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The Eurofighter Typhoon Turns 30

The first Eurofighter development aircraft, DA1, performed its maiden flight on March 27, 1994 in Manching, Germany. The Eurofighter Typhoon celebrates today the 30th anniversary...

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Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 Demonstrator Flies For The First Time

The XB-1 demonstrator provides the foundation for Boom’s supersonic airliner Overture. The XB-1 supersonic aircraft demonstrator of Boom Supersonic flew for the first time on...

F-15EX Delivery To Operational Units Nears With Maiden Flight Of First Jet Destined To 142nd FW

F-15EX-008 is the first planned to be delivered to the 142nd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard. The introduction into operational service of...

US Approves AIM-9X Block II+ Foreign Military Sale To Italy

The sale was previously announced by NAVAIR in 2021, when the Italian Air Force signed the Letter of Offer & Acceptance. A month after the...

Rare High-Rez Photos Of Chinese J-10 And J-20 Fighters Right Off The Factory

Let’s discuss the details we can spot in the exclusive photos captured near the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group test facility. A reader of The Aviationist,...

Anduril attack drone deemed ‘accurate and effective’ in Dugway trials

An Anduril Industries drone capable of carrying a warhead weighing 33 pounds scored direct hits on several targets during military testing in Utah, the...

F-35 Full Rate Production Finally Approved

After a 5-year delay, the Pentagon approved the Milestone C / Full Rate Production for the 5th gen fighter. The Under Secretary of Defense for...

U.S. Air Force Upgrading Litening Targeting Pods To New Large Aperture Variant

The upgraded Litening pod incorporates significant enhancements in electro-optical/infrared sensing and processing capabilities. Northrop Grumman disclosed recently that the U.S. Air Force is currently fielding...

Italian NH-90 Helicopters Achieve 5,000 Flight Hours In Iraq

The helicopters are assigned to the Airmobile Task Group Griffon for Operation Prima Parthica, the Italian contribution to Operation Inherent Resolve. The Italian Army’s UH-90...

Italian Air Force Graduates Italian Navy’s New F-35B Pilots

The pilots attended the ground school at MCAS Beaufort and then continued their training at Amendola Air Base, acquiring the Limited Combat Ready qualification. The...

U.S. Air Force F-16 And F-35 Demo Teams Announce Their New Pilots

Capt. Taylor “FEMA” Hiester and Capt. Melanie “MACH” Kluesner became the new certified pilots of the F-16 Viper Demo Team and F-35A Lightning II...

Incredible Photos Of The HMS Prince Of Wales And Its F-35Bs Under The Aurora Borealis

The HMS Prince of Wales Carrier Strike Group is currently taking part in Exercise Steadfast Defender 2024. From Feb. 24 to Mar. 4, the HMS...

V-22 Osprey Fleet To Return To Flight After 3-Month Worldwide Grounding

NAVAIR will lift the V-22 grounding next week, after plans for a safe and measured return to flight operations have been approved. The V-22 Osprey...

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