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Royal Navy JMSDF F-35 Ops
Aircraft Carriers

Royal Navy and JMSDF to Cooperate on F-35B Lightning II Operations

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group will link up with the Japanese task group of the JS Kaga to practice combined F-35B operations. The UK’s Royal Navy and…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 5, 2025
T-1A Jayhawk Sunset
Military Aviation

451st Flying Training Squadron Celebrates T-1A Jayhawk, Final Assigned Jet Retires

End of an era as final Jayhawk departs Pensacola, marking shift to all-simulator training for Combat System Officers. The 451st Flying Training Squadron retired their final T-1A Jayhawk to Davis-Monthan…

Greg L. Davis Greg L. Davis
August 5, 2025
China tailless
China

China’s Third Tailless Next-Generation Aircraft Emerges

Photographs of a previously unseen Chinese stealthy platform have surfaced online. Some photos are taken from distance, but other frames are shot straight up from below with the aircraft flying…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 5, 2025
Aviation Safety

Damaged C-130J Flies Again Five Years After Hard Landing

A hard landing at Ramstein Air Base in 2020 damaged a C-130J’s  structural integrity, which led to it becoming the first of the type to receive a wing replacement in…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
August 4, 2025
F-16 Felon
Military Aviation

Top Aces F-16 Makes First Flight in Su-57 ‘Felon’-Inspired Livery

The new paint scheme of Top Aces’ F-16 mimics that of the Russian Su-57 “Felon” fighter jet. On Aug. 4, 2025, one of Top Aces’ former Israeli Air Force F-16A…

David Cenciotti David Cenciotti
August 4, 2025
F/A-18 12 million flight hours
Military Aviation

U.S. Navy F/A-18 and EA-18 Fleet Reaches 12 Million Flight Hours

The 12 million flight hours milestone cements the F/A-18 and EA-18G fleet’s status as one of the most enduring families of aircraft in modern naval aviation. The U.S. Navy has…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
August 4, 2025
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