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Italian Air Force F-35A and F-35B Fly In “Beast Mode” For The Very First Time

The Italian Air Force, the only Armed Force operating both the F-35A and F-35B, flew the jets in "Beast Mode" for the first time. The Aeronautica Militare (Italian Air Force)…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 26, 2020
Military Aviation

Check Out These Photos Of The Blue Angels Flying The Diamond Formation With The Super Hornets For The First Time

The Blue Angels have started preparing the 2021 flight demonstration season with the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet. As we already reported, the Blue Angels, the U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Team, flew…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 25, 2020
Military Aviation

B-1 Lancer Bomber Flies With JASSM Stealthy Missile During External Weapons Carriage Capabilities Demo

A B-1B Lancer flew for the first time with an inert JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) under an external pylon during a demo at Edwards AFB. On Nov. 20, 2020,…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
November 25, 2020
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An F-35A Dropped An Inert B61-12 Nuclear Bomb During Supersonic Flight For The First Time

The test with the B61-12 is also the first F-35A Dual Capable Aircraft test to be shown in an unclassified video. Just a few months after the first photos of…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 25, 2020
Military Aviation

The Japan Air Self-Defense Force Retires Its Last F-4EJ Phantom Fighters After 48 Years Of Service

After retiring its last F-4EJ Phantom fighters, 301 Hikotai will now relocate to Misawa AB to become the second F-35A unit of the JASDF. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF)…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 24, 2020
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Farewell Huey! The Italian Army Begins To Slowly Retire The AB-205 After More Than 50 Years Of Service

The 5th Army Aviation Regiment is the first unit to phase out its AB-205 Huey helicopters after completing the transition to the NH-90. The 5th Army Aviation Regiment of the…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
November 24, 2020
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