Air & Space Book

Northrop-McDonnell Douglas YF-23A Black Widow II at National Museum (U.S.A)

Romanian Air Force MIG21 Lancer (Credit photo : Dorin Harabagiu)

Aviation Electrician’s Mates conduct maintenance on an F/A-18E Super Hornet aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo)

Maj. Samuel Larson, F-22 Raptor Demonstration Team commander and pilot, performs at the Wings Over Batavia airshow in Batavia, N.Y., Sept. 2, 2024. The F-22's advanced fly-by-wire system and sophisticated avionics enhance its maneuverability and combat effectiveness. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Meghan Hutton)

Feel the Spirit
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 110th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron conduct hot pit refueling on a B-2 Spirit during a Bomber Task Force mission at Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory, Aug. 21, 2024. Bomber missions enhance the Air Force’s readiness to respond to any potential crisis or challenge in the Indo-Pacific through joint and multilateral operations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Whitney Erhart)

Xian JH-7 (Hanyu pinyin: Jian Hong-7 Flounder), FBC-1 (Fighter/Bomber China-1)
A fighter jet attached to a brigade of the air force under the PLA Southern Theater Command takes off for a live-fire training exercise on December 27, 2023.

F-2A/B (JASDF)

F-15J/DJ (JASDF)

The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) conducts a replenishment-at-sea with the Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Washington Chambers (T-AKE 11) during Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2024. Twenty-nine nations, 40 surface ships, three submarines, 14 national land forces, more than 150 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC in and around the Hawaiian Islands, June 27 to Aug. 1. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity while fostering and sustaining cooperative relationships among participants critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2024 is the 29th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Apprentice Rocio Zavala-Ramirez)

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