It took 4 years and over 10,000 hours of volunteer work to get the YF-16 #72-01568 to its original appearance. On Saturday, June 1, 2024, the Fort Worth Aviation Museum unveiled the second YF-16 prototype, [...] The post Second Of Two YF-16s Restored To Its Former Paint Scheme And Configuration appeared first on The Aviationist.

New Aircraft Shelters at Marinovka Air Base: Deception, Protection, or Strategic Defense? Satellite photos show aircraft shelters at Russia’s Marinovka air base in Russia’s Volgograd region, 300-km from the border with Ukraine. These come after [...] The post Satellite Images Show New Aircraft Shelters At Russian Air Base Near Ukrainian Border appeared...

The delivery of the JASSM-ERs will be aligned with the integration timeline of the Finnish Air Force F-35. On May 31, 2024 Finland Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen announced it is acquiring more Lockheed Martin AGM-158B [...] The post Finland to Acquire AGM-158B JASSM-ER for its F-35As appeared first on The Aviationist.

The USS Bataan recently sailed into New York City for Fleet Week 2024 festivities.  Let’s look back as well as preview what’s ahead, for this twenty-seven year old, US Navy Amphibious Assault Ship. The first official [...] The post We Went Aboard USS Bataan During Fleet Week 2024 in NYC appeared first on The Aviationist.

The nuclear role transitions from the F-16 to the F-35. Beginning on June 1, 2024, the F-35 will fully assume the Netherlands’ nuclear responsibilities within NATO, replacing the F-16, in what is yet another step [...] The post The F-35s Will Take Over The Netherlands’ Nuclear Role Within NATO Starting Tomorrow appeared first on The Aviationist.

This is possibly the first documented case of a strike with an FPV drone targeting an unmanned surface vehicle. May 30, 2024 saw back to back Russian and Ukrainian losses in the Black Sea: Kyiv [...] The post Russia Destroys Ukrainian Magura Unmanned Surface Vessel with FPV Drone appeared first on The Aviationist.