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The last B-1 has left RAF Fairford marking the end of BTF 24-1. It said goodbye to the British base rocking its wings on departure. On Dec. 4, 2023, the B-1B deployment for Bomber Task [...] The post Final B-1 Of Latest Bomber Task Force Europe Leaves RAF Fairford With Wing Wave Departure appeared first on The Aviationist.

A report of the DoD IG says spare parts shortage decreased the B-52’s availability rate and increased the need to cannibalize other aircraft. On Nov. 28, 2023, the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General [...] The post The U.S. Air Force Failed To Manage B-52 Parts, DoD Inspector General Report Says appeared first on The Aviationist.

The F-35 reconstruction project, expected to be completed in 2025, opens the door for repairing future mishap aircraft using tooling, equipment, techniques, and knowledge that has been developed. A team of maintenance experts from the [...] The post U.S. Air Force Performs Unprecedented F-35 Reconstruction From Two Damaged Airframes appeared first on The Aviationist.

The South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration announced during its Defence Project Committee meeting that it will be buying additional F-35As and C-390s. On Dec. 4, 2023, the South Korean Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) [...] The post South Korea To Buy C-390 And Additional F-35A Aircraft appeared first on The Aviationist.

A team of military and civilian experts has successfully raised the P-8A Poseidon airplane from Kaneohe Bay. The U.S. Navy has completed the recovery of the P-8A maritime patrol aircraft 169561 YD-561, that overshot the runway [...] The post The P-8A That Ended Up In Water In Hawaii Has Been Recovered From Sea appeared first on The Aviationist.

The Navy currently estimates the cost of the salvage operation to be about $1.5 million. A complex operation to recover the P-8A Poseidon that ended in water after overshooting the runway during landing at Marine Corps [...] The post New Photos Show P-8A Being Prepared For Extraction From The Waters Of Kaneohe Bay appeared first on The Aviationist.

The aircraft, assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 125, was photographed during flight operations as the ship is underway in the Pacific Ocean. A new F-35C Lightning II with a mirror-like coating has been recently [...] The post F-35C Sporting A Mirror-Like Coating Spotted On USS Abraham Lincoln appeared first on The Aviationist.

In the wake of the 2019 B-17 Flying Fortress accident, the Foundation decided to ground its aircraft and put them on permanent display. The Collings Foundation, whose Wings of Freedom tour brought World War II [...] The post Collings Foundation Ends Wings of Freedom WWII Aircraft Tours appeared first on The Aviationist.

Here comes the documented use of an aircraft decoy by the Ukrainian military. On Nov. 30, 2023, an interesting video started circulating online on Russian Telegram channels. The footage shows a Lancet attack drone destroying [...] The post Watch This: Russian Lancet Attack Drone Strikes Ukrainian Su-25 Decoy appeared first on The Aviationist.

The RCAF will acquire 14 P-8 aircraft, with options for other two, as part of the Canadian Multi-Mission Aircraft project. Canadian officials announced the selection of the P-8 Poseidon for the Royal Canadian Air Force, [...] The post Canada Selects P-8 Poseidon As CP-140 Aurora Replacement appeared first on The Aviationist.

The new lightweight autonomous torpedo will be used alongside the Mk 54 torpedo. The Royal Air Force has chosen a new UK manufactured torpedo to be used on its Poseidon MRA1 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The [...] The post RAF Integrates Sting Ray Mod 1 Torpedo On Poseidon Fleet appeared first on The Aviationist.

Thanks to the Navy Divers, we can have an underwater look at the P-8A in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy has just released footage shot by divers assigned to Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit [...] The post Underwater Survey Of The U.S. Navy P-8A Poseidon In Kaneohe Bay appeared first on The Aviationist.

Airbus will equip 15 German Eurofighters to replace the Tornado ECR in the SEAD role. On Nov. 29, 2023, Airbus confirmed that a dedicated Suppression of Enemy Air Defences (SEAD) variant of the Eurofighter Typhoon, [...] The post Airbus Confirms Development of Eurofighter EK For Electronic Combat appeared first on The Aviationist.

Here’s a walkaround of the Su-27 recently added to the U.S. Air Force museum in Dayton, Ohio. The former Ukrainian Air Force Su-27UB Flanker C recently acquired by the National Museum of the U.S. Air [...] The post Up Close And Personal With The Su-27UB Flanker At The National Museum Of U.S. Air Force appeared first on The Aviationist.

The V-22 Osprey aircraft crashed off the coast of Yakushima island. A U.S. V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft, with 8 people on board, has crashed off the coast of Yakushima island in Kagoshima Prefecture, the Japan [...] The post U.S. Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft With 8 Aboard Crashes Into Sea off Japan appeared first on The Aviationist.