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B-52 orange
Military Aviation

A U.S. B-52H Bomber Has Received An Incredible Throwback Color Scheme

The B-52H 61-0028 has the forward fuselage, wings near the wingtips, engine nacelles, and vertical stabilizer painted in dayglo orange, contrasting the typical dark gray paint of the Stratofortress. A…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 1, 2024
Kizilelma third prototype
Drones

Production Prototype of Turkey’s Kizilelma UCAV Makes Maiden Flight With New Engine and Sensors

The third prototype of Kizilelma is also the production prototype, which shows a number of changes, including an afterburning engine, structural differences and aerodynamic improvements for higher performance. The production…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 1, 2024
Su-35S unsafe maneuver
Military Aviation

Video Released of Russian Su-35’s Unprofessional and Unsafe Maneuver During F-16 Intercept off Alaska

The Su-35S was escorting a Russian Tu-95 off Alaska when it performed an unsafe maneuver directed at the U.S. F-16. On September 23, 2024, the North American Aerospace Defense Command…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 30, 2024
F-16 Il-38
Military Aviation

U.S. F-16 In Aggressor Paint Scheme Intercepts Russian Navy Il-38 In The Alaska ADIZ

As happened in May 2024, F-16 in Russian-inspired camouflage color scheme recently intercepted Russian aircraft off Alaska. Earlier this month, Russian Navy Il-38 and Il-38N "Dolphin" (NATO codename "May") Anti-Submarine…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 30, 2024
Red Sands Counter-UAS
Drones

Robot Dogs, UGVs and Apaches Downing Drones with Hellfires at the US-Saudi Counter-UAS Exercise

The Red Sands Counter-UAS drills took place in a region with heavy UAS activity and with an Ally that combated asymmetric drone attacks by the Houthis much before the wars…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
September 30, 2024
F-15I Bunker Buster
Lebanon

F-15I Jets Dropped Bunker-Buster Bombs in Targeted Strike on Hezbollah’s Nasrallah

F-15I, GBU-31 Bunker-Buster Bombs, and Nasrallah: Israel's High-Stakes Airstrike. In a landmark operation, nicknamed "New Order", the Israeli Air Force employed its F-15I Ra’am jets equipped with GPS-aided GBU-31(V)3/B JDAM…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
September 29, 2024
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