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Military Aviation

Northrop Grumman Selected to Develop TACAMO System for the E-130J

The U.S. Navy announced it awarded the contract to Northrop Grumman to conduct mission-systems integration for the E-130J that will replace the E-6B in the TACAMO mission. Northrop Grumman has…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
December 19, 2024
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PLAN’s Naval Aviation University Performs J-15 Flight Training on Simulated Carrier Deck

Recently released images show J-15s of one of the brigades attached to the Naval Aviation University practicing launch and recovery operations at an unspecified coastal base where a flight deck…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
December 19, 2024
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Ukrainian Commander Claims to Have Operational Laser Anti-Aircraft Weapon

Named Tryzub after the golden trident used as a national symbol of Ukraine, Colonel Vadym Sukharevskyi states that the new weapon has a range of over two kilometers. Colonel Vadym…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 18, 2024
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Military Aviation

2024 Fundamental for GCAP, Working to Make 2035 Goal a Reality, Says Leonardo

The three nations made important steps forward this year, establishing equal work sharing, locations and coordination of the different areas of GCAP, with the objective of cutting in half timeline…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 18, 2024
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Military Aviation

492nd FS F-15E Strike Eagles Return From Middle East With New Nose Arts And Bomb Markings

The first six of a dozen U.S. Air Force F-15Es have returned to their homebase at RAF Lakenheath, once again sporting unique nicknames and some interesting markings. On Dec. 17,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 18, 2024
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NATO Fighters Intercept Two Russian Tu-22M3 ‘Backfires’ Carrying Long-Range Supersonic Cruise Missiles

Finnish, Swedish, and Dutch fighter aircraft were scrambled on Tuesday Dec. 17, 2024 to identify and monitor Russian aircraft over the Baltic Sea, which turned out to be carrying inert…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
December 17, 2024
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