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F-35A IOC
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The Royal Netherlands Air Force Has Declared Its F-35A Operational

The Dutch F-35A aircraft have achieved the IOC (Initial Operational Capability). On Dec. 27, 2021, the Netherlands MOD and Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) have officially declared Initial Operational Capability…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2021
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Italian Air Force’s Counter-UAS Capability Carries Out First Operational Deployment To Qatar

The Italian Air Force anti-drone system was deployed to support the Qatari Armed Forces during a sport event. From Nov. 23 to Dec. 20, 2021, the Italian Air Force deployed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 24, 2021
RAF Buccaneer low level
Military Aviation

Insane Video Of RAF Buccaneers Flying Ultra Low Level During Mock Attack On HMS Liverpool Off Gibraltar

This footage proves how low the RAF Buccaneers could fly during a maritime strike mission... Blackburn Aircraft Company NA.39 was a carrier-borne, high-speed low-level strike aircraft which, in its production…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 23, 2021
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Aircraft Carriers

Intense HUD Video Lets You Feel The Tension Of A Naval Aviator During His First Cat Shot Off An Aircraft Carrier

Ever wondered what a catapult shot looks like from the cockpit of a T-45 Goshawk? Here's the HUD tape. Rob Roy is a former Naval Aviator who flew the C-2A…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 20, 2021
Military Aviation

RAF Typhoon’s First Air-To-Air Kill: Terrorist Drone Shot Down In Syria

A Royal Air Force Typhoon FGR4 has shot down a "small hostile drone" in Syria. In what the UK Ministry of Defence called an "unprecedented event", an RAF Typhoon conducted…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2021
F-35

RAF Lakenheath Has Become The First Base in Europe To Receive U.S. Air Force F-35s

The first F-35A aircraft of the newly formed 495th Fighter Squadron have arrived in the UK. Four F-35A aircraft departed from Fort Worth, Texas, arrived at RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2021
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