This is something you don’t see too often: a B-52 on final performs a go-around because a U-2 hasn’t vacated the runway yet. On Monday May 20, 2024, two U.S. Air Force B-52 Stratofortress bombers [...] The post Watch a B-52 Bomber Go Around at RAF Fairford Because of a U-2 on the Runway appeared first on The Aviationist.

China considers the islands of great strategic value, connecting Taiwan via sea and air links, as early warning features that can alert Taipei of advancing forces. Reminiscent of the angry and unprecedented, first-of-their-kind live-fire drills [...] The post Chinese Drills Around Taiwan ‘Cut Off’ its Early Warning Islands; Taipei Aims HF-3 Missiles...

One day after the U.S. Air Force released the first air-to-air image of the B-21 Raider bomber, Northrop Grumman has made available another one. Here are all the details we have noticed so far. As [...] The post Northrop Grumman Has Just Dropped A New Inflight Photo Of The B-21 Raider appeared first on The Aviationist.

The T129 helicopters address the capability gap identified in urban warfare. The Philippine Air Force (PAF) has received two Turkish T129 ATAK helicopters. The aircraft were delivered at the 15th Strike Wing headquarters in Sangley [...] The post Philippine Air Force Receives Last Two of Six Turkish T129 Attack Helicopters appeared first on The Aviationist.

The Aerostat-based sensors will bolster the airspace monitoring assets deployed to the NATO Eastern Flank. Poland signed the LOA executive agreement on May 22, 2024 to procure four reconnaissance and early warning aerostats  fitted with [...] The post Poland Buys US-made Radar Aerostats To Monitor Border With Russia appeared first on The Aviationist.

The first photo of the B-21 Raider during a test flight was released along with other two new images of the 6th generation bomber. The U.S. Air Force has released the first photo showing a [...] The post U.S. Air Force Releases First Photo Of B-21 Raider Bomber In Flight appeared first on The Aviationist.