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Military Aviation

Fairchild AFB Launched The Largest KC-135 MITO (Minimum Interval Take Off) Mission In Base’s History Last Week

The KC-135 MITO was part of a proficiency and readiness exercise to validate Fairchild’s maintenance generation and the ability to launch multiple aircraft in rapid succession. On Sept. 29, 2021,…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 7, 2021
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Military Aviation

Watch This Amazing Video Of Two B-1B Bombers Arriving At RAF Fairford This Morning

The BONEs are back to the UK for a Bomber Task Force deployment. On Oct. 6, 2021, two B-1B Lancers from the 9th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Dyess Air Forces Base,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 6, 2021
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The F-35A Released B61-12 Joint Test Assemblies Completing Final Flight Test Of Nuclear Design Certification

The Lightning II gets one step closer to become the next Air Force aircraft, and first 5th Generation platform, to achieve compatibility with the refurbished B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb. The…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 6, 2021
Aviation Safety

U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Crashes in Death Valley: Pilot Ejects Safely.

VX-9 “Vampires” Super Hornet Goes Down in Remote Area, Pilot Released from Las Vegas Hospital. The U.S. Navy and local news media reported on Tuesday that a Boeing F/A-18F Super…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 6, 2021
Aircraft Carriers

US F-35Bs Board Japan’s Aircraft Carrier Becoming First Fixed-Wing Aircraft To Operate From Japanese Ship Since WWII

The U.S. Marine Corps F-35s are the first fixed-wing aircraft to operate from a Japanese ship since WW2, following the decision to convert the JS Izumo from helicopter carrier to…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 5, 2021
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Italy And UK Are Integrating New European Weapons On The F-35 Lightning II

The two countries will complete the integration of the Meteor air-to-air missile and SPEAR 3 air-to-surface missile on both the F-35A and F-35B. BAE Systems and MBDA have been awarded…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
October 5, 2021
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