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US Army Chinooks landing at Frederick Municipal Airport, Maryland

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S.C. Army National Guard Soldiers with Detachment 1, B Company, 2-238th Aviation Regiment perform pre-flight, in-flight, post-flight, and currency operations in low light and night-vision conditions, aboard two CH-47F Chinook medium-heavy lift helicopter, SCARNG Aviation Support Facility Loc. 2 (AASF2), Donaldson Center, Greenville, S.C., Oct. 30, 2018. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine) For more photos, check out the album on Flickr:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/scguard/albums/72157672975841597

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6th Bersaglieri Regiment infantrymen boarding an Army Aviation CH-47F

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Italy will buy more StormBreaker bombs and AMRAAM missiles for its F-35 fighters

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 02/16/2024 - 16:00in Armaments, Military

The United States Department of State has approved two potential sales of advanced aerial weapons packages to the Italian Republic, intended to equip its Lockheed Martin F-35A/B Lightning II multifunction fighters. These two packages are valued at about 220 million dollars.

Italians plan to buy a batch of RTX GBU-53/B StormBreaker SDB-II guided pumps. Rome intends to increase the package by 125 units and eight mass dimension simulators. Previously, Italians received approvals to buy 48 GBU-53/B SDB-II bombs and four mass-sized simulators.

The new lot was valued at a maximum of US$ 150 million. The first bombs destined for Italy were contracted in December last year.

StormBreaker GBU-53/B pumps, thanks to their multifunctional guidance system, can be used to destroy stationary and mobile targets. Due to their light weight (93 kg), they can be transported in greater numbers by multifunctional combat aircraft, allowing them to eliminate a greater number of targets and minimizing collateral damage around the attack site.

As part of the second approved application, the Italians want to purchase twelve more AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM guided missiles. This case also involves an extension of a previously approved request, which also included twelve missiles along with the necessary logistics package. In this case, the total (24 missiles together with the necessary additional and support elements) was valued at a maximum of 70 million dollars.

Both StormBreaker and AMRAAM missiles will serve as critical improvements to the Italian F-35 Lightning II fleet, reinforcing its air-to-air and air-to-ground combat capabilities.

Tags: AIM-120 AMRAAMAMI - Italian Military Aeronautics/Italian Air ForceweaponsMilitary AviationF-35 Lightning IIRaytheonStormBreaker

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. He uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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Dutch Departure by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: One of the first movements on departures day after the 2023 Royal International Air Tattoo was this Dutch Chinook, heading home to the Netherlands. Helicopter: Royal Netherlands Air Force Boeing CH-47F Chinook D-483 from 298 Squadron. Location: RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

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Orange CH-47F CHINOOK !

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Italian Rangers of the 4th Alpini Parachute Regiment and Bersaglieri disembarking from a CH-47F during a training.

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Quasi ultimate le consegne dei CH-47F spagnoli Boeing ha consegnato alla Spagna il diciassettesimo e penultimo esemplare di CH-47F

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Unfortunately the only Helicopter available is a CH-47F Chinook. A heavy weight Helicopter with massive cargo capacity of 44,000 Pounds. An average Firetruck weighs 47,000 Pounds.

"That's a really big helicopter!" How you got a CH-47F Chinook for transport is anyones guess. Just plop her in the cargo bay and we'll be on our way!

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A UH-60 Black Hawk with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade and a CH-47F Chinook with B Co., 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th CAB conduct rappel operations with Navy divers from the U.S. Navy SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team 1, Naval Special Warfare Group 3 during rappel training with flight crews from the 25th CAB at Marine Corps Air Station Kaneohe Bay June 18.

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CH-47F Block II: Elevating Army Aviation

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IMAGES: B-52 Stratofortress lands in South Korea for the first time

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 10/17/2023 - 08:35am Military

The U.S. Air Force is celebrating the 70º anniversary of the U.S.-South Korea alliance with a huge demonstration of air power at the 2023 Seoul International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (ADEX) this week, and a B-52H Stratofortress made a full landing on the Korean Peninsula for the first time today, according to all known reports.

Also during the exhibition, scheduled from October 17 to 22 at Seoul Air Base, USAF will exhibit eight other types of aircraft through static displays and aerial demonstrations, according to the Pacific Air Forces, including: F-22 Raptor, F-16 Fighting Falcon, A-10 Thunderbolt II, C-17 Globemaster III, C-5 Galaxy, KC-135 Stratotanker, U-2 Dragon Lady and E-3 Sentry. Other U.S. military aircraft include CH-47F Chinook, AH-64 Apache, F-35B Lightning II and E/A-18 Growler.

The famous nuclear-capable B-52 bomber carried out two overflights at the event before landing at Cheongju Airport, 140 km south of Seoul.

“These overflights, air demonstrations and static displays, including the landing of the B-52 on the peninsula, are part of our ongoing commitment to promote peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean peninsula,” Major Rachel Buitrago, director of Public Affairs of the 7ª Air Force, said in a statement.

The B-52 Stratofortress, known as BUFF, is the main cruise missile carrier of the U.S. Air Force. The H model is now the last variant of the Stratofortress, which has been in service since the 1950s.

Although the B-52 has never landed in Korea, it has carried out several recent exercises near or over the Korean Peninsula. On June 30, several B-52s from Barksdale Air Base, along with South Korean F-16, F-15E and F-35As and KF-16, conducted a joint overflight of the country.

Then, on July 13, the long-range bomber was accompanied by F-16 and three F-15K aircraft of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) for a combined air training session over the peninsula. This exercise followed North Korea's allegations that it launched a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile on July 12, capable of reaching the continental territory of the United States.

North Korea continued to carry out numerous missile launches this year, including the most recent test in September, when it fired two short-range ballistic missiles into the sea off the eastern coast.

“We still face ongoing challenges from North Korea, including its dangerous and destabilizing missile testing program, and others that would undermine the rules-based international order,” Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in April when he welcomed South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol who was visiting the Pentagon.

Austin and President Joe Biden pledged to intensify joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea, including those with nuclear-capable resources, such as strategic bombers or submarines with ballistic missiles. Last week, the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan made a stopover in Busan, South Korea.

“2023 marks 70 years of alliance between the United States and the Republic of Korea - an alliance that has proved to be solid in the face of challenges over many decades. It is among the most interoperable, capable and dynamic bilateral alliances in the world," Lieutenant General Scott Pleus, commander of the Seventh Air Force and deputy commander of the U.S. Forces in Korea, said in a statement.

“We are honored to demonstrate our commitment to this partnership through our U.S. participation in Seoul's ADEX 23 as part of our ongoing commitment to promoting peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean peninsula,” Pleus added.

This biennial exhibition, the largest of its kind in Northeast Asia, presents aircraft, ground equipment, air demonstrations and attracts aviation and aerospace experts and defense personnel from all over the world.

Tags: Military AviationBoeing B-52H StratofortressKADEXROKAF - Republic of Korea Air Force/South Korea Air ForceUSAF - United States Air Force / U.S. Air Force

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