The First F-35B Assembled Outside The U.S. Delivered To The Italian Ministry Of Defense Today
The first Italian-build Short Take-Off/Vertical Landing (STOVL) F-35B Lightning II aircraft was delivered to the Italian Ministry of Defense and assigned to the Italian Navy at the Cameri Final Assembly…
12 U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt II Deployed To Afghanistan To Join Air Campaign Against Taliban
After 3 years, the "Warthog" returns to Afghanistan. A dozen A-10C Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft have arrived at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on Jan. 19 to bolster (USFOR-A) and Afghan…
U.S. Approves Possible Sale of 34 Lockheed F-35s to Belgium; Japan Deploying First F-35 to Misawa; India Allegedly Enters Conversation.
Based on latest news, it may have been a good weekend for the F-35. The U.S. State Department issued a statement late Friday confirming it has approved the possible sale…
Backseat Experience: How You Should Prepare To Fly In A Combat Jet As A Passenger
I'm often asked what flying in a military jet looks like and how I do prepare for such missions. Here are some tips that might be useful to get the…
Here Is Italy’s First F-35B Lightning II Flying In Full Italian Navy Markings For The First Time Today
The aircraft will be officially delivered to the Marina Militare next week. Today it flew for the first time in full Italian Navy markings. On Jan. 18, the first Italian…
The Belgian Air Force Has Released Footage Of The Russian Tu-160 Blackjack Intercepted Over The North Sea
Here's one of the two Tu-160s as seen through the pilot's JHMCS (Joint Helmet Mounted Cueing System). On Jan. 15, two Belgian Air Force F-16s intercepted two Russian Air Force…
