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Aircraft Carriers

British F-35B Launches From HMS Queen Elizabeth Docked in Portsmouth

The Lightning had remained on board after the end of the Westlant 19 deployment because of a technical issue. As you may already know, the Royal Air Force and the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 18, 2019
Military Aviation

Stunning New Video Brings You Behind The Scenes Of Top Gun 2 During Aerial Footage Shooting

Real flying. Real G-forces. Pure adrenaline. A couple of days ago I've commented the new trailer of "Top Gun: Maverick" hitting theatres on Jun. 26, 2020. I explained that I…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2019
Aviation Safety

Russian Tu-22M3 “Backfire” Bomber Crash Lands Into A Field During Emergency, Crew Safe

Accident is Third in Series of Significant Russian Military Mishaps in December. A Russian Tupolev Tu-22M3, NATO reporting name “Backfire”, twin-engine supersonic bomber crash-landed yesterday in the Astrakhan-Oblast region of…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 18, 2019
Airshows

Fear the Reaper: Silent, Sinister MQ-9 Flight Gives Public a Glimpse at Emerging Capabilities.

Rare Public MQ-9 RPA Fly-By At Nellis Air Force Base During Latest Airshow. It was nearly silent. As the diminutive General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper chortled its way across the demonstration…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 17, 2019
Military Aviation

New “Top Gun: Maverick” Trailer Teases Hypersonic Test Aircraft (and bit too much CGI…)

Here's what we have noticed in the second trailer for Top Gun sequel. I must be honest: I'm less excited for next year's release of "Top Gun: Maverick" after watching…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2019
Military Aviation

Upgraded Rafale F3-R Achieves Initial Operational Capability with the French Air Force

All aircraft will be retrofitted to the new standard while the future F4 upgrade is already in development The French Air Force announced that the Dassault Rafale F3-R, the latest…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 16, 2019
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