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Thomas Newdick

@combatair

Writer and editor. TWZ. Military aerospace and air warfare, mostly. Contact me: t.newdick (at) gmail.com. RT, like ≠ endorsement.

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Probably just me, but The Telegraph publishing a photo of a 12 Squadron Tornado as a 14 Squadron one is more offensive than the change of a unit's nickname.

Probably just me, but The Telegraph publishing a photo of a 12 Squadron Tornado as a 14 Squadron one is more offensive than the change of a unit's nickname.
The War Zone (@thewarzonewire) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Colonel Tasked With Testing Future Of Air Dominance Talks Candidly About Progress And Challenges We talk with the 53rd Wing's commander about how his team is racing to turn future air warfare concepts, including CCAs, into reality. Exclusive feature: twz.com/sponsored-cont…

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F-16 Officially In Ukrainian Service, Self Protection Pods Included After years of work, F-16s have officially entered service with Ukraine's Air Force, and they are already sporting some interesting features. Story: twz.com/air/f-16-offic…

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Russian Mi-28 Havoc Attack Helicopter Engaged In Mid-Air By Ukrainian Drone Ukraine's use of drones to hunt for and take down enemy helicopters operating near the front is expanding. Story: twz.com/air/russian-mi…

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My earlier post was taken as No2 and this was taken as the Leader - Part of my rationale for taking images was that I was too lazy to write a diary and I knew that a picture captures a moment This was Beauvachain Air Base doing some NATO exercise they all had names Cloudy Chourus

My earlier post was taken as No2 and this was taken as the Leader - Part of my rationale for taking images was that I was too lazy to write a diary and I knew that a picture captures a moment This was Beauvachain Air Base doing some NATO exercise they all had names Cloudy Chourus
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Panavia Tornado Swing-Wing Combat Jet’s Ten Most Unusual Variants The Panavia Tornado officially turns 50 years old today, so let's look back at some of its most obscure iterations. Story: twz.com/air/panavia-to…

Leonardo in the UK 🇬🇧 (@leonardo_uk) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#OnThisDay in 1949, the first Royal Navy S.51 course was delivered at our #Yeovil site. This year therefore marks the 75th anniversary of rotary training delivery from the #HomeOfBritishHelicopters

#OnThisDay in 1949, the first <a href="/RoyalNavy/">Royal Navy</a> S.51 course was delivered at our #Yeovil site.

This year therefore marks the 75th anniversary of rotary training delivery from the #HomeOfBritishHelicopters
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Air Force Floats Light Stealth Fighter Concept As Its Heavy Fighter Program May Be In Jeopardy USAF's top officer touted it as a cheaper & more flexible fighter design concept, which is odd considering a top priority was the NGAD heavy fighter. Story: twz.com/air/air-force-…

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Happy 50th birthday to the Hawk! It was August 21, 1974, when the prototype of the aircraft now used by the Red Arrows flew for the first time. Here are more images from a special flypast last month at the UK’s Royal International Air Tattoo, joining with other Hawk operators.

Happy 50th birthday to the Hawk! It was August 21, 1974, when the prototype of the aircraft now used by the Red Arrows flew for the first time. Here are more images from a special flypast last month at the UK’s Royal International Air Tattoo, joining with other Hawk operators.
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Fears Of Russian-Inspired Drone Attack Led To German Air Base Alert: Reports Intelligence pointing to a potential drone attack on the home of NATO's AWACS fleet comes as Germany finds itself increasingly under threat from ‘hybrid warfare.’ Story: twz.com/air/fears-of-r…

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Thailand Chooses Gripen E/F As Its New Fighter After repeated losses in international fighter competitions, the Swedish Gripen E/F just got a major boost. Story: twz.com/air/thailand-c…

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Ukrainian Pilot Killed In First F-16 Loss Only six F-16s and a similar number of pilots were available to Ukraine as the type just entered service weeks ago. Story: twz.com/air/ukrainian-…

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Egypt is now the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Herc operating community! Congratulations to the Egyptian Air Force for strengthening its fleet with two C-130J-30s. 🇪🇬 Egypt International Airshow #EIAS2024

Egypt is now the 23rd nation to join the worldwide Super Herc operating community! 

Congratulations to the Egyptian Air Force for strengthening its fleet with two C-130J-30s. 🇪🇬  

<a href="/egyptairshow/">Egypt International Airshow</a> #EIAS2024
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World’s Only Privately Owned F-16 Aggressors Get Infrared Search And Track Pods IRST sensors present particular challenges for stealthy aircraft and there is growing demand to include them in training and testing. Story: twz.com/air/worlds-onl…