Europe Deploys Down Under
Despite 7000 nautical miles separating the Northern Territory and Europe, Exercise Pitch Black continues to draw European participants. Five nations made the trek to the Southern Hemisphere for Exercise Pitch Black 2024, representing both the largest European contingent in the exercise’s history alongside highlighting Europe’s growing strategic interest in the Indo-Pacific region. France, Germany, Italy, […]
Exercise Pitch Black 2024 Kicks Off
Exercise Pitch Black returns to Australia’s top end with three weeks of intense flying set to take place over the Northern Territory from the 12th July to 2nd August. With 20 nations and approximately 140 aircraft, 2024 is set to…
50 Years of the Tonka – Germany’s New Special Livery
With 2024 marking numerous 50th anniversaries within military aviation including the first flights of the Fighting Falcon, Blackhawk and Tornado, Germany unveiled a new Tornado livery in celebration of the latter. On the 25th of March 2024 the freshly painted…
One Big Sexy Trip Around The Globe – KC-10 Farewell
As the McDonnell Douglas KC-10 “Extender”, alternatively known as “Big Sexy”, is slowly reaching retirement, the United States Air Force (USAF) took a farewell trip around the globe stopping by at several airports the KC-10 typically operated from. About The…
Return of the USAF’s “William Tell” Air-to-Air Weapons Competition
The skies over Savannah have been packed as the USAF William Tell Air-to-Air Weapons Meet resumes after a 19-year hiatus. Nine fighter integration teams from around the country competed in knowledge, basic fighter maneuvers (BFM), air combat maneuvering (ACM), banner,…