Correlato: L'ultima guerra del Warthog: gli A-10 vengono schierati prima del ritiro Dati rapidi Velivolo Fairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”) Nuova capacità Adattatore per rifornimento in volo con sonda: converte il bocchettone di rifornimento dell'A-10 per accettare il rifornimento in volo con sonda e cestello...
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Share this story Two missiles slammed into the Karaj B1 bridge on April 2 and turned Iran’s tallest road structure into rubble. Five days later, on April 7, strikes hit a highway bridge west of Qom and the Yahyaabad railway bridge near Kashan, killing at least...
Share this story Quick Facts Pilot Sub-Lieutenant Ian “Soapy” Watson, Royal Navy Aircraft British Aerospace Sea Harrier FRS.1 (serial ZA176) Date June 1, 1983 Ship MV Alraigo — a Spanish container vessel Location Atlantic Ocean, approximately 50 miles...
Share this story Quick Facts Operation Black Buck 1 (first of seven missions, April 30 – May 1, 1982) Aircraft Avro Vulcan B.2 (XM607, 101 Squadron RAF) Crew Captain Flight Lieutenant Martin Withers Distance ~8,000 miles round trip (Ascension Island to Port Stanley...
Share this story Quick Facts Aircraft Mikoyan MiG-29 (NATO: Fulcrum) First Flight October 6, 1977 Operators 30+ nations across four continents — one of the most widely exported fighters in history Role Air superiority fighter with secondary ground attack capability...
Share this story Related: Mystery in the Sky: RQ-180 Stealth Drone Photographed Over Greece Quick Facts Aircraft Northrop Grumman RQ-180 (classified stealth reconnaissance UAV) Nickname “Lady of Larissa” (informal, from spotting community) Sighting Date...
Share this story Quick Facts Aircraft L3Harris EA-37B Compass Call (electronic attack variant of Gulfstream G550) Replaces EC-130H Compass Call (only 4 remain in service) Deployed From Davis-Monthan AFB via RAF Mildenhall to the Middle East Aircraft Serials 17-5579...
Share this story Quick Facts Aircraft General Atomics YFQ-42A (Gambit family CCA prototype) Incident Date April 6, 2026 Location Company-owned airfield, California desert Cause Under investigation — no injuries reported Programme USAF Collaborative Combat Aircraft...
Share this story Quick FactsOfficial NameUnited States Navy Strike Fighter Tactics Instructor (SFTI) programFoundedMarch 3, 1969, NAS Miramar, CaliforniaFounderLt. Cdr. Dan “Yank” Pedersen — the “Godfather of TOPGUN”Why It Was CreatedThe Ault Report revealed Navy kill...
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