The F-16 Viper Demonstration Team of the United States Air Force (USAF) was among the highlights of the last month´s Feria Internacional Aeronáutica y Espacial de Colombia (the Colombian International Aeronautical and Space Fair), commonly […]
Kaman HH-43F Huskie (c/n 174, formerly 62-4547 of the United States Air Force – USAF), exhibited at Hubschraubermuseum Bückeburg (Bückeburg Helicopter Museum), June 2025. The HH-43 Huskie, one of the most interesting helicopters developed in […]
Two weeks ago, we described the current United States Air Force (USAF) plans to finally withdraw the A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft from active service by the end of the fiscal year 2026. However, the […]
At the end of June, a fleet of upgraded F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft arrived at Osan Air Base in Republic of Korea. The aircraft were transferred from the 35th Fighter Wing of the United States […]
McDonnell Douglas RF-4C-39-MC Phantom II (c/n 3579, formerly 68-0590 of the United States Air Force), exhibited at the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and Military History, Brussels, September 2023. In the early 1960s, the […]
In the beginning of April 2025, the US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) announced on its website that the first OA-1K Skyraider II aircraft officially joined their fleet. The ceremony marking acceptance of the […]
The Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training held by the United States Air Force (USAF). Since its debut on 29th November 1975, the exercise has brought together many aircrews from the USAF, the […]
On 24th January 1961, a B-52 Stratofortress broke up in mid-air near Goldsboro, North Carolina, dropping two Mark 39 nuclear bombs it carried. On that day in January of 1961, the B-52G Stratofortress 58-0187 of […]
At the end of November 2024, the tech guru and entrepreneur Elon Musk – and probably the future head of the new US Department of Government Efficiency – posted a series of messages on X […]
In the first week of September 2024, F-35 Lightning II of the United States Air Force and the Eurofighter EF-2000 of the German Air Force (Luftwaffe) combat aircraft performed their first highway landing operations. That […]
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