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B-2 diversion
Military Aviation

B-2 Spirit On Global Power Mission Diverts To RAF Fairford

A B-2 Spirit diverted to the UK during a mission from Whiteman Air Force Base. On Dec. 13, 2023, B-2A Spirit 82-1066 "Spirit of America" landed at RAF Fairford, UK,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 14, 2023
P-8 MUOS
Military Aviation

Another VPU-2’s ‘Mystery’ P-8A Poseidon Equipped With The MUOS UHF SATCOM Hump

A P-8A Poseidon of the secretive VPU-2 squadron has been modified with the addition, among all other things, of the MUOS UHF-band SATCOM dome. On Dec. 12, 2023, our reader…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 13, 2023
AC-130J IR
Military Aviation

Watch An AC-130J Ghostrider Firing Its Cannons Through IR Vision

One of the U.S. Air Force AC-130J Ghostrider aircraft involved in an exercise has been filmed as it fired at training targets through an IR sensor. The AC-130J Ghostrider, a…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 12, 2023
Belgian F-35
F-35

First Belgian F-35A Rolls Out Of Factory At Fort Worth

The aircraft, the first of 34 on order, will be delivered next year and based at Luke Air Force Base for training. Lockheed Martin rolled out of its production facilities…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 11, 2023
MQ-9A Block 5
Drones

First MQ-9A Block 5 Delivered To Italian Air Force

The new RPA was delivered, along with a new Mobile Ground Control Station, as part of a Mid-Life Modernization of the Italian fleet of Predator RPAs. General Atomics just disclosed…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 11, 2023
F-16 crashes Yellow Sea
Aviation Safety

U.S. F-16 Crashes Into The Yellow Sea Off South Korea. Pilot Ejected Safely.

The F-16, belonging to the 8th Fighter Wing, crashed into the Yellow Sea off South Korea, during a routine training mission. On Dec. 11, 2023, at around 08.43AM LT, an…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 11, 2023
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