A-10 suffers engine failure over war zone lands at airport threatened by ISIS in Iraq
An A-10 pilot had to land his Thunderbolt at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq’s volatile Anbar province. A U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt involved in a mission in support…
Frecce Tricolori MB.339PAN sports brand new livery to celebrate 55th anniversary of the display team
It's the first time the Frecce Tricolori paint one of their aircraft with a special color scheme. The “Frecce Tricolori” display team, the only one in the world to perform…
Some interesting photos of the impressive Israel’s 67th Independence Day flypast
An impressive flypast took place over Tel Aviv. On Apr. 23, Israel celebrated its 67th Independence Day with the traditional flypast over the beaches of Tel Aviv. Formations of F-16s,…
Video of the X-47B drone first autonomous aerial refueling
Someone said we are one step closer to Skynet.. On Apr. 16, one of the two Unmanned Carrier Air Vehicle demonstrator (UCAS-D) aircraft of the X-47B program performed the first…
Close encounters with Russian Su-27s as seen by a former RC-135 aircraft commander
“What passes for dangerous and provocative today was ho-hum to recon crews of my generation” former RC-135 commander says On Apr. 7, a U.S. RC-135U spyplane, was intercepted over the…
You won’t believe this is NOT an F-117 Nighthawk stealth jet!
From a certain angle, the nEUROn drone is an F-117 look-alike. The image in this post was taken by The Aviationist's contributor Roberto Zanda on Apr. 21. It shows the…
