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Military Aviation

Final F/A-18E Block II Super Hornet delivered to the U.S. Navy

The aircraft is the last of 322 single-seat F/A-18Es and 286 two-seater F/A-18Fs. On April 17, 2020, the U.S. Navy took delivery of its final Boeing F/A-18E Block II Super…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
April 30, 2020
Military Aviation

Midwest America Strong Blue Angels/Thunderbirds Flight Delayed by Weather, Draws Critics.

Media Shows Poor Social Distancing at NYC Flight. No New Flight Route Maps Published. Meanwhile, Russia Announces Moscow flights. It could not have been a more perfect day over New…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 29, 2020
Military Aviation

Mitsubishi F-2 “Viper Zero”: Japan’s Fighter Derived From The F-16

JASDF Fighter carries a name that is a combination of the unofficial nickname of the F-16 ("Viper") and the well-known Mitsubishi A6M Zero. At the beginning of the 1980s, the…

Markus Schrader Markus Schrader
April 29, 2020
F-35

“Top Gear” Video Features Race Between A McLaren Speedtail And An F-35B Lightning Jet

Here's the full film of the McLaren Speedtail vs F-35 race. Last February, the popular British TV auto series "Top Gear" (at its 28th season in the UK) aired an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 28, 2020
Military Aviation

F-16C At Spangdahlem AB Becomes Second Viper in USAF Inventory To Hit 10,000 Flight Hours

Thanks to a Service Life Extension Program, 300 F-16C/D jets will have their life extended up to 12,000 flying hours. On Apr. 23, 2020, the F-16C tail number #91-0343 assigned…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 28, 2020
Aircraft Carriers

Video Emerges Of Russian Navy Il-38 (Escorted by USN F/A-18E) Flying By US Aircraft Carrier in the Pacific

An interesting video filmed from the aircrew of a Russian Navy Il-38 “Dolphin” (NATO reporting name “May”) ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) aircraft flying close to a U.S. carrier battle group in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 27, 2020
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