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F-35

U.S. Marine Corps Conducts First “Elephant Walk” With 20 F-35B Jets At Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort

The F-35B's "Elephant Walk" was part of a readiness exercise. On May 1, 2019, Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron (VMFAT) 501 conducted a readiness exercise with of 20 F-35B Lightning…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2019
Italian Air Force

Italian Typhoons Deploy To Romania To Augment Romanian Air Force MiG-21 Jets under NATO’s enhanced Air Policing

Four Italian Air Force F-2000A jets are deploying to Mihail Kogalniceanu Air Base tomorrow. The Italian Air Force is scheduled to deploy Eurofighter Typhoon jets to Romania under NATO’s Enhanced…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2019
Airshows

These Photos Of The F-22 Raptor Flying With The Blue Angels Are Some Of The Best Aerial Shots You’ll Ever See!

F-22 Raptor makes historic flight with Blue Angels during MCAS Beaufort Airshow. And here are some stunning photographs. The above image was taken by Rich Cooper, world famous photographer and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
May 2, 2019
Helicopters

Let’s Discuss Poland’s Controversial Decision To Buy four AW101 Helicopters To Replace Navy’s Soviet-era Mi-14 Helos

The procurement did spark a lot of controversy. On Apr. 26, Leonardo announced the signing of a contract valued at approximately 380 mln EUR (1.65 bn PLN) "that will significantly…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
May 1, 2019
Iraq

U.S. Air Force’s F-35A Jets With Radar Reflectors And External AIM-9X Missiles Carry Out First Airstrikes In Iraq

Photos of the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft involved in an airstrike at Wadi Ashai, Iraq, show a really interesting configuration. Two U.S. Air Force F-35 belonging to…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
April 30, 2019
Military Aviation

Top Gun: The New Book by Navy’s Program Founder Is a Rare Aviation Literary Gem.

Thrilling, Masterful and Meticulously Detailed; Top Gun Founder’s Book is Outstanding. Of the thousands of books on military aviation, there are only a few truly authoritative masterworks. Author Dan Pedersen’s…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
April 30, 2019
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