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MiG-21UMD
Aviation Safety

Croatian Air Force MiG-21UMD Crashes. Both Pilots Successfully Ejected.

The Croatian Air Force will replace the MiG-21 with the new Dassault Rafale. At around 13:00 local time (12:00 UTC) on Dec. 5, 2022, a flight of five MiG-21s of…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 6, 2022
IFTS
Italian Air Force

IFTS: A Deep Dive Into The Joint Italian Air Force – Leonardo Training Centre

The IFTS will train up to 80 pilots per year using dedicated infrastructures, training ranges and reserved airspace. The International Flight Training School (IFTS) has become internationally renowned, throughout its…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 6, 2022
Engels-2 attack
Russia

Explosion Hits Engels-2 Airbase, Russia, Reportedly Damaging At Least Two Tu-95 Bombers

According to the first reports, at least two Russian Tu-95 Bear bombers were damaged in the attack. Engels-2 airbase, located in Saratov Oblast, some 400 km southeast of Moscow and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 5, 2022
B-21 Raider
Military Aviation

Let’s Have A Closer Look At The B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber

Here's our second analysis of the Northrop Grumman B-21 sixth generation stealth bomber. It was short, sweet and stealthy. The rollout ceremony for the new Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider was…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 3, 2022
Military Aviation

The New B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber Has Just Been Unveiled

The new 6th generation stealth bomber has been unveiled during a ceremony at the company’s site in Palmdale, California. It finally happened. On Dec. 2, 2022, Northrop Grumman, in partnership…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 3, 2022
Helicopters

Italian Army Takes Delivery Of Its 60th And Final UH-90A Helicopter

Italian Army’s UH-90A helicopter fleet handover complete. The Esercito Italiano took delivery of the the 60th and final UH-90A (NATO designation for the Italian Army NH90 TTH) multirole helicopter. The…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 2, 2022
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