Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Iran’s missiles have turned Al Udeid Air Base into the most dangerous American address in the Middle East. Now CENTCOM wants to bury its nerve centre underground — but a retired three-star general says the plan is already too late. Air Forces Central issued a...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
The U.S. Marine Corps is surging fifth-generation fighters into the Middle East at a scale that signals a fundamental shift in the region’s air war. As of late March 2026, a dual-track F-35 deployment is unfolding simultaneously—carrier-based F-35Bs aboard the...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
RAF Fairford has become a American fortress. On the Gloucestershire tarmac, parked wing-tip to wing-tip, sit 21 heavy bombers—15 B-1B Lancers and 6 B-52H Stratofortresses—representing the largest forward-deployed bomber concentration since the Cold War. Three...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
A German fighter pilot sits in the cockpit of a Eurofighter Typhoon, but she’s not alone. Alongside her wingman—a sleek, autonomous drone packed with sensors and weapons—executes maneuvers no human could withstand. This isn’t science fiction. Germany is...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
A split-second left-hand turn. A missile detonating just meters behind the canopy. A pilot alive only because chance—or instinct—moved his jet out of a kill zone. On March 25, 2026, a US Navy F/A-18E Super Hornet conducted a low-altitude strafing run near Iran’s...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
On March 27, 2026, Iranian ballistic missiles and drones screamed across the Arabian Gulf and slammed into Prince Sultan Air Base south of Riyadh. When the dust settled, the damage was devastating: a U.S. Air Force E-3G Sentry early-warning aircraft sat crippled on...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
In October 2023, Turkey was expelled from the F-35 programme. The reason: Ankara had purchased the Russian S-400 air defence system, and Washington refused to risk integrating America’s most advanced stealth fighter into an air force that also operated Russian...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
The fighter jets rolling onto the runway at NAS Fallon in Nevada are not U.S. Navy aircraft. They are operated by TacAir — a private company based in Reno. The pilots in the cockpits are civilians, many of them former military. Their job is to fly aggressively against...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
It came home to Portsmouth on October 11, 2025, callsign TABOR61, nose adorned with two small silhouettes of Shahed-type drones alongside the figure of Ares. The Idaho Air National Guard A-10C had just finished six months in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. It had...
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