First in Europe, the Italian Air Force Declares IOC For Its First F-35A Squadron During TLP 18-4
The Aeronautica Militare has declared its F-35s operational. On Nov. 30, 2018, during the media day of TLP 18-4 currently underway at Amendola, in southeastern Italy (the first iteration of…
German Air Force A340 Carrying Angela Merkel To G20 Performs Emergency Landing. German Chancellor Resumes Travel In A Commercial Flight
Luftwaffe's Airbus 340, called "Konrad Adenauer", carrying the German delegation to the G20 summit, suffered technical problems about an hour into the 15-hour trip to Buenos Aires. Angela Merkel is…
RAF F-35B, U.S. Air Force F-15E and French Air Force Rafale Jets Together For The First Time During Exercise Point Blank
RAF Marham F-35B Lightnings are taking part in their first operational exercise at RAF Lakenheath as they continue their progression to initial operating capability. U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles…
That Time A Crippled SR-71 Blackbird In Emergency Was Intercepted By Four Swedish Viggens After Violating Sweden’s Airspace
An interesting Cold War episode worth 4 medals. During the 1980s, the U.S. flew regular SR-71 Blackbird aircraft reconnaissance missions in international waters over the Barents Sea and the Baltic…
17 Russian Combat Aircraft “Buzzed” British Royal Navy warship HMS Duncan in the Black Sea near Crimea
An interesting "close encounter" in the Black Sea was captured on video. During the filming of a documentary, UK's Channel 5 captured interesting footage of a Royal Navy Type 45…
The U.S. Air Force’s E-11 BACN Aircraft Is So Unique, You Can Only Find It In One Place: Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan
Commonly known as Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, the E-11A is a U.S. Air Force aircraft that provides unparalleled communications capabilities to coalition forces on the ground and aircraft…
