21st July 2024 marked the first ever deployment of the USAF strategic bombers to Romania. On that day, two B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing from Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana, […]
At the end of April of 2024, the United States Air Force (USAF) awarded Boeing a contract to produce seven more MH-139A Grey Wolf rotorcraft. The agreement is worth 178 million USD and includes delivery, […]
In our article issued at the end of February 2024, we made you familiar with current status of several European military display teams. In numerous cases, the generational change that is now taking place in […]
On 15th March 1960, the B-58 Hustler supersonic strategic bomber began its operational service with the United States Air Force. That first operational bomber in the world capable of Mach 2 maximum speed, performed its […]
On 4th March 1954, “Tony” LeVier, official test pilot of the Lockheed company, took-off for the first time in a prototype of a new fighter – XF-104, later developed into a well-known F-104 Starfighter. The […]
On 16th January 2024, another edition of Sentry Aloha aerial combat training began. Hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard, the exercise involves more than 700 personnel and 46 aircraft from the United States armed […]
On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]
On 11th January 2024, the 9th Air Refueling Squadron officially retired one of its KC-10 Extender tankers, the aircraft that was assigned the flagship duty. The event was related to withdrawal of that trimotor air-to-air […]
On 26th January 1950, a Douglas C-54D Skymaster of the United States Air Force took-off from Anchorage, Alaska and headed Great Falls in Montana. After approximately two hours of flight, contact with the aeroplane was […]
On 29th December 2023, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy rocket launched the Boeing X-37B reusable unmanned spaceplane with its seventh mission. Designated USSF-52, the flight is realized within National Security Space Launch programme of the United States […]
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