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Military Aviation

RAF Typhoons Launch With Meteor BVR Air-to-Air Missiles For the First Time During QRA Mission

QRA (Quick Reaction Alert) mission was sparked by Russian Tu-160 bombers activity off Scotland. But no intercept took place this time. RAF Typhoons in QRA at RAF Lossiemouth, UK, "were…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 10, 2018
F-35

Australia’s First Two F-35A Jets Have Arrived Home At RAAF Williamtown

Australia’s first two locally-based F-35A fighter aircraft arrived on home soil today at Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Williamtown (accompanied by 4 F/A-18 Hornets). F-35A Lightning II serialled A35-009 and…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 10, 2018
China

USAF Confirms: The Chinese J-20 Spotted In Georgia Is a Mock-Up Used For Training by the U.S. Marine Corps

The Mystery Chinese Stealth Jet Seen at U.S. Base Is For Marine OPFOR Training. The U.S. Air Force has officially confirmed to TheAviationist.com that the Chengdu J-20 Mighty Dragon photographed…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 9, 2018
Military Aviation

Here Are The Photos Of The U.S. Navy Super Hornets Departing Fort Worth for Bush Memorial Flyover Under Inclement Weather

Planes from eight different squadrons based out of Oceana, Virginia, deployed to Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base to take part in the historic 21-jet Bush Memorial Flyover.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
December 8, 2018
China

What Appears To Be A Fake Chinese J-20 Allegedly Spotted At U.S. Base

Bizarre Photo Shows What Appears To Be A Model Of An Advanced Chinese Stealth Jet Allegedly at Georgia Airfield. File this under, “Too Weird to Believe, Too Bizarre Not to…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 7, 2018
Aviation Safety

Reports: C-130 And F/A-18 Involved In A Mishap During Aerial Refueling Off Iwakuni, Japan. Seven Missing.

Developing Story: Two Aircraft Reported Down, Seven Aircrew Reported Missing. Reports on Twitter indicate that two U.S. military aircraft have crashed during a midair refueling operation off Iwakuni, Japan. Early…

Tom Demerly Tom Demerly
December 5, 2018
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