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MQ-9 Reaper Drone Fires Live AIM-9X Block II AAM At BQM-167 Target Drone Simulating a Cruise Missile

This is the second successful MQ-9 AIM-9X employment since the first air-to-air shot in November of 2017 against a target drone. The U.S. Air Force has recently employed a live…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 11, 2020
F-35

These Are Some Of The Designs Submitted For The New Aggressors F-35 Color Scheme

Seven designs for Lightning stealth jets in Aggressor camouflage were submitted by artist Sean Hampton. As some of our readers will probably remember, last year the U.S. Air Force announced…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 10, 2020
Aviation Safety

The Crash Of The Su-27 Flanker “14 Red” At Salgareda Air Show

The Flanker crashed into the ground killing the pilot and an airshow service member. On Sept. 9, 1990, a Soviet Sukhoi Su-27 Flanker, crashed during an airshow held at Salgareda,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 9, 2020
F-35

U.S. Marine Corps F-35Bs of the “Wake Island Avengers” Land In The UK For Joint Training With British Lightnings

The US Marine Corps Squadron Will Take Part To Numerous Exercises Ahead Of Next Year’s Deployment On The HMS Queen Elizabeth Aircraft Carrier. Ten F-35Bs from the US Marine Corps…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
September 9, 2020
Military Aviation

Two U.S. B-52s of Bomber Task Force 20-4 Fly Mission In Moroccan Airspace Before Landing at Spanish Airbase

The Stratofortresses deployed to RAF Fairford, UK, have flown a training mission over Northwestern Africa. On Sept. 7, 2020, two U.S. B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, belonging to the 5th Bomb…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 8, 2020
Military Aviation

Check Out These Amazing Photos Of A U.S. C-17 Globemaster III Flying Low Level Through The Lake District LFA In UK

You don't see cargo aircraft flying at low level too often! The stunning shots in this article were shot on Saturday, Sept. 5, 2020, by photographer Simon Pearson-Cougill from Dunmail…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 7, 2020
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