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VH-139A
Helicopters

Italian Air Force Celebrates 10 Years Of Service Of Its VH-139A Helicopters

The first VH-139A was delivered to the 31° Stormo at Ciampino airport 10 years ago. On May 31, 2022, the Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force), celebrated the first 10 years…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2022
Military Aviation

Four B-1Bs Have Deployed To Andersen Air Force Base in Guam For A Bomber Task Force Mission

U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB landed at Andersen AFB in Guam amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Four B-1B Lancer bombers (aka "BONEs" from B-Ones) have…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 8, 2022
Flanker vs Mi-14
Troubled Areas

Watch A Russian Flanker Engage A Low Flying Ukrainian Mi-14 Helicopter In The Odesa Oblast

The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was later reportedly shot down off-camera with an air-to-air missile. A short video recently made the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 8, 2022
WWII Week End Air Show
Airshows

The Weather Gods Shined Upon This Year’s ‘World War II Weekend’ Air Show

If you are plane crazy about WWII warbirds, you must attend this annual air show held in Reading, Pennsylvania USA. Three glorious rain free days, with mild temperatures, provided absolute…

Randy Jennings Randy Jennings
June 7, 2022
P-8 J-16
China

Engines Of Australian P-8 MPA Ingest Chaffs Released by Chinese J-16 During “Very Dangerous” Intercept

The Chinese fighter jet cut across the Poseidon’s trajectory while releasing chaffs, some of which where ingested by the engines. The event occurred in international airspace. The Australian Ministry of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
June 6, 2022
Hypersonic sled
Weapons

Rocket Sled Traveling At 7,200 km/h (4,363 mph) Successfully Stopped During Hypersonic Test At Holloman

The test marked the fastest recovery of a monorail sled in over 30 years, and the first time a planned reusable sled was ever recovered at those speeds. The test…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
June 4, 2022
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