RAF Lakenheath Hosts Large-Force Dissimilar Air Combat Training with U.S. Air Force F-22, F-15C, F-15E and Navy F/A-18E/F jets
The 48th Fighter Wing hosts a big exercise, integrating joint service as well as 4th and 5th Generation capabilities. One of the biggest military exercises the 48th Fighter Wing has…
F-22 Raptor Demo Pilot Returns Home to Shred the Skies at the NAS Oceana Airshow
We met Major Paul “Loco” Lopez on home soil. Naval Air Station Oceana (NAS Oceana) is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year. This longevity shows just how important this Naval…
(Almost) All F-35 Joint Strike Fighters Grounded Worldwide Following September 28 Crash
Suspected Fuel Problem Results in Grounding of Joint Strike Fighter. Not all of them actually... All Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters were ordered grounded on Thursday, October…
We Got Interesting Photos of The Secretive 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment’s Helicopters in Training
Images May Show Special Operations Unit Training with DEVGRU or Army Delta. Frequent contributor to The Aviationist, Lance Riegle, of Dearborn Heights, Michigan, noticed unusual aviation activity during his recent…
Take A Look At These Shots Of The Airdrops Performed During Operation “Market Garden” Celebrations in the Netherlands
Each year, waves of paratroopers commemorate Operation Market Garden fought in the Netherlands in September 1944. Operation "Market Garden" is the name of an unsuccessful Allied military operation launched during…
U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Connects To HIMARS For Rocket Shot In a “Direct Sensor-to-Shooter” Scenario
Using Datalink, an F-35B shared target data with an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). 5th Gen. aircraft increasingly used to shorten the "sensor-to-shooter" cycle. According to Lt. Gen.…
