As soon as Chief Warrant Officer Mike Grego was told he would be a back-up to the MEDEVAC helicopters, he researched satellite imagery, approaches to the helipads. A Joint Forcible Entry Parachute jump drill during [...] The post U.S. UH-60 Pilot Lands CASEVAC Atop Swedish Hospital appeared first on The Aviationist.

More than 100 F-35 jets might be awaiting delivery by the end of the year, requiring another year to actually deliver all of them once cleared. The U.S. House Armed Services Committee is looking to [...] The post U.S. Lawmakers Want To Cut F-35 Orders As Undelivered Jets Keep Piling Up appeared first on The Aviationist.

The NDAA draft aims to block for the foreseeable future the divestment of the two aircraft, as well as increasing again the planned F-15EX fleet. After the U.S. Air Force planned to retire 250 aircraft [...] The post 2025 National Defense Authorization Act To Stop Retirement Of Oldest F-22s and F-15Es appeared first on The Aviationist.

A helicopter carrying President Ebrahim Raisi has had an accident, state media reports. Here’s what we know. A helicopter carrying Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi has had to make what the state media refers to as [...] The post Search Underway For Helicopter Carrying Iran’s President Raisi Reportedly Crashed In Northwestern Iran appeared first on The...

A drone was able to fly close to aircraft carriers and warships at Yokosuka Naval Base, exposing security failures, while person who shot the footage apologized. A drone footage of the JMSDF (Japan Maritime Self-Defense [...] The post Chinese Citizen Flies Drone Over JS Izumo, USS Ronald Reagan Aircraft Carriers in Japan appeared first on The Aviationist.

This is the fourth U.S. Reaper drone being shot down by the Houthi rebels since October 2023. Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Friday claimed to have shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper drone, circulating footage of [...] The post Fourth U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Lost to Houthi Anti-Aircraft Missile In 6 Months appeared first on The Aviationist.