• HOME
  • MILITARY AVIATION
  • CIVIL AVIATION
  • AIR SHOWS
    • AIR SHOW NEWS
    • AIR SHOW REPORTS
  • AVIATION HISTORY
    • DREAMERS AND DOERS
    • AVIATION MUSEUMS
    • AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY
  • SPACE
  • OTHER
21 June 2025
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Telegram
HomeMILITARY AVIATION

MILITARY AVIATION

MILITARY AVIATION

B-2 Spirit bombers in Iceland

22 September 2021 Jacek Domański

A noticeable deployment to the High North area, being a part of the Bomber Task Force programme, has been recently concluded by the US Air Force. Between August and September 2021, a group of B-2 […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Farewell to ´The King´

19 September 2021 Jacek Domański

On 16th September 2021, an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron took-off from RAF Lakenheath station for the last time, heading back to the USA. The aircraft was the last of three ´heritage […]

MILITARY AVIATION

A record-breaking edition – winners and results of ´Aviadarts-2021´

15 September 2021 Jacek Domański

On 4th September 2021, this year´s edition of International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially concluded. For two weeks, aviation crews from the Russian Federation, Belarus and China were completing assignments of the contest, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Close-up: Mi-8 medevac

6 September 2021 Jacek Domański

In the last days of August, a joint tactical and specialised exercise of medical personnel and army aviation crews was held at Pushkin airfield, in Leningrad Region. The training, organized by the Western Military District […]

MILITARY AVIATION

´Russian Helicopters´ to deliver upgraded Ka-52M helicopters

28 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Russian Helicopters holding and the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation have signed a contract for delivery of yet undisclosed number of modernized Ka-52M attack helicopters. The agreement was signed this week, during the […]

FEATURED

´Mumbling bee´ – the story of C-160 Transall airlifter

25 August 2021 Jacek Domański

Almost sixty years ago, Transall C-160 transport aircraft took-off for its maiden flight. Officially introduced in 1967, the Franco-German airlifter is currently approaching the end its active duty. And that creates a good opportunity to […]

MILITARY AVIATION

International phase of ´Aviadarts-2021´ has just begun

23 August 2021 Jacek Domański

The final, international phase of this year´s International Air Crew Training Competition ´Aviadarts-2021´ was officially opened yesterday, on 22nd August 2021. As usual, the live-fly part of the contest is held at Dubrovichi training ground, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Joint combat exercise of Russian and Chinese forces – Sibu/Interaction 2021

16 August 2021 Jacek Domański

A joint Russian-Chinese operational and strategic exercise Sibu/Interaction 2021 (Russian: Сибу/Взаимодействие–2021, Chinese: 西部·联合-2021) was successfully concluded last week in China. That training was considered to be another milestone of the military cooperation between those countries, […]

MILITARY AVIATION

In response to security threats in Central Asia – joint tactical exercise in Tajikistan

12 August 2021 Jacek Domański

On 10th August 2021, at Harb-Maidon training area in Tajikistan, the main stage of joint Russian-Tajik-Uzbek exercise was launched. That military training of motorized rifle units from all the three participating countries, supported by artillery […]

MILITARY AVIATION

Mi-8 helicopters fight against fires in Karelia

1 August 2021 Jacek Domański

In the last days of July, helicopter crews of the Leningrad Army of the Air Force and Air Defence were deployed to combat forest fires in Karelia. Mi-8 helicopters equipped with water buckets, being a […]

Posts navigation

« 1 … 20 21 22 … 32 »

Photo of the Week

Military Aviation

  • Azerbaijan to acquire up to forty JF-17C Block 3 fighters
    11 June 2025
  • Serbia and Egypt – joint exercise of special forces
    9 June 2025
  • Royal Navy to consider the possibility of implementing MQ-9B SkyGuardian into service
    28 May 2025

Air Shows

  • Marked by jubilees – the 44th International Sanicole Airshow
    4 June 2025
  • 2025 European air show season – news and updates (3)
    2 June 2025
  • CLV Pardubice at the Aviation Fair 2025
    21 May 2025

Space

  • Bringing new life to F-4 Phantom II – the Starlaunch project
    18 June 2025
  • AsterX 2025 – the fifth edition of the French military space exercise
    26 March 2025
  • NASA conducts first investigation on aircraft accident on another planet
    6 January 2025

Tags

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 airliner AIRSHOW Aviaticka Pout Belgium Boeing Czech Air Force Czechoslovakia Czech Republic fighter first flight France Germany Helicopter LKPD Luftwaffe Mi-171 Mil Museum Open Day Pardubice Pioneers poland Rostviertol Royal Air Force Russia Russian Aerospace Forces Sanicole Serbia Serbian Air Force and Air Defence Soviet Union space SWITZERLAND Tag der Bundeswehr United Kingdom United States USAF World War II WWII

Find More

Civil Aviation

  • Global airliner fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2044
    16 June 2025
  • Global air cargo traffic to double by 2043 – Boeing forecast says
    20 November 2024
  • Air China to become the first customer for new C929 wide-body airliner
    17 November 2024

Aviation History

  • 20 June 1914 – Fischamend mid-air collision / Körting disaster
    19 June 2025
  • 13 June 1944 – the first V-1 flying bomb reaches England
    12 June 2025
  • 6 June 1917 – Sopwith Cuckoo is approved for test flight
    5 June 2025

Other

  • Blériot replica is officially launched
    5 May 2025
  • Sebastián Álvarez breaks three major world records with single wingsuit flight
    9 April 2025
  • Dario Costa performs world-first flight along the Streif in Kitzbühel
    29 January 2025

Afterburner on Facebook

About Us

Afterburner – The Aviation Magazine: an aviation website established in 2018, by enthusiasts for enthusiasts.

 

Recent Articles
  • 20 June 1914 – Fischamend mid-air collision / Körting disaster
  • Bringing new life to F-4 Phantom II – the Starlaunch project
  • Aero L-39NG Skyfox
  • Global airliner fleet to reach 50,000 aircraft by 2044
  • 13 June 1944 – the first V-1 flying bomb reaches England
  • Azerbaijan to acquire up to forty JF-17C Block 3 fighters
  • Airspeed Oxford Mk I
Categories
AIR SHOW NEWS AIR SHOW REPORTS AIR SHOWS AVIATION HISTORY AVIATION HISTORY FRIDAY AVIATION MUSEUMS CIVIL AVIATION DREAMERS AND DOERS FEATURED MILITARY AVIATION NONE OTHER PHOTO OF THE WEEK SHORT AVIATION STORIES SPACE
Afterburner Library
Let´s stay in touch
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • Telegram
  • Home
  • Legal Disclaimer

All content on this page is copyrighted © 2018-2025 Afterburner - The Aviation Magazine

We use cookies in order to give you the best possible experience on our website. By continuing to use this site, you agree to our use of cookies.
Accept
Read More