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 11 November 1956, the prototype of the Convair B-58 Hustler performed its maiden flight. It was the world’s first operational supersonic strategic bomber and a product of early Cold War ambitions. The origins of […]
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 […]
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, one of the most widely used jet fighters in the world, emerged from the Lightweight Fighter (LWF) evaluation programme, launched by the United States Air Force (USAF) in the late 1960s. […]
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 […]
Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational bomber in the world capable of Mach 2 maximum speed. Development and construction of two prototypes was performed in accordance with the highest security standards. Neither the shape […]
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 […]
On 24th August 2024, this year´s edition of Pacific Angel exercise began at Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The training is being led by US Indo-Pacific Command with participation of the United States Air Force, […]
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