Canada reconsidering F-35 purchase amid tensions with Washington, says minister
> #Canada is actively looking at potential alternatives to the U.S.-built F-35 stealth fighter and will hold conversations with rival #aircraft makers, Defence Minister Bill Blair said late Friday, just hours after being reappointed to the post as part of Prime Minister #MarkCarney's new cabinet.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/f35-blair-trump-1.7484477 #F35 #Tariffs #TradeWar #US
Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC) Hawker Hunter N328 AX on final Pt. Mugu during Grey Flag. August 2022 #ATAC #hawkerhunter #milair #Hawker #aviationphotography #planespotting #photography #aircraft #greyflag #nasptmugu #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #Z9
Martin JRM Mars "Philippine Mars" being towed into former NAS Alameda, Sunday February 9th, 2025 #coulson #phillipineMars #MartinMars #wwii #aircraft #photography #militaryaviation #aviationphotography #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #milair #nikon #amphibian #seaplane
United States Air Force LC-130H 73-0492 "Drift Buster" of the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard departing Travis AFB to PHIK. November 2020 #milair #aviationphotography #LC130 #Antarctica #planespotting #haveglass #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #AvgeeksofMastodon
USAF F-16D 86-0047 (416 FTS) makes a pass in afterburner at Edwards AFB, October 2022 #aviationphotography #jets #avgeek #edwardsairshow ##photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #aircraft #afterburner
T-33 "Ace Maker" makes a pass at Edwards AFB, October 2022. #edwardsafb #acemaker #T33 #aviationphotography #jets #avgeek #edwardsairshow ##photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #aircraft #nikon
Firefighting #rotorcraft shortfall prompts Bell’s 214ST reboot: https://aviationweek.com/aerospace/aircraft-propulsion/firefighting-rotorcraft-shortfall-prompts-bells-214st-reboot. Aerial #firefighting is an #aerospace niche but it is a critical one. Within that niche, #VTOL aircraft bring unique capabilities. They deliver water and retardant precisely, transport firefighters to remote areas, and perform aerial reconnaissance. VTOLs are essential assets for rapid response and effective wildfire management. #aircraft #aviation #emergencymanagement #engineering #verticalflight
Portugal's Minister of National Defence, Nuno Melo, announced that the country will not acquire F-35 fighters from the United States, considering the current geopolitical context and the unpredictability of US policy.
NASA G-III N802NA and F/A-18B N867NA (Ex VX-23 161947) and F-15B N836NA flies in formation at Edwards AFB, October 2022. #G3 #edwardsafb #G3 #F18 #F18B #NASA #aviationphotography #jets #edwardsairshow ##photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9 #aircraft #nikon
King Charles displayed Canadian military honours while visiting the aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales https://www.inbella.com/948177/king-charles-displayed-canadian-military-honours-while-visiting-the-aircraft-carrier-hms-prince-of-wales-%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%a8%f0%9f%87%a6%f0%9f%87%a8/ #aircraft #Canadian #carrier #Charles #displayed #Events&Appearances #Gossip #hms #Honours #king #Military #News #prince #Royal #RoyalFamilies #RoyalGossip #Royals #RoyalsGossip #visiting #Wales
Holy Wing Flex Batman! Super Salto sailplane with a BS TJ-100 jet engine on performs at the Edwards Air Force Base Show. October 2022 It was quite a performance #aviationphotography #glider #gliding #sailplane #salto #planespotting #aviation #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #Nikon #Z9
You know you're in #Germany when people decorate their front yards with decommissioned fighter jets.*
* first photo: #Lockheed F-104 #Starfighter in #Stuttgart-#Zuffenhausen
* second photo: #Fiat G.91 R3 in #Goettingen
#Planespotting #Airplanes #Aircraft #Göttingen #Jets
(photos: @kernpanik | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
United States Navy F-35C 169425 from VFA-125 "Rough Raiders" on final for Moffett Field after flying over the NFC Champion 49er game January 2025 #photography #F35c #VFA125 #niners #49ers #stealth #militaryaviation #fighter #fighterjet #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #aircraft #milair #nikon
Emirates A380-800 about to touch down at San Francisco International, Janaury 2024 #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #Nikon #A380 #Airbus #Emirates #ksfo #nikon #nikonphotgraphy
How the XB-1 #aircraft went supersonic without a #sonicboom
In this case, the #BoomSupersonic #XB1 took advantage of a #physics phenomenon called the Mach cutoff. Because sound moves more slowly at higher altitudes, an aircraft breaching the sound barrier at those heights will produce a boom that cannot reach the ground – if the boom moves downward, the increasing speed of sound will deflect it, pushing its shock waves upward instead. https://www.newscientist.com/article/2467745-how-the-xb-1-aircraft-went-supersonic-without-a-sonic-boom/
Flying along the Western Shore of Lake Winnebago in the EAA Ford Trimotor at AirVenture 2003. #Photography #PhotographyOnMastodon #Aircraft #Aviation #Oshkosh #AirVenture #Wisconsin #FordTrimotor
USAF C-17A, F-16D and F-35A practice prior to the Edwards AFB Show Boron, California, October 2022. #c17 #cargo #boron #EdwardsAFB #edwards #usaf #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy #F16 #F35
USAF C-17A lines up for final at Edwards AFB, Boron, California, October 2022. The Mojave windmills are in the distance (30+ miles) #c17 #cargo #boron #EdwardsAFB #edwards #usaf #aviationphotography #planespotting #AvGeek #spotter #photography #Nikon #aircraft #nikonphotgraphy
#russian A-50U long-range radar detection #aircraft spotted in the air for the first time in a long time.
The russian federation uses such aircraft to control and direct #strikes on Ukraine with missiles from strategic #aviation.
#russia now enabling its full force of #missile launching abilities now that #Ukraine has lost the #intelligence that kept #russians limited for the past year.
#Trump will be directly responsible for many thousands of #deaths.