Category: Notizie Estero

Lt. Elena Gutierrez is the first woman in the Spanish Air Force to go solo on the Eurofighter. The flight took place last week. Photo: Spanish government She is part of the 20-02 conversion course and is the only woman in the course. For more information, hit the Source below Source

Operation Modern was a seldom reported deal between Indonesia and United States for the exchange of four MiG-21F-13 fighters for 19 T-33 trainers. Museum Pusat TNI AU Dirgantara Mandala Yogyakarta, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons A total of 13 MiG-21s went to America in exchange for the T-33, UH-34D, and later, F-5 and OV-10 […]

Australia has declared Initial Operational Capability (IOC) for its F-35A fleet, clearing the way for the aircraft to be deployed for operations. U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jensen Stidham [CC BY-SA 4.0], via Wikimedia Commons “The fifth-generation F-35A, along with the F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler, is key to our air combat […]

France is launching its CSO 2 spy satellite into space from its Guiana Space Center in South America today. Thilo Kranz/DLR, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons The satellite will be carried into space using a Russian Soyuz ST-A rocket. It is the second in the Composante Spatiale Optique series. The first satellite was launched […]

Hindustan Times reports that at least three Dassault Rafale fighters will be flown to India next month. By Rob Schleiffert from Holland (Rafale B) [CC BY-SA 2.0 ], via Wikimedia Commons This is the third ferry flight and like the second delivery flight, all three aircraft will fly non-stop from France to India. For more […]