The Thunderbirds US air force demonstration squadron fly only feet apart in their signature diamond formation during rehearsal for their performance at the Wings Over Wyoming Air Show on July 31, 2025. (Photo by South West News Service)





French aerobatic flying team Patrouille de France (PAF) aircraft perform a flyover during the 55th edition of the International Paris Air Show at the Paris-Le Bourget Airport, in Le Bourget, near Paris, France, 16 June 2025. The Paris Air Show, one of the largest trade fairs of the aerospace-industry and air shows in the world, runs from 16 to 22 June. (Photo by Christophe Petit Tesson/EPA)





An F-35B Lightning II is prepared for night flying operations aboard HMS Prince of Wales during the multinational Operation Highmast in the Indo-Pacific in the first decade of August 2025. (Photo by Royal Navy)





The picture dated July 27, 2025 shows the Red Arrows performing at The Old Buckenham Airshow near Attleborough, in Norfolk, UK. Crowds turned out to watch the impressive flying displays, with more than 50 iconic aircrafts, which also included the BBMF Lancaster, four Spitfires and the 50th anniversary celebration of the incredible B-17 Flying Fortress. (Photo by Caroline Haycock/Bav Media)





RAF aircraft fly over North Yorkshire, UK on July 25, 2025 as part of Exercise Hades Warrior, an intensive assessment for pilots to become qualified weapons and helicopter tactics instructors. (Photo by Josh Gorman RAF/MOD)





An F-18 Hornet fighter jet on May 27, 2025 lands and takes off from a highway during Baana 25, a military exercise held by the Finnish air force. (Photo by The Times)





Planes of Croatian Air Force's aerobatic team “Wings of Storm” fly during a military parade for the 30th anniversary of Operation Storm alongside Victory Day, Homeland Thanksgiving Day, and Croatian Veterans Day, in downtown Zagreb, Croatia, on July 31, 2025. (Photo by Antonio Bronic/Reuters)





A view shows the entire process at the 10th Main Jet Base Command in Incirlik, from the preparations made by the Asenalar Squadron for air refueling to the mid-air refueling of F-16 and F-4E/2020 Phantom fighter jets by the tanker aircraft, on May 28, 2025, in Adana, Turkiye. Tanker aircraft from the 101st Air Refueling Squadron, stationed at the 10th Main Jet Base Command under the Turkish Air Force, provide continuous flight capability by refueling other aircraft mid-air at an altitude of 26,000 feet and a speed of 950 kilometers per hour. (Photo by Mustafa Hatipoglu/Anadolu via Getty Images)