35 years have passed since the F-16 A/B fighter jets first landed in Israel. With many historical operations, the jet is considered a true game changer in the Middle East It happened on July 2nd 1980: Four F-16 A/B „Netz” (Hebrew for Hawk) fighter jets landed in Ramat-David Airbase and joined the ranks of the … Dowiedz się więcej
The United States Air Force is has announced it will be sending an array of aircraft to next month’s Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford in the Cotswold. It will send aircraft from both of its British bases, RAF Lakenheath and RAF Mildenhall, as well as some on deployment from further afield. Appearing for … Dowiedz się więcej
RAF Typhoon jets operating as part of NATO’s Baltic Air Policing mission have intercepted Russian military aircraft near Baltic airspace. The jets, which deployed to the region on 1 May, identified and escorted a Russian reconnaissance aircraft which was flying in international airspace earlier today. The aircraft was monitored and later departed the area. The … Dowiedz się więcej
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) — The Department of Defense welcomed its first female F-35 Lightning II pilot here May 5. Lt. Col. Christine Mau, the 33rd Fighter Wing Operations Group deputy commander, completed her first training flight in the single-seat fifth-generation fighter following 14 virtual training missions in the full mission simulator at … Dowiedz się więcej
The Naval Air Traffic Management Systems Program Office (PMA-213) took the next evolutionary step with the threat-recognition system for the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler through a series of ground and flight test events conducted by Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23, along with the PMA-213 Combat Identification (CID) team. Developmental testing for … Dowiedz się więcej
New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) personnel will join Kiwis and Australians around the world in places as diverse as Gallipoli, Jerusalem, Washington DC, Papua New Guinea, Canberra and Rarotonga on Anzac Day tomorrow. NZ Defence Force representatives will also attend many of the dawn and civic ceremonies held at war memorials and town halls from … Dowiedz się więcej