December 11, 2020 Military Aviation News

The veteran spyplane too valuable to replace

12/11/2020

Satellites – and drones – were intended to replace it. But the 65-year-old Lockheed U-2 is still at the top of its game, flying missions in an environment no other aircraft can operate in. Nearly twice as wide as it is long, the Lockheed U-2 spy plane is one of the most distinctive aircraft in the United States Air Force – and the hardest aircraft to fly, earning itself the nickname “The Dragon Lady”.

Australia Grounds Entire Fleet Of US-Origin F-18 Super Hornets

12/11/2020

The Royal Australian Air Force has grounded its whole F/A-18 Super Hornet and Growler fleet after the accident at Amberley airbase, as an act of precaution while the investigations are underway to find the cause.

Mesmerized By The F-35s, UK To Buy More Stealth F-35 Warplanes For Its Aircraft Carrier

12/11/2020

Air Marshal Richard Knighton, the deputy chief of the defense staff for capability, told the parliamentary defense committee that the number and profile of future order will in part be decided by the outcome of assessment work the British are doing on their future combat air strategy.

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