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F-35

The First Japanese-Built F-35A Unveiled At Nagoya Production Facility In Japan

AX-5, the first Japanese-assembled F-35A was unveiled in Nagoya Japan earlier today. The first F-35A assembled in Japan, AX-5 "79-8705", was unveiled out of the Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Komaki…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 5, 2017
Military Aviation

Take A Seat In the Cockpit Of A U.S. B-52 Bomber As It Drops GBU-31 “Bunker Buster” Bombs On ISIS Targets In Mosul

Rare Insight Into The Operations Of The B-52s. The venerable U.S. Air Force B-52 Buffs have been supporting the air war on ISIS since April 2016. They Stratofortress strategic bombers,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 5, 2017
Military Aviation

Here Are Some Details And Photographs About The Polish F-16s Involved In The Air War Against The Islamic State

Polish Air Force F-16 Jets Log More than 1,500 Hours in Support Of Operation Inherent Resolve Against Daesh. Little is known about the missions carried out by the Polish Air…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
June 5, 2017
Military Aviation

Check Out This Cool Video Of Two B-52H Stratofortress Bombers Landing At RAF Fairford For Their European Deployment

B-52H Stratofortresses from Barksdale Air Force Base have touched down on the runway at RAF Fairford, UK. The bombers will participate in exercises Saber Strike, Arctic Challenge and Baltic Operations…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 2, 2017
Iraq

The U.S. Air Force Has Just Released Photos That Prove The MC-130J Commando II Has Joined The Air War On ISIS

Here is the first in theater (Iraq/Syria) picture of an AFSOC MC-130J Commando II. The top image shows a U.S. Air Force MC-130J Commando II receiving fuel from a 340th…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 1, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

“Aircraft Carrier” Documentary Provides Unique Perspective and Insight Into Naval Aviation And F-35 Ops At Sea.

Beautiful Visuals Meet Mechanical Understanding in Aircraft Carrier Documentary. With some cool footage of F-35B and F-35C stealth jets. Large format filmmaker Stephen Low has taken his IMAX cameras to…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
June 1, 2017
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