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F-16 HARM Kill Marking
Iran

U.S. F-16 Sports AGM-88 HARM Kill Marking in New Photo

A small silhouette of a High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile can be seen painted below the cockpit in this new photo released by CENTCOM, indicating that the jet was likely responsible for…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 10, 2026
Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape
Military History

Stealing a MiG-29 was a Piece of Cake – Sort of. Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape – Part 1

In 1989 Soviet Air Force Captain Alexander M. Zuyev defected in a MiG-29 fighter after executing a brilliant and bold plan, shocking the Soviet Union’s communist rulers and handing the…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
May 9, 2026
Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Launches Analysis of Requirements for Possible B-52 Successor

The U.S. Air Force is launching next year a Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives which will allow to determine requirements for future B-52 upgrades or an entirely new heavy bomber.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 8, 2026
B-1B Apocalypse II
Military Aviation

B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration

The B-1B 86-0115, now renamed “Apocalypse II,” returned to service at Dyess AFB after being previously retired in 2021. The U.S. Air Force announced on May 6, 2026, that a…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
May 8, 2026
Camo F-15E Bomb Load
Military Aviation

New Photos Show Lakenheath’s Camo F-15E Tooled Up With Practice Bomb Load

The F-15E Strike Eagle from the 48th Fighter Wing, recently painted to commemorate Operation El Dorado Canyon’s 40th anniversary, took off on May. 7, 2026 with a heavy load of…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
May 7, 2026
Maverick Act
Military Aviation

A U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcat Might Return to the Skies Thanks to Congress’ “Maverick Act”

Three U.S. Navy F-14D Tomcats would be transferred to the U.S. Space and Rocket Center Commission in Huntsville, Alabama, and one might be made flyable again, following the approval of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
May 7, 2026
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F-16 HARM Kill Marking
Iran
U.S. F-16 Sports AGM-88 HARM Kill Marking in New Photo
Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape
Military History
Stealing a MiG-29 was a Piece of Cake – Sort of. Alexander Zuyev’s Great Escape – Part 1
Heavy Bomber Analysis of Alternatives
Military Aviation
U.S. Air Force Launches Analysis of Requirements for Possible B-52 Successor
B-1B Apocalypse II
Military Aviation
B-1B Bomber “Rage” Returns to Service After Restoration

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