French AASM Hammer Bomb Spotted On Ukrainian MiG-29
Few months after it was announced, we now have visual confirmation of the guided bomb being employed by Ukrainian MiG-29s. An image of a MiG-29 of the Ukrainian Air Force,…
Ukraine Is Now Using At Least Two UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopters
A new video shows at least two UH-60s in service with the Directorate of Intelligence, after the first one was unveiled last year. After the Ukrainian Directorate of Intelligence unveiled…
Canopy Sill Longeron Cracks Caused The Grounding Of 90 USAF F-16s Within The Past Year
Cracks on the canopy sill longerons are affecting the U.S. Air Force inventory of F-16s. An interesting article recently published by the 140th Wing Public Affairs exposes an issue affecting…
US Approves AIM-9X Block II+ Foreign Military Sale To Italy
The sale was previously announced by NAVAIR in 2021, when the Italian Air Force signed the Letter of Offer & Acceptance. A month after the notification of the approval of…
ROKAF F-4E Phantom Fires Live AIM-7M Sparrow Missile
The last South Korean F-4Es took part in a live firing exercise that saw one Phantom fire an AIM-7M Sparrow Air-to-Air Missile. Between Mar. 11 and 15, 2024, the Republic…
Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory
Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist, who wishes to remain anonymous,…
