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Posted: 27th March 2025
2025-03-26
Minister of Defense Boris Pistorious shut down suggestions that Germany could reverse its decision to buy the F-35A Lightning II following recent tensions between Europe and the United States. Speaking to German media, Pistorious said “The United States is and will remain an important ally for us – also for the Bundeswehr’s equipment. This applies […] The post Germany Doubles Down on F-35 Procurement appeared first on The Aviationist.
B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia
2025-03-26
Aviation enthusiasts have monitored at least two flights of multiple B-2 Spirit bombers transiting from Whiteman AFB to the strategic Indian Ocean outpost at Diego Garcia. Using open source information from websites such as LiveATC, Flightradar24, and Airframes.io, some details of a significant surprise deployment of U.S. Air Force strategic bombers have been pieced together […] The post B-2 Spirit Stealth Bombers Begin Unannounced Deployment to Diego Garcia appeared first on The Aviationist.
German A400M Refuels AFSOC CV-22 Osprey for the First Time
2025-03-25
The test is aimed at expanding the refueling envelope of the A400M to refuel a wide variety of NATO aircraft, and follows the first ever refueling of a V-22 in early 2025. A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) A400M successfully refueled for the first time a U.S. Air Force CV-22B Osprey, operated by the AFSOC (Air […] The post German A400M Refuels AFSOC CV-22 Osprey for the First Time appeared first on The Aviationist.
Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight
2025-03-25
An incident involving two jets belonging to the French Air Force’s aerobatic display team took place during training in Eastern France. Reports say three people ejected and are receiving medical care. Video footage posted on X/Twitter shows two aircraft in the Patrouille de France formation colliding and breaking apart in flight near Saint-Dizier. Deux avions […] The post Two Alpha Jets of the Patrouille de France Display Team Collide During Rehearsal Flight appeared first on The Aviationist.
Video Reveals GBU-53/B StormBreaker ‘SDB II’ Deployed In Action Against Houthis
2025-03-25
CENTCOM footage shows F/A-18 Super Hornets launching from the USS Harry S. Truman carrying a variety of weapons, including the GBU-53/B StormBreaker and AGM-154 JSOW glide bombs and the AGM-84 SLAM-ER missile. For the past 10 days, American military forces have conducted a sustained campaign of airstrikes against targets in Yemen suspected to be linked […] The post Video Reveals GBU-53/B StormBreaker ‘SDB II’ Deployed In Action Against Houthis appeared first on The Aviationist.