F-35 Selected By The Finnish Defense Forces To Replace F/A-18 Hornets According To Local Media
According to a report in a Finnish tabloid, the Finnish Defense Forces picked Lockheed Martin's 5th generation aircraft as Finland's future multirole fighter jet. After it succeeded in the Swiss…
UAE Signs Historic Deal With France For 80 Rafale Fighter Jets
The deal, which also includes Rafale’s weapons and 12 Caracal helicopters, is considered the largest contract ever signed for the export of French weapons. France and the United Arab Emirates…
We Went To Los Llanos Air Base For Tactical Leadership Programme 2021-4
The Aviationist was invited to the media day of the last Tactical Leadership Programme Flying Course of 2021 held in Los Llanos Air Base in Albacete, Spain. And here's what…
Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s Successfully Complete Ex. ‘Gioia Falcon’ With The Italian Air Force
11 Dutch F-16s deployed to Gioia del Colle Air Base to practice operations in non-familiar areas and fly COMAO missions. The Royal Netherlands Air Force deployed 11 of its F-16…
F-35B Drops First GBU-53/B StormBreaker Small Diameter Bomb II
During the test, a nearby F/A-18F demonstrated the network connectivity capability by monitoring the weapon until the impact. Few days after publishing a news feature about the GBU-53/B StormBreaker in…
RAAF Bids Farewell To The F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet
Australia formally retired the Hornet after more than 35 years of service and nearly 408,000 total flight hours. The Royal Australian Air Force officially retired the F/A-18A/B “Classic” Hornet during…
