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,…
F-35 Full Rate Production Finally Approved
After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Dr. William…
Poland Takes Delivery of Its First Saab 340 AEW
The first of two Saab 340 AEW platforms procured last year has been delivered. As announced by the Armament Agency of the Polish Ministry of Defense (Polish MoD's procurement body)…
