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Denmark's first F-35A takes shape
The Danish Ministry of Defence announced that the nation’s first Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II had passed through the Electronic Mate and Alignment Station (EMAS) in Fort Worth, Texas, on August 6.
Air India Express Jet Crashes on Landing
An Air India Express Boeing 737 has reportedly skidded off the runway after landing at Kozhikode/Calicut airport in southern India.
Boeing completes first QF-16 conversion at Arizona facility
Boeing announced that it had completed the first conversion of a QF-16 Full-Scale Aerial Target (FSAT) at its modification facility at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB), Arizona, in June 2020.
The theories behind one of aviation’s strangest tales
On November 23, 1944 a B-17 Flying Fortress crash landed in Belgium. While normally a non-event, this one left many across the world perplexed. Although nobody knows the true story of the ‘Phantom Fortress’, the theories behind it come in abundance…
Ukrainian Su-27s used as chase planes for missiles
Incredible pictures show pair of Flankers following new R-360 anti-ship missiles at high subsonic speeds during recent tests.
Microsoft Flight Simulator Partnership Update
The latest Partnership Series Update introduced Blackshark.ai and details how it uses artificial intelligence to populate the world in Microsoft Flight Simulator with 3D objects.
IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk is Out Now
IC Entertainment and Team Fusion have announced the IL-2 Sturmovik: Desert Wings – Tobruk expansion for IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover - Blitz Desert War is now available.
Reality Expansion Pack for Just Flight's Piper Arrow III Released
SimCoders have released new Reality Expansion Pack for the X-Plane version of Just Flight's Piper Arrow III.
Russia’s 737 MAX Rival to Fly Before Year-end with Locally Built Engines
The Irkut MC-21-300, Russia’s answer to the Boeing 737 MAX and Airbus A320neo, is set to make its maiden flight before the end of the year with domestically produced engines, the company’s CEO confirmed.
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