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Pacific Steller 2025
Aircraft Carriers

French Navy Rafales and U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornets Perform Cross-Deck Operations During Exercise Pacific Steller

Pacific Steller saw the USS Carl C. Vinson, FNS Charles De Gaulle and JS Kaga involved in a Multi-Large Deck Event near the Philippine Sea, with both joint naval operations…

Parth Satam Parth Satam
February 20, 2025
Exercise Spears of Victory 2025
Military Aviation

Multinational Exercise Spears of Victory 2025 in Saudi Arabia Concludes

One of the largest multinational exercises in the Middle East, Spears of Victory 2025 saw the involvement of 15 nations aiming to strengthen military partnerships, facilitate the exchange of expertise…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 19, 2025
BTF 25-2 24-hour mission Middle East
Military Aviation

Deployed B-52s Drop Live Weapons During Force Projection Exercise to the Middle East

Two B-52 Stratofortress bombers, deployed on BTF 25-2 to RAF Fairford, UK, performed a 24-hour flight through Europe and the Middle East, joining with allied aircraft along the way. A…

Kai Greet Kai Greet
February 19, 2025
Japan Chinook Block II
Helicopters

JSDF Orders 17 CH-47 Block IIs as Part of Helicopter Fleet Modernization

The Japan Self-Defense Forces have placed an order for 17 CH-47JA Block II Chinooks (Extended Range) transport helicopters, becoming the fourth nation to acquire the new Block II variant. On…

Rin Sakurai Rin Sakurai
February 19, 2025
F-35C mirror-like coating damaged tiles
F-35

Newly Emerged Photos Show F-35C’s Mirror-Like Coating with Damaged Tiles After Intensive Testing

The photos, dating back to November 2022, show the second “chrome” F-35C with its peculiar mirror-like coating degraded over time during testing, before the aircraft was returned to its original…

Stefano D'Urso Stefano D'Urso
February 19, 2025
Aviation

The Last Martin JRM Mars Flying Boat Flew for the Final Time

The last Martin JRM Mars flying boat, Philippine Mars, retired after a career of almost 80 years, with its final flight taking the plane to Arizona for its final destination…

Andrea Daolio Andrea Daolio
February 18, 2025
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