Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon fighter jet belonging to the Spanish Air and Space Force, assigned to Ala 14 (14th Wing) / Escuadrón 142 (142 Squadrón), based at Albacete Air Base.

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Still fighting at 50: F-16s prove their worth defending Nato’s eastern flank.

https://www.forcesnews.com/technology/aircraft/still-fighting-50-f-16s-prove-their-worth-defending-natos-eastern-flank 

U.S. State Department has approved a possible sale of an air-to-air variant of APKWS II precision-guided rockets to Italy, under the Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program. The possible sale, worth $364 million, includes 5,031 Guidance Sections Single Variant Air-to-Air APKWS II WGU 59B/B, LAU-131 A/A launchers, Mk-152 high explosive warheads, MK66 rocket motors, proximity fuzes, WTU-1/B practice warheads, and inert MK66 rocket motors, along with other associated equipment and support. The principal contractor of the sale will be BAE Systems. @BAESystemsIncAPKWS II (Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System-II) is a design conversion of an unguided Hydra 2.75-inch rocket with a laser guidance kit to give it precision-kill capability. The air-to-air variant is primarily designed for counter-drone engagements.

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Schiebel Group and Thales UK are participating in a live capability demonstration for representatives of the British Army and Royal Navy.

The demonstration features the latest S100 (the basis for Peregrine in service with the RN) and the larger variant, the S-300 RWUAS.  

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Ukraine is quietly destroying Russia’s irreplaceable bombers

Kyiv’s intelligence services are undermining Moscow’s ability to bombard Ukrainian cities and threaten NATO. The drone crossed nearly 500 miles of fortified Russian territory before it found its mark…

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McDonnell Douglas EF-18M Hornet belonging to the Spanish Air Force. Resting inside a hardened aircraft shelter.

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RAF Red Arrows and the USAF 437th Airlift Wing A-17.

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