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Advanced training for Italian Air Force F-35A

Italian Air Force F-35 Lightning II are continuously deployed in several bases of Italy in order to achieve the Fully Operational Capability (FOC). Curently, there are 10 jets commissioned by the air force and ... Read More...

USAF MQ-1B and MQ-9 flight hours hit 4 million

The US Air Force MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft reached a historic flight hour milestone March 1. The Predator and Reaper have now been flown more than 4 million hours in support of a ... Read More...

First flight for the XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator

The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrator, a long-range, high subsonic unmanned air vehicle completed its inaugural flight March 5, 2019, at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona. The Air Force Research Laboratory partnered with... Read More...

US Navy F-35C achieved the Initial Operational Capability

The Commander, Naval Air Forces and the U.S. Marine Corps Deputy Commandant for Aviation jointly announced that the aircraft carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, the F-35C Lightning II, met all requirem... Read More...

Airbus delivers first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to Spanish Air Force

Airbus on February 25, 2019 has delivered the first upgraded Tranche 1 Eurofighter to the Spanish Air Force, the aircraft C.16-23. The upgrade was carried out at Airbus facilities in Getafe and involved the int... Read More...

U.S. Air Force Accepts First Boeing KC-46A Pegasus Tanker Aircraft

The U.S. Air Force has accepted the first Boeing KC-46A Pegasus tanker aircraft, setting the stage for the aircraft’s delivery to McConnell Air Force Base, in Wichita, Kan., in the coming weeks. “The KC-46A ... Read More...

France: development contract for the Rafale F4 aircraft

On 14 January 2019 Eric Trappier, Chairman and CEO of Dassault Aviation, received the F4-standard development contract for the Rafale combat aircraft during the visit of the Dassault Aviation Mérignac plant by ... Read More...

Second Saab GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control takes to the sky

Saab completed a successful first flight with the second GlobalEye Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) aircraft on 3 January. The second GlobalEye aircraft took off for the first time at 11.00 am o... Read More...

Boeing completes NATO E-3 Sentry AWACS Upgrades

NATO fleet fully equipped with digital cockpits

Boeing delivered the final Airborne Warning and Control System AWACS aircraft modernized with avionics and a digital cockpit to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization - NATO in Manching, Germany. This delivery ... Read More...

Declared the Initial Operational Capacity for the Italian Air Force F-35As

Announced the achievement of IOC in Amendola, during the media-day for the 4th Flying Course of Tactical leadeship Programme

"Today is an important day for the Italian Air Force," said Italian Air Force Chief of Staff, General Alberto Rosso, during the press meeting at the 4th Flying Course of the Tactical Leaderhip Program in course... Read More...

Two more F-35 for italian defence, while Belgium is ready to order it

Notwithstanding the uncertainties affecting the Italian Joint Strike Fighter program, fueled by declarations of new Government’s exponents, the production lots contracted and financed by the Italian Defense up ... Read More...

UK Royal Navy F-35B on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time

F-35B jets land on HMS Queen Elizabeth for the first time

Fast fighter jets are once again flying from a Royal Navy aircraft carrier as the first F-35s have landed on the flight deck of HMS Queen Elizabeth. Royal Navy Commander Nathan Gray and RAF Squadron Leader A... Read More...

F-35C Lightning II conducts Operational Test-1 aboard USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier

F-35C Lightning II aircraft from Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125 are conducting their Operational Test-1 (OT-1) with Carrier Air Wing (CVW) 7 and Carrier Strike Group 12 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carri... Read More...

10 years ago the amazing F-117 Nighthawk was retired from the active duty

It’s been 10 years since the F-117 Nighthawk retired, an aircraft so secret that Nevada folklore labelled it a UFO. The Nighthawk pilots were known by the call sign “Bandit,” each earning their number with thei... Read More...

F-35 ends most comprehensive flight test program in aviation history

The F-35 program has accomplished the final developmental test flight of the System Development and Demonstration (SDD) phase of the program. "Completing F-35 SDD flight test is the culmination of years of h... Read More...

Australia has taken delivery of the first F-35As with Block 3F software

Australia has taken delivery of three new F-35A aircraft with Block 3F software from Lockheed Martin reaching an important milestone. The F-35A combat aircraft will provide Australia with a fifth-generation fi... Read More...

Predator series aircraft pass 5.000.000 flight hour mark

GA-ASI sets RPA industry record with help from worldwide customers base

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) today announced its Predator®-series family of Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA), encompassing Predator, Predator B, Gray Eagle, and Avenger® lines, has achieve... Read More...

US Navy F-35C carrier qualification USS Abraham Lincoln

US Navy F-35C carrier qualifications aboard USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) completed fleet carrier qualifications (CQ) for the F-35C Lightning II program, marking another milestone for the new aircraft, while underway Marc... Read More...

Marine VMFA-122 conducted their first flight operations in the F-35B Lightning II

It was like a scene from Top Gun as pilots marched out to the flight line to mount the metal beast known as the F-35B Lightning II. Pilots entered their cockpits, started the engines and prepared for takeoff. A... Read More...

Roll out for the first F-35A for Republic of Korea Air Force ROKAF

Republic of Korea and U.S. government leaders celebrated the public debut or 'roll out' of the first Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-35A Lightning II at the Lockheed MartinFort Worth production facility. ... Read More...