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Military Aviation

UK MOD Has Just Published a Sales Brochure With The First RAF Aircraft Up For Grabs Following Defence Review

E-3D, C-130J and BAE 146 among the aircraft axed in latest Integrated Defence Review are about to be put on sale. In March 2021, the UK's Government published an Integrated…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2021
Crashed F-35 Eglin
Aviation Safety

What Remains Of F-35A That Crashed At Eglin Last Year Will Be Transformed Into Training Aids For F-35 maintainers

Some parts of the F-35 involved in a landing mishap at Eglin Air Force Base will be used for instruction of F-35 maintainers. On May 19, 2020, F-35A aircraft tail…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 8, 2021
F-16 sonic boom
Military Aviation

Listen To The Sonic Boom Generated By An F-16 Flying Supersonic Over Oshkosh

The F-16 of the Viper Demo Team inadvertently "broke" the sound barrier during a high speed pass at Oshkosh AirVenture. Something interested happened at Oshkosh AirVenture on July 29, 2021,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2021
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Drones

Mysterious Aircraft Spotted Over Philippines Strikingly Similar To Mystery UAS Photographed Over California Last Year

Let's talk about the mysterious flying wing aircraft that flew over the Philippines a few days ago. On Sept. 2, 2021, at 06.15AM LT, Michael Fugnit took a photo of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 5, 2021
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Italian Air Force

Italian Air Force Announces First Sub-orbital Research Mission With Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo

Next rocket-powered test flight of SpaceShipTwo Unity from Spaceport America, with three paying crew members from the Italian Air Force and the National Research Council will be the first commercial,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2021
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Weapons

F-15E Strike Eagles Tested Modified 2,000-pound GBU-31 JDAMs On Maritime Targets

Tests with the GBU-31 pave the way for the use of Joint Direct Attack Munitions against "moving and static maritime targets". Three F-15E Strike Eagles from the 85th Test and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 2, 2021
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