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F-35

Norway Has Completed A Successful Verification Of The F-35 Drag Chute System, Unique To The Norwegian Aircraft.

The chute, housed under a small fairing on the upper rear fuselage between the vertical tails, is unique to the Norwegian aircraft. On Feb. 16, the Royal Norwegian Air Force…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 20, 2018
Aircraft Carriers

Cockpit Video Shows F/A-18E Super Hornet Performing Case II Recovery With Low Visibility And Pitching Deck

Check out what happens inside the cockpit of a VFA-143 "Rhino" performing a Case II recovery procedure. The footage below shows a recovery to the carrier in low visibility conditions…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 19, 2018
Military Aviation

Polish Air Force’s 100th Anniversary – Part II: Kościuszko Squadron: American Aviators in the Polish-Soviet War

In the premiere episode covering the history of the Polish Air Force we made the readers acquainted with the Polish Air Force’s “Checkerboard”. Today we will tell you a story…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
February 16, 2018
Afghanistan

EQ-4 Global Hawk Drone Deployed to UAE with a Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Payload Reaches 20K Flight Hours

One of the RQ-4B Global Hawk drone converted into EQ-4 has logged 20,000 flight hours operating as a "flying gateway" for other aircraft involved in the air war on ISIS.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 16, 2018
Syria

This Video Shows U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drone Destroying a Russian-made T-72 Tank in Syria

The U.S. Air Force Central Command has released the video of a T-72 tank destroyed by a drone in Syria. The following video shows a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone destroying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 14, 2018
Aviation Safety

Lightning Strike Tore A Person-Sized Gash In B-52 Bomber Tail

A lightning struck a B-52 Stratofortress assigned to the 307th Bomb Wing upon final approach to Barksdale Air Force Base: the tail of the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. On Dec.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
February 12, 2018
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