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RSAF F-16D+ Python-5
Military Aviation

RSAF F-16D+ Seen with Python-5 Missile for the First Time

After years of rumors about Singapore’s F-16 being equipped with the Israel-made missile, a RSAF F-16D+ was seen for the first time armed with Rafael’s Python-5 AAMs. A F-16D+ attached…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
January 27, 2025
Military Aviation

Finnish F/A-18 Hornets Arrive at Keflavik for First Icelandic Air Policing Deployment

Four Hornets touched down in Iceland on Jan. 24, 2025 for a three week detachment. It is the first time Finland has contributed to the Icelandic Air Policing mission since…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 26, 2025
Franken-Lightning
F-35

First Public Glimpse Of The ‘Franken-Lightning’ Built From Two Damaged F-35s

They combined the cockpit from an F-35, which experienced an engine failure on the runway, with the aft fuselage from another F-35, which suffered a nose gear failure. On Jan.…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
January 26, 2025
Last MC-130J
Military Aviation

Final Production MC-130J Delivered to Kirtland AFB

The 58th Special Operations Wing is now home to both the first and the final MC-130Js. On Jan. 14, 2025, the United States Air Force Special Operations Command’s 58th Special…

Andrew Stover Andrew Stover
January 26, 2025
Blue Angels history
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The Wings of Angels: A Brief History the Aircraft of the Blue Angels

The United States Navy Blue Angels Aerobatic Flight Demonstration Team has been thrilling audiences since 1946, pushing the fighter aircraft they fly to the limits of machine and man. In…

Darrick Leiker Darrick Leiker
January 25, 2025
ULTRA MK2 Logistics UAV
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Windracers Reveal Next Generation ULTRA MK2 Logistics UAV

The British company’s existing ULTRA aircraft has been tested by a number of government and private services, alongside performing frontline ISR operations for Ukraine. Windracers have made a growing name…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
January 25, 2025
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