Interesting they chose what appears to be one of the most infrequently seen single-seat T1 jets, hope it's not a hangar queen.

Given that they have only purchased the F-16s and no weapons to equip them, they don't really pose a threat. Argentina has a very long road ahead of it if it wanted to re-build an armed forces even remotely capable of trying to re-take the Falklands. Any presidential statements about it are domestic...

Madness from the boss of AMC, what in the world is the matter with showing the serial number, even in a data block? Maybe when the next commander takes over sanity will prevail? Not just AMC. I have seen an un-edited picture of a flying USAF F-35 with no serial or code on the fin, it just has the l...

Full story... The U.S. Air Force (USAF) plans to complete certification of the Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk on its newest tanker by the end of this month, in spite of the fleet having been retired from “official” service. The Air Force says it plans to complete certification of the first stealth aircraf...

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Fri Mar 15, 2024 12:54 pm

Ravendriver2008 wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 20, 2021 8:55 pm

H-47ER is similar akin to the Nightstalkers MH-47G.

Not really as an MH-47G has a range of 860 miles, and this H-47ER will get a range of 1200miles.....That's REALLY impressive !!

These new Chinooks are MH-47Gs, they just haven't been called that in documents and press releases.

The current plan is for all Luftwaffe Tornados to be withdrawn by 2030, so expect the number to start reducing once the F-35 begins arriving in-country around 2028. The Eurofighter EK introduction is planned around the same time. Italy's Tornado withdrawal is a moveable feast, but as mentioned will ...

Trivia fact - the production crew were given unlimited access to the USAAF archives and the pilots post action logs for the making of this series. The CGI is so accurate that when you see an exterior formation shot, every B-17 they show is in the exact formation position on the day of the actual ra...

A great source to link to, more of that!

Ships registered in Israel would still have to pay to use the Suez Canal, just like any other ship.

Just been looking at Google Earth and Yemen is more than 1500 miles from Akrotiri which if they did it, would make a 3000mile round trip. Would they have done that? Maybe no alternative. Eldorado Canyon was a round trip of 5000 miles because of lack of overflight permissions, so there is precedent....

Malcolm raises some crucial points. Airtanker has on several occasions suggested to the RAF to fit a boom, however I have no idea what the company would have charged for such an optional extra, plus there is also the cost of training to use it, and maintaining it, but the RAF said no. It could be ar...

From MoD: Four RAF Typhoon FGR4s, supported by a Voyager air refuelling tanker therefore used Paveway IV guided bombs to conduct precision strikes on two of these Houthi facilities. One was a site at Bani in north-western Yemen used to launch reconnaissance and attack drones. A number of buildings i...

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Fri Dec 22, 2023 8:10 am

For the non-German speaking membership, here is the very well written English piece by our resident Fighter Control aviation reporter . . .

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... rmed-h145m

You are too kind!

Some serious hardware in there Capt. Chris. Have a lovely festive season!

Nicely caught Mr G, really liking the look of these, especially in the old South Korean markings.

As its increasingly unlikely I'll be able to get out of work before Christmas, so I thought I would be the first to post a retrospective picture thread from 2023, with shots from the UK and a little bit of travel to Turkey and the Middle East. Hope you like... https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/527...

Italy too has a quite a few green G550 airframes purchased for several different missions including jamming, Sigint/Elint and AEW.

As for the armed question, the new Compass Call mission has an "electronic attack" role hence the EA designation but using its emitters to attack/damage enemy radars.

The current plans call for the E-7s to replace the E-3s and form part of a broader system called AFSC which will do more than the AWACS does now, and use a mix of space-based and ground-based sensors and uncrewed aircraft to perform the same mission. The E-7s will become a component of that system, ...

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Sun Nov 19, 2023 6:13 pm

Latest press release via Touchdown, suggests that this is an initial purchase, with probably more to follow.
DSM please!

That's not what NATO are saying.

That's a fantastic find, I had wondered how you found an operational Fitter in the old camo, great stuff.