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 […]
During the last week, extraordinary guests have visited the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) air base at Darwin, the Northern Territory. They were B-1B Lancer heavy supersonic bombers that performed a hot pit refuelling there, […]
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 […]
On 10th May 1972, a prototype of new American close air support (CAS) aircraft, designated YA-10, performed its maiden flight. Over the next fifty years the aeroplane, officially named A-10 Thunderbolt II but commonly nicknamed […]
At the beginning of May, the Royal Australian Air Force and the US Air Force concluded a bilateral tactical airlift and airdrop exercise, codenamed Global Dexterity 2022. The training was performed in the Hawaii operational […]
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 […]
Last Monday, F-15C Eagle jets and their crews assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron (the 48th Fighter Wing based at RAF Lakenheath station, UK) completed their final NATO duty. Between 10th and 28th February, the […]
One of the most advanced fighter aircraft, Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor, was designed as an air superiority fighter and features several sophisticated weapon systems. Apart from its main role, the F-22 has also some capabilities […]
Romanian Ministry of Defence and the USAF have informed today about an additional deployment of two F-35 Lightning II 5th generation fighters to Romania. Decision to strengthen the NATO presence in Romania was made in […]
In late December 2021, the Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115 (VMFA-115), nicknamed the ´Silver Eagles´, was deployed to Prince Sultan air force base, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The squadron, equipped with F/A-18 Hornet jets, enhanced […]
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