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…
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…
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…
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.…
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,…
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…
