Specialized C-130J Will Be Next-Generation Hurricane Hunter Aircraft
NOAA Awards Lockheed Martin Contract for Next-Generation C-130J Hurricane Hunter Aircraft On Sept. 27, 2024, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
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Embedded GPS/INS Failure and Pilot Disorientation Led to 2023 F-16C Mishap In South Korea
A detailed look at the accident and lessons learned from the December 2023 U.S. F-16 crash near Kunsan AB. On…
Ford’s Trimotor ‘Tin Goose’: The Story of the 4-AT and 5-AT
Henry Ford claimed the all-metal, three-engine airliner was “the safest airliner around”, and it was rugged, simple, and reliable. Over…
End of an Era: Bidding Farewell to the F-16 in the RNLAF After 45 Years of Service
With the F-16 retirement, all the operational duties are being transferred to the F-35, making the RNLAF the first air…
U.S. Air Force Retires Final KC-10A Extender in Ceremony at Travis AFB, California
The final KC-10A flies to the boneyard after a 44-year career while the USAF and lawmakers continue to debate the…
HMS Prince of Wales Planned to Sail This Weekend for Exercise Strike Warrior with 809 Naval Air Squadron F-35Bs
Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales is due to depart HMNB Portsmouth this weekend for Exercise Strike Warrior,…
JGSDF V-22 Osprey Lands on Helicopter Carrier JS Izumo as Tilt-Rotor Appears to Resume Regular Flights
In early September, the 107th Squadron conducted takeoff and landing training with the V-22 on the JMSDF destroyer Izumo, while…
First Image of Unidentified Object Shot Down By F-22 Over Canada In 2023 Emerges
Here’s the mysterious object shot down by U.S. Air Force F-22 over Yukon, Canada, last year. In a significant development,…
NATO Concludes Three-Week Deployment of E-3A Sentry AWACS to Norway’s Rygge Air Base
For three weeks, NATO E-3A aircraft ‘flew surveillance and monitoring missions in an airspace north of Iceland as part of…
First Images of F-35 Carrying AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Released
The U.S. Navy has started the testing of the LRASM anti-ship weapon on the F-35C, with the first captive carry…