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 […]
On 6th and 7th November 2021, the Davis-Monthan Air Force Base hosted the ´Thunder and Lightning Over Arizona´ air show. It featured a variety of military and civilian air displays, flown by both modern and […]
On 9th November this year, US Army aviators, Air Force tactical air control specialists and Air Force special warfare airmen conducted a joint airborne training in the vicinity of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson (JBER), Alaska. The […]
On 10th November 2021, the Bomber Task Force – one of the US commitments to the collective defence of NATO – performed a simulated targeting mission over the North Sea. During that exercise, the UK-based […]
A noticeable deployment to the High North area, being a part of the Bomber Task Force programme, has been recently concluded by the US Air Force. Between August and September 2021, a group of B-2 […]
On 16th September 2021, an F-15C Eagle assigned to the 493rd Fighter Squadron took-off from RAF Lakenheath station for the last time, heading back to the USA. The aircraft was the last of three ´heritage […]
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