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B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia

Aviation enthusiasts have monitored at least two flights of multiple B-2 Spirit bombers transiting from Whiteman AFB to the strategic Indian Ocean outpost at Diego Garcia. Using open source information…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 26, 2025
A400M Refuels CV-22
Military Aviation

German A400M Refuels AFSOC CV-22 Osprey for the First Time

The test is aimed at expanding the refueling envelope of the A400M to refuel a wide variety of NATO aircraft, and follows the first ever refueling of a V-22 in…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 25, 2025
Patrouille de France Collision
Aviation Safety

Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight

An incident involving two jets belonging to the French Air Force’s aerobatic display team took place during training in Eastern France. Reports say three people ejected and are receiving medical…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 25, 2025
CENTCOM Super Hornets GBU-53
Military Aviation

Video Reveals GBU-53/B StormBreaker ‘SDB II’ Deployed In Action Against Houthis

CENTCOM footage shows F/A-18 Super Hornets launching from the USS Harry S. Truman carrying a variety of weapons, including the GBU-53/B StormBreaker and AGM-154 JSOW glide bombs and the AGM-84…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
March 25, 2025
SOM-J
Military Aviation

Turkey Fires SOM-J Cruise Missile from F-16 For the First Time

SOM-J was originally developed to fit inside the F-35’s internal bays. Meant for both land and sea targets, it will also be integrated on the KAAN fifth generation stealth fighter…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
March 24, 2025
MQ-9 Dual Carriage System GBU-39
Drones

MQ-9 Reaper Tests GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb on New Dual-Carriage System

The new BRU-78 Dual Carriage System allows the MQ-9 Reaper to carry two bombs on a single hardpoint, doubling the number of free fall weapons it can employ in combat.…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
March 24, 2025
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