Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
A Marine fighter squadron that flew its last Hornet into retirement in 2023 is coming back — and this time it is coming back for the carrier deck.On 31 July 2026, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 115, the “Silver Eagles,” flew the F-35C Lightning II...
Monde de l'aviation, Nouvelles
Europe’s most ambitious fighter project spent years tearing itself apart. Now, from the wreckage, an unexpected suitor has stepped forward: India.On 7 August 2026, India’s Ministry of Defence confirmed to Parliament that New Delhi has begun efforts to join...
Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
Somewhere under the granite of Taiwan’s Central Mountain Range, a squadron of fighter jets rolled into a cave and the blast doors closed behind them. This was not a movie set. It was this week’s headline act of Han Kuang 42, the island’s largest...
Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
It is the kind of thing a weekend pilot never expects to see filling the windscreen: the grey nose of an F-16 Fighting Falcon sliding into formation a few wingspans away, wings heavy with missiles. On Sunday, at least one general-aviation pilot over New Jersey got...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Three de Havilland DH.108 Swallows were ever built. Each one, in turn, killed the man flying it. That is not a curse or a legend — it is simply the record of one of the most beautiful and lethal experimental aircraft Britain ever put into the air. The Swallow...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Shooting down a ballistic missile with a laser sounds like science fiction. For a brief period around 2010, it was an American aircraft parked on a runway in California. The Boeing YAL-1 was a 747 with a megawatt-class laser built into its fuselage and a swivelling...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
On 27 June 1969, a North American B-25 Mitchell lifted off from Fairbanks, Alaska, lost an engine moments later, and came down wheels-up on a sandbar in the middle of the Tanana River. Everyone walked away. The bomber did not. Recovering it would have cost more than...
Histoire et légendes, Aviation militaire
Imagine strapping into a fighter, climbing to altitude, and then flying straight at a bomber whose gunners have been ordered to open fire on you. Not blanks. Not a camera. Real bullets, aimed at your aircraft, on purpose. Now imagine doing it two or three times a day...
Monde de l'aviation, Nouvelles
Les compagnies aériennes adorent les gros chiffres. Turkish Airlines vient d'en publier un qu'il est difficile de contester : le dimanche 2 août 2026, le groupe a transporté 352 715 passagers en une seule journée, soit le record absolu de ses 93 ans d'existence. Ce chiffre ne concerne pas une seule compagnie, mais deux compagnies opérant simultanément….
Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
Un système de défense aérienne moderne n'est efficace que si ses radars sont aveugles. Si ces derniers sont désactivés, les missiles qui les surveillent tireront sur des cibles fantômes. Le 2 août 2026, l'Ukraine a entrepris de faire exactement cela, non pas sur la ligne de front, mais à plus de 270 kilomètres en retrait, profondément à l'intérieur du territoire ukrainien….
Aviation militaire, Nouvelles
Ce week-end, pendant deux jours, la région la plus plate du Nebraska se transforme en un véritable vacarme. La base aérienne d'Offutt ouvre ses portes les 8 et 9 août pour le meeting aérien et spatial « Defenders of Freedom » 2026, et l'attraction phare est celle que tout le monde est venu voir : un….
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