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Spain Has Ordered 20 New Eurofighters To Replace Part Of Its Legacy F-18 Hornets
The Halcón agreement, announced at the ILA air show in Berlin, will see Spain receive 16 single-seater and 4 twin-seater Eurofighters to replace
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U.S. Forces Have Captured Another Daesh Senior Leader During Night Helicopter Raid
The raid took place in northeast Syria, near the Turkish border. One of the top leaders of Daesh’s Syrian branch was captured during a night raid
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Video Shows Ultra-Low Level Flying Russian Gunship Helicopter Shot Down In Ukraine
The clip is a reminder that low-flying Russian helicopters are vulnerable to MANPADS (and ATGMs) in Ukraine. A video, showing a Russian Mi-35M
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First F-35A Officially Delivered To The 6° Stormo At Ghedi Air Base
The 6° Stormo is the second Italian Air Force wing to operate the F-35A Lightning II aircraft. On Jun. 16, 2022, the F-35A Lightning II MM7366/6-01
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Sweden Might Acquire Second-Hand C-130Js From Italy
The aircraft would replace the Swedish Air Force’s old C-130Hs Sweden is looking to replace its six old C-130Hs (Tp84 according to the Swedish MoD
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Darkstar Mockup Used For ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Unveiled In New Behind-The-Scenes Video
The full-size mockup was built by the Skunk Works to be as realistic as possible for the filming of the Darkstar scenes. One of the topics most
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All The German F-35s To Be Stationed At Büchel Air Base
The F-35A jets of the Luftwaffe (German Air Force) will be based in Büchel, in the Eifel region of western Germany. The Bundeswehr (the armed forces
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Israel Claim Its F-35Is Can Now Reach Into Iran Without Air-to-Air Refueling
The claims follow the latest exercises during which the IAF simulated a future strike against Iran’s nuclear sites. In response to Iran’s
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First F-35A in Aggressors Paint Scheme Unveiled At Nellis AFB
Here’s the first Aggressor Lightning II of the 65th AGRS (Aggressor Squadron). On Jun. 9, 2022, the U.S. Air Force reactivated the 65th Aggressors
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Ukrainian UAV Records Its Last Seconds Of Life As It Is Hit By Russian Missile
The video, released by the Ukrainian 45th Separate Artillery Brigade, shows the downing of the UAV after it completed its artillery spotting mission.
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RCAF CF-18 Demo Pilot Saves Aircraft After Real-Life ‘Top Gun’ Incident at Airshow
RCAF CF-18 Demo Hits Bird in Michigan In A Scene That Seemed To Be Right Out Of ‘Top Gun: Maverick’. It was like a page torn from the script of
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Four B-1Bs Have Deployed To Andersen Air Force Base in Guam For A Bomber Task Force Mission
U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers from Ellsworth AFB landed at Andersen AFB in Guam amid growing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region. Four B-1B Lancer
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Watch A Russian Flanker Engage A Low Flying Ukrainian Mi-14 Helicopter In The Odesa Oblast
The video shows the fighter unsuccessfully firing its gun at the helicopter, which however was later reportedly shot down off-camera with an
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Engines Of Australian P-8 MPA Ingest Chaffs Released by Chinese J-16 During “Very Dangerous” Intercept
The Chinese fighter jet cut across the Poseidon’s trajectory while releasing chaffs, some of which where ingested by the engines. The event
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Engines Of Australian P-8 MPA Ingest Chaffs Released by Chinese J-16 During “Very Dangerous” Intercept
The Chinese fighter jet cut across the Poseidon’s trajectory while releasing chaffs, some of which where ingested by the engines. The event