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Marines coastal defence exercise
Military Aviation

USMC F-35Bs, Venoms, Vipers, and Stinger Missiles Defend Beach from Amphibious Attack in Joint Exercise

U.S. Marines of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) joined the Philippine 3rd Marine Brigade and other allies in a live-fire coastal defence exercise at Apurawan Beach on Oct. 22,…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
November 1, 2024
Military Aviation

U.S. Air Force Announces Strategic Bomber Deployment to Europe

A U.S. Air Force press release has confirmed the next Bomber Task Force deployment to Europe will begin in the coming days, most likely to RAF Fairford, UK. Bomber Task…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
November 1, 2024
E-4B replacement
Military Aviation

SNC Receives Second Boeing 747-8 for SAOC Conversion as Aircraft Gets E-4C Designation

The second Boeing 747-8 arrived in Dayton after a 12-hour flight from Seoul and will be converted to a ‘Doomsday’ aircraft at SNC’s Aviation Innovation and Technology Center. Sierra Nevada…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 1, 2024
F-104 final flight
F-104

20 Years Ago Today: The Final Operational Flight of the Iconic F-104 Starfighter

The final chapter in the operational career of the legendary F-104 unfolded at Grazzanise Air Base on Oct. 31, 2004. Of the 15 nations that operated one of the 2,580…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2024
PLA dual carrier exercise
Aircraft Carriers

China’s Liaoning and Shandong Aircraft Carriers Conduct their First Dual-Carrier Exercises in the South China Sea

The dual carrier exercise, which involved for the first time the new CATOBAR variant of the J-15, was part of the PLA Navy’s annual training plan and aimed at improving…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
October 31, 2024
Super Hornet Litening
Military Aviation

LITENING Targeting Pod Completes Initial Flight Testing on U.S. Navy Super Hornet

The successful completion of the initial flight testing is a further step towards deploying the LITENING pod to the fleet. The LITENING targeting pod has successfully completed its initial flight…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
October 31, 2024
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