Aviation

Major Cole “Laser” Kingsbery, USAF, flew airframe JF-501 to Ebbing ANGB, Arkansas where it will be used to train Finnish personnel ahead of F-35s arriving in Finland later in 2026.  Just over a month after the first F-35A Lightning II…
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Türkiye appears now closer to the delivery of its first Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets, marking a significant milestone in Ankara’s long-running effort to acquire the European aircraft. According to multiple Turkish media outlets, the…
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12 F-15E Strike Eagles from the 494th Fighter Squadron, based at RAF Lakenheath under the 48th Fighter Wing, have been dispatched to the Middle East. After U.S. President Donald Trump pledged that “help is on its way” to protesters in…
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Poland formalized the integration of the AIM-9X Sidewinder on the FA-50PL, enhancing air policing capabilities as deliveries of the light fighter shift to 2027-2029. Poland has taken another step toward enhancing the combat capabilities…
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The Italian Air Force has officially activated its New Helicopter School at Viterbo airport, relocating the 72° Stormo and creating a joint national rotary-wing training hub. The Italian Air Force (Aeronautica Militare) has officially…
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Baykar acquired Piaggio Aerospace last year and will now invest heavily in the latter’s flagship P.180 Avanti to regain the market share of the popular aircraft. The Italian Piaggio Aerospace, following the acquisition by Turkish drone…
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The F-16 Fighting Falcon has been an important part of the Royal Danish Air Force since 1980, and will now pass the torch to the F-35A Lightning II. The Royal Danish Air Force’s (RDAF) F-16 Fighting Falcon flew for the last time on Jan.…
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Developed by Hughes through the F-111 program, the AWG-9, mated with the AIM-54 Phoenix, made the Grumman F-14 Tomcat the most deadly fleet defense weapon of its time. Produced by Hughes Aircraft Company and originally conceived through…
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Two MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopters conducted their first operational Minuteman III ICBM convoy security mission to and from a launch facility over 100 miles away from Malmstrom AFB. The U.S. Air Force has announced that the MH-139A Grey…
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A nighttime thermal image captured during flight activity involving a B-2 Spirit shows a sharply triangular aircraft that resembles an unexplained platform photographed over Wichita in 2014. Anders Otteson, the man behind the popular…
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