U.S. State Department Backs Sale of 50 F-35 Lightning IIs to United Arab Emirates
Proposed Sale of F-35A Lighting IIs Follows Recognition of Israel by UAE. The U.S. State Department has told Congress it approves of the potential sale of 50 Lockheed Martin F-35A…
First Flight of the XB-51, The Weirdest Plane You’ve Never Heard Of, OTD in 1949
The Enigmatic XB-51 Was Ahead of Its Time, and That May Have Ended its Program. It’s unusual for an airplane to almost completely disappear from history. Especially a pioneering aircraft…
Greek Media Outlets Claim Six F-35s Originally Destined to Turkey May End Up in Greece
Greek media outlets report that the U.S. will divert to Greece six F-35s originally built by Lockheed Martin for Turkey. Although the details are still pretty fuzzy, Greek social media…
Italian Air Force Museum Welcomes “New” BR-1150 Atlantic and F-16 Fighting Falcon
The BR-1150 Atlantic and F-16 Fighting Falcon join the outstanding collection of the Italian Air Force Museum. Located some 25 kilometers to the northeast of Rome, the Museo Storico Aeronautica…
When The Right Stuff Goes Wrong: Real F/A-18E Super Hornet Crash Site Photo Mirrors Movie Scene
A photo of the Super Hornet pilot near the crash site after ejection is strikingly similar to a famous scene from "The Right Stuff". On Oct. 20, 2020, a U.S.…
The U.S. Air Force Special Mission C-130H Hercules Aircraft Which Fly Mosquito Control Aerial Spray Ops
C-130H Hercules aircraft of the 910th Airlift Wing, based at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, carry out mosquito control missions. The 910th AW (Airlift Wing) based at Youngstown Air Reserve…
