Aviation

Federal prosecutors say the suspect took images of sensitive military infrastructure at Whiteman AFB, home to the B-2 stealth bomber. A Chinese national has been charged in the United States with unlawfully photographing sensitive…
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The Joint Simulation Environment is playing a key role in developing tactics and operational concepts for integrating Collaborative Combat Aircraft with the F-35. Advancing the effort towards integrating F-35A Lightning II fighters with…
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The new facility at Trapani-Birgi will make the Sicilian base Italy’s third operational F-35 hub and a future multinational training center for NATO and partner nations. Italy’s Ministry of Defense has formally approved the creation of a…
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U.S. officials are now confirming that a mission to seize the Marinera, formerly Bella 1, has been launched. Russian state media released imagery from the vessel showing a 160th SOAR MH-6 Little Bird nearby. After much speculation over…
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The Marinera continues heading through the Atlantic while watched by ISR aircraft and a USCG cutter.  Meanwhile, special forces personnel train at Fairford, and a U.S. official tells WSJ that a Russian sub is lurking. Footage released to…
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Lockheed Martin and the Pentagon announced plans to increase the annual production of the PAC-3 MSE interceptor from 600 to 2,000 weapons. Lockheed Martin has announced the signing of a landmark framework agreement with the U.S.…
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The F-16 pilot, Hsin Po-yi, is believed to have ejected from the aircraft around 10 nautical miles off the coast. Search and rescue efforts are, at the time of writing, understood to still be in progress. The incident occurred at 19:29…
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Employing a variety of air assets from 13 nations and seemingly striking targets with precision and impunity, NATO enjoyed overwhelming air superiority over Yugoslavia during the Kosovo War. Relying heavily on contributions from the…
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As rumors swirl over the deployment of 160th SOAR aircraft to the UK as the sanctioned tanker Bella 1, or Marinera, approaches the GIUK gap, let’s look at what we do and don’t know about the bizarre situation. While the world watched the…
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A recently emerged photo shows a Ukrainian Mirage 2000 equipped with a MICA air-to-air missile, after being initially showcased only with the older Magic 2. A MICA air-to-air missile has finally been spotted on a Mirage 2000 of the…
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