The 2023 edition of Aero India biennial air show and aviation exhibition took place between 13th and 17th February at Yelahanka Air Force Station in Bengaluru. It was already the 14th edition of that Aerospace, […]
The United States Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron ´Thunderbirds´ has just opened its anniversary season with a winter training trip to New Mexico. Between 9th and 20th January, the team´s pilots practiced their show at […]
On 20th January 1974, during a high-speed taxi test with prototype of YF-16 fighter aircraft, its test pilot Phil Oestricher was forced to take-off to avoid a potential crash. The first, although unofficial, flight of […]
On 27th September 2022, a F-16 Fighting Falcon Block 50 fighter aircraft, currently being based at Misawa Air Base, reached a milestone of 10,000 flying hours. The Viper from Misawa was the second Block 50 […]
Between 11th and 20th July 2022, a bilateral live-fly exercise, with participation of the USAF and the Hellenic Air Force (HAF), is being held in the area of Souda Bay, Greek island of Crete. Codenamed […]
Seventeen years ago, on 18th April 2005, the first six JAS-39 Gripen aircraft arrived to Čáslav air force base in the Czech Republic, therefore opening the new era in the Czech Air Force. Implementation of […]
Starting 29th June 2022, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) held training operation focused on validation of its capability to defend airspace of continental United States from so-called ´southern approach´ – an area of […]
On 9th June 2022, the current edition of joint exercise Red Flag – Alaska was officially launched at the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex. The training, organized on regular basis since 1992, is a large-scale […]
This year´s edition of a Large Force Exercise ´Combat Raider´ was held between 19th and 23rd July 2021 in South Dakota. As usual, that training was focused on testing skills of pilots and aircrews in […]
Two weeks ago, the 2021 edition of joint Romanian-Serbian military exercise ´Air Solution´ was successfully completed. Training activities were organized in both Romanian and Serbian airspace and on airfields located in both participating countries Although […]
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