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F-35

First F-35B Assembled Outside Of The U.S. Makes First Flight In Italy

"BL-01" is the first Italian F-35B STOVL jet. On Oct. 24, the first F-35B, the Short Take-Off Vertical Landing variant of the the F-35 Lightning II, the first assembled internationally,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 24, 2017
Aircraft Carriers

Here’s 2017 West Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video: No ATFLIR and No Gun Camera Footage. And It’s Probably Not By Accident.

This year's West Coast Strike Fighter Ball Video does not feature the "real ops" stuff: bombs, ATFLIR footage, and aerial "gun camera" clips. It seems that someone was not happy…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 23, 2017
Military Aviation

We Have Found Ultra Rare Footage Showing A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Dropping A 30,000-Pound Bunker Buster Bomb

This Is Probably The First Clip Showing The B-2 As It Drops The GBU-57 Massive Ordnance Penetrator. The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is the only aircraft in the U.S. Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 20, 2017
Aviation

Military and Contract Air Assets (Including U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Drones) Key in Fighting Largest Ever California Wildfires.

All Available Airborne Fire Fighting Assets Pressed into Service, Fires Continue. A massive combined military and contract air operation has been flying over the U.S. state of California this week…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 19, 2017
Aviation Safety

Israeli Air Force F-35I “Adir” Involved In A Bird Strike Incident Gets Grounded

An Israeli Air Force F-35 has been involved in a bird strike during a training sortie. And the incident has fueled some weird speculations... An Israeli Air Force F-35I "Adir"…

Amit Agronov Amit Agronov
October 18, 2017
Aviation Safety

Japanese F-4EJ Kai Phantom II Heavily Damaged in Runway Accident, Crew Escapes Fire

Hyakuri Phantom Burns on Ground, Reports Suggest Aircraft Written Off. A McDonnell-Douglas F-4EJ “Kai” Phantom II attached to either the 301st or 302nd Tactical Fighter Squadron of the 7th Air…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
October 18, 2017
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