military aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/military-aviation/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:19:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 https://aviospace.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/463575282_2477404082464408_3209599391009761950_n-150x150.jpg military aviation Archives - aviospace.org https://aviospace.org/tag/military-aviation/ 32 32 A-10 Warthog: The Legendary Gunship That Refuses to Retire https://aviospace.org/a-10-warthog-history/ https://aviospace.org/a-10-warthog-history/#respond Sun, 31 May 2026 12:38:52 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14677 The A-10 Warthog, which is officially known as the Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II, is a single-seat, straight-wing jet aircraft was designed and developed to serve the United States Air Force (USAF) for close air support (CAS) of friendly ground troops. Developed in the middle of the Cold War, it is one of the most […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/a-10-warthog-history/feed/ 0 E-6B Mercury: America’s Most Lethal Aircraft Ever https://aviospace.org/boeing-last-707-e6b-mercury/ https://aviospace.org/boeing-last-707-e6b-mercury/#respond Thu, 28 May 2026 15:41:06 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=14482 The Boeing E-6B Mercury is not the fastest aircraft in the U.S. military, not the most heavily armed, and not the most recognisable. Despite this, many consider this to be the most consequential by strategic measure. Operating under the codename TACAMO, an acronym for “Take Charge and Move Out,” the E-6B is the United States’ […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/boeing-last-707-e6b-mercury/feed/ 0 Inside Europe’s 7 Largest Air Force Installations: Size, Aircraft, and Strategic Missions https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/ https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/#respond Thu, 15 Jan 2026 11:40:54 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=11886 When Ukraine Russia War started in 2022, little did we have any idea that in a matter of four years, the world would see escalation in tensions such as a Russian Ilyushin Il-76 landing in Venezuela, US’ threats to take over Greenland, the Israel-Palestine conflict that left the Ben Gurion Airport closed for foreign airlines, […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/europes-7-largest-air-force-installations/feed/ 0 Nyoma Airbase: How India Built one of the World’s Highest Operational Fighter Base at 13,700 Feet https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/ https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/#respond Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:09:02 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10832 On November 13, 2025, the Indian Air Force (IAF) officially operationalized the Mudh-Nyoma Air Force Station in eastern Ladakh, at an elevation of approximately 13,700 feet. Air Chief Marshal A. P. Singh inaugurated the upgraded facility by landing a C-130J transport aircraft on its new runway, marking an important addition to India’s military infrastructure along […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/nyoma-airbase-worlds-highest-operational-fighter-base/feed/ 0 2000 protestors came to burn down Tribhuvan International Airport during Gen-Z Protest, Nepal Army confirms https://aviospace.org/2000-protestors-came-to-burn-down-tribhuvan-international-airport-during-gen-z-protest-nepal-army-confirms/ https://aviospace.org/2000-protestors-came-to-burn-down-tribhuvan-international-airport-during-gen-z-protest-nepal-army-confirms/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2025 19:04:35 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=10104 During the Gen-Z protests that engulfed Nepal on September 8 -9, 2025, protestors had come to burn down Tribhuvan International Airport, confirmed Nepali Army in a press conference organized today at 2 pm local time.  In the first press conference organized by the Nepalese Army following the Gen-Z uprising in Nepal, Director General of Military […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/2000-protestors-came-to-burn-down-tribhuvan-international-airport-during-gen-z-protest-nepal-army-confirms/feed/ 1 Which Countries Have the Most F-35s? https://aviospace.org/top-10-f35-fleets-worldwide/ https://aviospace.org/top-10-f35-fleets-worldwide/#respond Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:14:23 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9842 Last year, a F-35B Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter jet, crashed off the airfield at the Albuquerque International Sunport in New Mexico after it had stopped at Kirtland Air Force Base for refueling. One important thing to note is that the F-35B Lightning II falls in the list of the United States Marine Corps (USMC)’s […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/top-10-f35-fleets-worldwide/feed/ 0 Top 5 Fighter Jets with the Longest Time in Active Service https://aviospace.org/top-5-fighter-jets-with-the-longest-time-in-active-service/ https://aviospace.org/top-5-fighter-jets-with-the-longest-time-in-active-service/#respond Tue, 16 Sep 2025 17:00:01 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9768 Fighter aircraft have a special place in aviation history. During the world war, pilots and aviation personnel often decorated their aircraft with the most astonishing nose art. During the same war, which is described by Russia as “The Patriotic War”, military aircraft helped propel aviation forward with the introduction of much speedier planes. Almost all […]

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]]> https://aviospace.org/top-5-fighter-jets-with-the-longest-time-in-active-service/feed/ 0 Top 5: female military pilots who made history and broke records https://aviospace.org/5-female-military-pilots-who-made-history-and-broke-records/ https://aviospace.org/5-female-military-pilots-who-made-history-and-broke-records/#respond Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:11:06 +0000 https://aviospace.org/?p=9486 Many female pilots have broken several aviation records. One of them is Evelyn Bryan Johnson, a colonel in the Civil Air Patrol, who was nicknamed “Mama Bird”. She logged 57,635.4 flying hours, equivalent to almost seven years of flight time. She also trained more pilots than anyone in history. Evelyn followed the footsteps of Raymonde […]

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