Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Quick Facts Aircraft SelectedPilatus PC-24 “Super Versatile Jet” — twin-engine light jet built in Stans, Switzerland ReplacesSpain’s fleet of Cessna Citation liaison and transport aircraft OperatorsSpanish Air and Space Force (Ejército del Aire y del...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Quick Facts ProgrammeStandoff Attack Weapon (SoAW) — a new air-launched cruise missile designed for affordability and mass production Target Fielding2030–2033 Industry DayJune 17, 2026 — Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Managed ByAir Force Life Cycle Management Center...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Quick Facts AircraftKAI KF-21 Boramae (“Young Hawk”) — South Korea’s first indigenous 4.5-generation fighter TransferPrototype No. 5, valued at 350 billion won ($260 million), to be shipped to Indonesia Total Package600 billion won ($445 million) —...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Related: Warthog’s Last War: A-10s Deploy Before Retirement Quick Facts AircraftFairchild Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II (“Warthog”) New CapabilityProbe Refueling Adapter — converts the A-10’s boom receptacle to accept probe-and-drogue refueling...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
Related: 30 Hours, 11,000 Miles: The Longest Combat Mission Ever Flown Quick Facts AircraftNorthrop Grumman B-2A Spirit stealth bomber — only 20 exist in the U.S. fleet WeaponGBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator (MOP) — 30,000 lbs, the heaviest non-nuclear bomb in...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
Quick FactsNationalityBritish 🇬🇧Aerial Victories61 (official); estimated 73Aircraft FlownNieuport 17, SE.5aWarsWorld War IBorn / Died24 May 1880 – 26 Jul 1918 (age 38)UnitNo. 40 Sqn RFC, No. 74 Sqn RFC Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a ‘F904’ (G-EBIA)...
Militärische Luftfahrt, Nachricht
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 two more people...
Luftfahrtwelt, Geschichte & Legenden
On the afternoon of August 9, 1896, Otto Lilienthal took off from a hillside near Stölln, Germany, in his standard monoplane glider — the same machine he had flown hundreds of times before. A sudden gust caught him wrong. The glider stalled. He fell from about 15...
Geschichte & Legenden, Militärische Luftfahrt
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 south of the Canary...
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