VIDEO – THE BLUE ANGELS’ TRANSITION FROM LEGACY HORNETS TO SUPER HORNETS

NAS PENSACOLA, FLORIDA – Watch in this beautiful Boeing video how the U.S. Navy #BlueAngels initiated the transition on November 5, 2020 from Legacy F/A-18 A-D Hornets to F/A-18 E/F Super Hornets. U.S. Navy Capt. Eric Doyle tells what this historic evolution means for the fleet after the Hornet’s 34-years of service for the team. The Blue Angels has flown Boeing or Boeing-heritage aircraft for … Continue reading VIDEO – THE BLUE ANGELS’ TRANSITION FROM LEGACY HORNETS TO SUPER HORNETS

FLYHIGH.NEWSNovember 22, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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VIDEO – Australia’s First Loyal Wingman Completes Low-Speed Taxi Testing

RAAF BASE AMBERLEY, AUSTRALIA – Watch how Boeing’s Australia team and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) have completed low-speed taxi testing of the first Boeing ATS (Airpower Teaming System), also known as the Boeing ‘Loyal Wingman’ project – a stealth unmanned aerial vehicle (drone) in development by Boeing Australia to perform autonomous missions using artificial intelligence. The unmanned aircraft is the first military aircraft … Continue reading VIDEO – Australia’s First Loyal Wingman Completes Low-Speed Taxi Testing

FLYHIGH.NEWSNovember 1, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

President Trump taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

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MARINE ONE TAKING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

WASHINGTON D.C. – President Donald Trump was taken to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center at 6:15 PM (EST) on Friday “as a precautionary measure” following his coronavirus diagnosis, a senior administration official told NBC News. Trump was seen wearing a mask as he departed The White House, waving to the press while walking toward his helicopter, Marine One. The transfer to the military medical … Continue reading MARINE ONE TAKING PRESIDENT TRUMP TO WALTER REED NATIONAL MILITARY MEDICAL CENTER AS A PRECAUTIONARY MEASURE

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F-15 PILOT’S NAME RELEASED BY U.S. AIR FORCE AFTER NORTH SEA CRASH

RAF LAKENHEATH, ENGLAND – After all next of kin notifications were complete, the U.S. Air Force confirmed on Tuesday morning that the pilot killed in yesterday’s F-15 crash in the North Sea was 1st Lt. Kenneth ‘Kage’ Allen from the 493rd Fighter Squadron. 1st Lt. Allen was conducting a routine training mission over the North Sea with 3 other F-15s from RAF Lakenheath, when his … Continue reading F-15 PILOT’S NAME RELEASED BY U.S. AIR FORCE AFTER NORTH SEA CRASH

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THE FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 HAS ARRIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS

LEEUWARDEN AIR BASE, NETHERLANDS – October 31, 2019 is a special day in history for the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF). The first operational Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II (registration F-009) has arrived today on a beautiful, sunny, but cold Autumn day at it’s new home, Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands. 40 years ago the first RNLAF F-16 also landed at Leeuwarden AB. The … Continue reading THE FIRST OPERATIONAL RNLAF F-35 HAS ARRIVED IN THE NETHERLANDS

Jerry TahaOctober 31, 2019November 27, 2020Leave a comment

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike Fighters from the 58th Fighter Squadron, 33rd Fighter Wing, Eglin AFB, Fla. perform an aerial refueling mission with a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 336th Air Refueling Squadron from March ARB, Calif., May 14, 2013 off the coast of Northwest Florida. The 33rd Fighter Wing is a joint graduate flying and maintenance training wing that trains Air Force, Marine, Navy and international partner operators and maintainers of the F-35 Lightning II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Donald R. Allen/Released)

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SINGAPORE PLANS TO BUY 4 F-35s WITH OPTION FOR 8 MORE

SINGAPORE – March 1, 2019. According to Reuters, Singapore plans to buy an initial 4 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, with an option to purchase 8 more, as it looks to replace its ageing F-16 fleet, the city-state’s defense minister Ng Eng Hen said earlier today. Ng Eng Hen said in parliament that the ministry of defense will issue a letter of request (LOR) … Continue reading SINGAPORE PLANS TO BUY 4 F-35s WITH OPTION FOR 8 MORE

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VIDEO – JAPANESE ‘AIR FORCE ONE’ AND ‘AIR FORCE TWO’ DEPARTING FROM AMSTERDAM AIRPORT FOR THE LAST TIME

AMSTERDAM AIRPORT SCHIPHOL – January 10, 2019. Last month Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe visited the Netherlands with the ‘Air Force One and Two’ for a one day visit to Dutch Prime Minister Rutte. This was unfortunately the last time ever that the JASDF B747 visited the Netherlands. The 2 JASDF B747s – Air Force One and Two – will be replaced by the B777 … Continue reading VIDEO – JAPANESE ‘AIR FORCE ONE’ AND ‘AIR FORCE TWO’ DEPARTING FROM AMSTERDAM AIRPORT FOR THE LAST TIME