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Military Aviation

Rare footage provides interesting details about the world’s most advanced F-16s flown by UAE in the Air War on ISIS

The UAE Air Force takes part in the air war on Daesh with the most advanced F-16 in the world. And here's some interesting footage. Filmed from aboard a KC-135…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 19, 2016
Aviation Safety

All U.S. Navy Super Hornets and Growlers grounded after incident injured aircrew

The U.S. Navy has temporarily grounded all its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler jets after a ground incident at Whidbey Island. The U.S. Navy Naval Air Forces commander has…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2016
Iraq

U.S. Air Force EC-130H Disrupts ISIL Communications in Iraq

In an uncharacteristic media release by the U.S. Air Force, U.S. EC-130H Compass Call electronic warfare aircraft have been reported as active in support of anti-ISIL operations in Iraq. The…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 16, 2016
F-35

Here are the photographs of the first “operational” F-35A outside of the US landing in Italy

On Monday, Italy became the first country to operate the F-35 outside of the U.S. when two aircraft landed at the first F-35 base in Europe. Here are the first…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 16, 2016
F-35

Italy has become the first country to operate the F-35 outside of the U.S.

Actually, the Italian (not the Israeli) Air Force has been the first service to take delivery of the first operational F-35s outside the United States. On Dec. 12, whilst several…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2016
Aviation Safety

A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in the F-16 Thunderbird accident

"A throttle trigger malfunction and inadvertent throttle rotation resulted in an F-16CM being destroyed upon impacting the ground south of Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado" On Jun. 2, 2016, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 15, 2016
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