A B-52 arrives at Joint Base San Antonio. The plane will bear set up of a brand new radar system at a close-by Boeing facility. (Courtesy picture by the Boeing Co.) The B-52 Radar Modernization Program has simply began. With the touchdown at a Boeing Co., facility in San Antonio, of a B-52 Stratofortress bomber…
M-346FA (picture credit score: Alessandro Maggia through Leonardo) Nigeria formally confirms the acquisition of 24 M-346FA jets. Nigeria’s curiosity within the Leonardo M-346FA (Fighter Assault) isn’t a secret: whereas by no means formally confirmed, the information that the Sub Saharan African nation was to turn into the brand new buyer of the “gentle fight” model…
F-117, Honeywell Boeing 757 and Northrop Grumman CRJ throughout NE 23-1 (All photographs credit score: Dyllen Patillo @a10patillo) Apart from the F-117 Nighthawk Stealth jets, different actually fascinating property and methods took half in Northern Edge (NE 23-1) train in Alaska. As reported intimately in a previous article, earlier this month, U.S. Air Pressure F-117…
The podded LAIRCM variant developed for the KC-135. (Photograph: Northrop Grumman) Northrop Grumman acquired one other order for the set up of recent AAQ-24(V) LAIRCM methods, as effectively the improve of current ones. The U.S. Air Pressure is continuous to enhance the self-protection capabilities of its help plane, including an order for added AN/AAQ-24(V) Large…
ROKAF FA-50 #004 Prototype with Cobham Probe Attachment for PAF FA-50PL (Picture credit score: KAI by way of Twitter account @hornetysfs)) The primary modified FA-50 with aerial refueling equipment broke cowl lately. On April 21, 2023, Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) launched new footage of their first modified FA-50 with the aerial refuelling equipment attachment. Supposed…
The brand new Presidential B757 throughout its low degree flip (Picture credit score: The Aviationist utilizing screengraps from @PlanesSpotterAr) The Argentine “Air Power One” made a loopy low degree cross over Buenos Aires airport. Late within the afternoon on Could 25, 2023, the Argentine Air Power took supply of its new Boeing 757-200 in VVIP…
The 556th Check and Analysis Squadron accomplished the primary spherical of MQ-9A Reaper floor and flight testing with the Indignant Kitten ALQ-167 Digital Countermeasures (ECM) Pod at Creech Air Pressure Base, Nevada Apr. 10-28, 2023. (U.S. Air Pressure photograph by Mr. Robert Brooks – Edited by The Aviationist) The service is seeking to increase the…
The photograph signed by the UK’s Secretary of Defence displaying a Su-24 armed with Storm Shadow missiles. (Picture: Ukraine’s Minister of Defence by way of @UAWeapons on Twitter, edited by The Aviationist) The Fencer was lengthy rumored to be the Ukrainian plane of selection for utilizing the British-supplied cruise missile. Two weeks after the announcement…
Two of Brian Shul’s most well-known photographs: his favourite picture he took of the SR-71 from the Growth Operator place of a KC-135Q and a self portrait within the cockpit of the Blackbird (Picture credit score: Brian Shul through Edward Pernotto) Celebrated SR-71 pilot, writer and Vietnam hero Brian Shul has Died. His shows and…