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It’s the first time 5th generation aircraft take part in BAP mission. On Apr. 30, 2021, four Italian Air Force F-35A Lightning II jets landed at Amari Air Base, Estonia, to take over the NATO’s BAP (Baltic Air Policing) mission. It’s the first time the Italian stealth jets deploy to Estonia (even though the Italian Eurofighter Typhoons operated there for BAP in 2018) and also the first time that 5th generation aircraft support NATO’s mission in the Baltic States. The Italian F-35s belong to the 13° Gruppo (Squadron) of the 32° Stormo (Wing) from Amendola Air Base, in southeastern It...

The F-35I "Adir" (just like any other Lightning II aircraft) requires the exterior paint or coating to be regularly cleaned to preserve its low observability. It takes three technicians and a supervisor two days to clean Israeli F-35, a process done roughly every three months. Several things combine to provide the F-35's LO (Low Observability). In fact, LO is considered a "system" itself of the 5th-generation stealth jet: the shape of the aircraft, that is to say the lines and contours of the exterior design along with the the composite panels and parts that make up the body, the radar absorb...

Hezbollah TV Correspondent Captures First Images Of Israeli F-35I Adir Jets Operating Inside Lebanese Airspace. Hezbollah TV Correspondent Captures First Images Of Israeli F-35I Adir Jets Operating Inside Lebanese Airspace. Three images of the F-35s operating over Lebanon (Images: alishaib1970) Almost by accident, the first images of Israeli Air Force F-35I Adir jets flying over Lebanon have been posted online today. Israeli F-35I jets were flying over Lebanon earlier today, Jan. 25, 2021. The photographs of at least two “Adir” aircraft were posted online by a correspondent of Al-Manar TV...

Spain Is Now Officially The Third Nation Of The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Programme Spain Is Now Officially The Third Nation Of The Future Combat Air System (FCAS) Programme A rendering of the Next Generation Fighter and the Remote Carriers, both part of the wider FCAS programme. (Photo: Airbus) Spain will be an equal nation along with France and Germany in the participation to the demonstrator phase of FCAS. The Spanish industry has signed the initial framework contract for the Future Combat Air System’s (FCAS) Phase 1A Technology Demonstrators activities, completing the onboarding p...

 - December 10, 2020, 12:18 PM The New Generation Weapon System is based on the NGF fighter and unmanned Remote Carrier loyal wingmen. Preliminary designs for both are due next year. (Photo: Airbus) An initial framework contract was signed in the first week of December that sees Spain take its place as an equal partner alongside France and Germany across all activities relating to the Future Combat Air System (FCAS, or Système de Combat Aérien du Futur/SCAF). The signature completes a 10-month process to “onboard” Spain into the program in both the ongoing Phase 1A demonstration and t...