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Military Aviation

Tales From The Cockpit: Name Tags And “Roof Stomping” At Edwards AFB

An interesting story from the years at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAFTPS) at Edwards Air Force Base. Roaming in my patches box I found the name tag…

Fabio Consoli Fabio Consoli
January 25, 2021
F-35

Hezbollah TV Correspondent Captures First Images Of Israeli F-35I Adir Jets Operating Inside Lebanese Airspace.

Almost by accident, the first images of Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir jets flying over Lebanon have been posted online today. Israeli F-35I jets were flying over Lebanon earlier today,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 25, 2021
Military Aviation

Let’s Talk About NGAD Achieving The e-Series Status And What This Designation Means

The Digital Century Series, or simply e-Series, is meant to facilitate the U.S. Air Force and Space Force’s analog-to-digital metamorphosis. In September 2020, Dr. William Roper, Assistant Secretary of the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
January 25, 2021
Aviation Safety

Armed U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle Drone Performs Emergency Landing In Northern Niger

A U.S. Army MQ-1C Gray Eagle landed on on the ground in Niger, with a live Hellfire missile on the left wing pylon. Photos have started to emerge on social…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 24, 2021
China

Eight Chinese H-6K Bombers Flew Inside Taiwan’s ADIZ As U.S. Aircraft Carrier Entered South China Sea

Spike of Chinese "incursions" and presence of H-6K bombers (able to carry Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles) inside the south-western corner of Taiwan's ADIZ (Air Defense Identification Zone) amid escalating tensions in…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 24, 2021
Military Aviation

Polish Armaments Inspectorate Celebrates 10th Anniversary. Here’s A Look At All The Procurements In The Air Domain

A Look Back at the Air Domain Procurements of the Polish Armaments Inspectorate. The Polish MoD's armament procurement body, also known as the Armament Inspectorate, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
January 23, 2021
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