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F-35Bs with special instruments are testing whether the advanced jet can operate on the Italian navy flagship
The F-35B pilots and test team will collect data to certify that Italian aircraft carrier Cavour ca…
David Cenciotti
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Budget Cuts Turned All Of These Air Force Birds Into Paperweights
The active-duty units were ordered to stand down starting Apr. 9 to ensure the “survival” of the re…
David Cenciotti
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B-52 Bombers Are Flying In South Korea As Show Of Force Against The North
According to the Pentagon, the one on Mar. 8 is not to remain the only such sorties flown by the B-…
David Cenciotti
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10 Reasons Iran's New Jet Will Never Leave The Ground
We previously outlined the jet's traits and how it could theoretically fill a gap in the country's …
Robert Johnson,David Cenciotti
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Pilot Famous For His Bin Laden Blackhawk Coverage Joins Business Insider's Defense Team
DC: Deep knowledge of their aircraft, systems, and equipment could save our lives in case of failur…
Robert Johnson
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Japanese fighters tracked a Chinese supersonic drone spying on its bases
It's the first time Japan has intercepted the drone, which appears to be for reconnaissance and ele…
Chris Panella
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For NATO pilots trained to fly MiGs, learning to fly the F-35 'is far too much to grasp,' former F-35 test pilot says
The former F-35 test pilot Billie Flynn told The Aviationist that moving to the "cosmic spaceship" …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine shares footage that appears to show a Russian helicopter gunship shot down in flames with a Stinger portable air-defense system, say reports
The aircraft, which appears to be a RussianMil Mi-24 Hind helicopter that can carry ten people, was…
Joshua Zitser
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The F-35 was 'designed precisely' to fight and win in the kind of war happening in Ukraine, former test pilot says
The F-35's "capacity to neutralize the enemy cannot be matched by any other airplane," former test …
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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F-35s will have to learn to do the risky mission that made the A-10 famous, former F-35 test pilot says
The A-10 is the only US jet designed specifically to do close air support, and when it's gone the A…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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Ukraine doesn't need A-10 Warthogs that are 'slow' and 'vulnerable' to Russian air defenses, military adviser says
While the A-10 is a "great support" aircraft, a Ukrainian defense adviser says they need something …
Abbie Shull
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The US Air Force is finally getting rid of its A-10s, and its focus may be straying from the Warthog's unique mission
The A-10 Warthog is the US military's only aircraft purpose-built for close air support, and the Ai…
Constantine Atlamazoglou
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A drone appears to have gotten dangerously close to the Blue Angels during a flyover in Detroit
The suspected drone got close to film the flyby. "The incident was reported to the FAA, and the FAA…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US military put a fake Chinese J-20 stealth fighter at a Georgia airbase
The initial photograph caused a lot of speculation, with some observers suggesting that the photo w…
Ryan Pickrell
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Stunning photos show US Air Force B-2 stealth bombers training with British F-35 fighters for the first time
B-2s are generally kept at specific bases, including Fairfoird and Whiteman, partly because only a …
Ellen Ioanes,Ellen Ioanes
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Watch the Su-57 stealth fighter flap its wings before its debut in Russia's massive Victory Day Parade
The Russian Air Force plans to purchase a dozen Su-57s fitted with the AL-41F1 engines in 2019, and…
Daniel Brown
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Swiss Air Force demo team accidentally flies over a yodeling festival instead of an event honoring a local aviation hero
The obsolete F-5E Tiger II fighters flown by the demo team are not equipped with GPS, and the team …
Ryan Pickrell
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Watch 2 US Navy Super Hornets 'buzz the tower' on the set of the new Top Gun movie
The sequel scheduled for release next summer will see Cruise again play the role of hotshot pilot P…
Ryan Pickrell
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8 photos of the Tu-160M2, the new long-range super bomber that Russia just unveiled
"While ostensibly an improved variant of the Soviet-era Tu-160, the Tu-160M2 is a new bomber in all…
Daniel Brown
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Advanced Russian fighter jets collide in mid-air with at least one crashed near Japan
The Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback represents one of Russia's newer and more advanced fighter aircraft. It h…