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Military Aviation

The Indian Air Force Has Just Bid Farewell To The MiG-27 “Bahadur” Swing-Wing Fighter

IAF has retired its last "Swing-Wing" fighter. The last Indian Air Force unit to be equipped with the MiG-27, the 29 Squadron / 32nd Wing based at Jodhpur AFS (Air…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 27, 2019
Military Aviation

Tu-22M3 Backfire Engine’s Transition From Idle to Full Reheat Captured In Stunning Detail

A really interesting video showing the Backfire and its Kuznetsov NK-25 engines at work. The video below is pretty impressive for various reasons. First of all, it provides a detailed…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 26, 2019
Airshows

Sayonara Phantoms! Hyakuri Air Festival retrospective

All the highlights of a memorable airshow. During the first weekend of December the Japanese Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) held another Air Festival at Hyakuri Air Base, home of…

Edwin Schimmel Edwin Schimmel
December 24, 2019
Aviation Safety

Russian 5th generation Sukhoi Su-57 “Felon” Crashes During Testing, Pilot Reported Safe.

Fourth Significant Accident for Russian Military Aviation in December. A Russian Sukhoi Su-57, NATO reporting name “Felon”, twin-engine, 5th generation fighter is reported to have crashed yesterday near the Komsomolsk-on-Amur…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 24, 2019
Military Aviation

Final (for now) Eurofighter Typhoon Delivered to the German Air Force

The Luftwaffe received 143 Eurofighters but 38 more could be arriving in future. The German Air Force received its final Eurofighter Typhoon on Dec. 17, 2019 becoming the second partner…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
December 23, 2019
Helicopters

Polish Special Ops Component Receives S-70i Black Hawk Helicopters

Poland special forces have received four Black Hawks helicopters. Last Friday, Dec. 20, 2019, Head of the MoD, Mariusz Błaszczak and Polish President, Andrzej Duda, as well as the US…

Jacek Siminski Jacek Siminski
December 23, 2019
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