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June 6, 2023 B-52 Testing New AgilePod For Advanced Communications Military Aviation
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June 1, 2023 Watch A B-1 Lancer Bomber Abort Take Off From RAF Fairford Military Aviation
June 1, 2023 A Closer Look At The EC-37B Compass Call, U.S. Air Force’s Future Tactical Electronic Attack Platform Military Aviation
May 31, 2023 U.S. Air Force Has Kicked Off The B-52’s Radar Modernization Program Military Aviation

Pardo’s Push: How A U.S. F-4 Pushed Another Phantom Outside Of North Vietnam’s Skies

February 8, 2016 Dario Leone

The famous episode when a USAF F-4 pushed another Phantom outside North Vietnam airspace. Developed as interceptor in response to the need of the U.S. Navy to protect its aircraft carriers, in 1963 the U.S. […]

Some interesting details about the F-15E Strike Eagle crashed in UAE (while en route to Afghanistan)

May 3, 2012 David Cenciotti

On May 3, 2012, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft crashed in the United Arab Emirates. Fortunately, both the pilot and the WSO (Weapon Systems Officer) ejected safely and were later rescued with […]