chitose Air Base, in Hokkaido Japan. The 201st Tactical Fighter Squadron is a unit of the 2nd…
Bell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X Selected For the next phase of Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program
The two companies will build their final prototypes and face a fly-off competition in 2023. The U.S. Army Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team on March 25, 2020 selected the two…
Russian Su-27 Pilot Dies Following Ocean Rescue in Difficult Conditions.
Rescued Pilot of Su-27 Did Not Survive After Being Pulled from Ocean. The pilot of a Russian Sukhoi Su-27 (NATO codename “Flanker”) that crashed on March 25, 2020, over the…
First Marine F-35C squadron received Safe-For-Flight Operations Certification
VMFA-314 can now operate independently from its new homebase at MCAS Miramar. The first F-35C squadron of the United States Marine Corps, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314, received on…
Germany Set To Replace Tornado Jets With Mixed Eurofighter and Super Hornet Fleet
The choice is dictated by the need to have a nuclear-capable aircraft to replace this Tornado’s capability in short time. As the service life of the Tornado fleet is nearing…
Here are Some Great Aviation Book Recommendations for the COVID-19 Quarantine.
Here is what The Aviationist Suggests You to Read During the Quarantine, Isolation or Stay at Home period. During our Instagram Live Story show on Tuesday, March 24, David Cenciotti…
