The French elite acrobatic flying team “Patrouille de France” (PAF) flies over the race track prior to the Women's Super-G event of the FIS Alpine Ski World Championship 2023 in Meribel, French Alps, on February 8, 2023. (Photo by François-Xavier Marit/AFP Photo)





In this handout photo taken from video released by the Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, November 30, 2022, a Tu-95 strategic bomber of the Russian air force flies as part of a joint patrol with Chinese bombers over the Pacific. Russian and Chinese strategic bombers on Wednesday flew a joint patrol over the western Pacific in a show of increasingly close defense ties between the two countries. (Photo by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP Photo)





U.S. Air Force Airmen, assigned to the 14th Airlift Squadron watch as 24 C-17 Globemaster III aircraft fly over the Arthur Ravenel, Jr. Bridge, Charleston, South Carolina, January 5, 2023. A formation of 24 C-17 aircraft took flight from JB Charleston to fly over the Arthur Ravenal Jr. Bridge before splitting into four smaller formations to rehearse flexible and deterrent response options, like the ability to land in austere environments and quickly accomplish a variety of mission sets. (Photo by Shellby Matullo/U.S. Air Force/Capture Media Agency)





The picture dated December 13, 2022 shows the iconic Red Arrows training over RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire yesterday (Tues), despite the wintry weather. (Photo by Claire Hartley/Bav Media)





In this photo provided by South Korean Defense Ministry, South Korean Air Force F-35 fighter jet fires a GBU-12 aerial laser-guided bomb at a firing range near its land border with North Korea, South Korea, Friday, November 18, 2022. South Korea's military said Friday its F-35 fighter jets conducted drills simulating aerial strikes on North Korean mobile missile launchers at a firing range near its land border with North Korea. It said a group of eight South Korean and U.S. fighter jets separately performed flight training off the Korean Peninsula's east coast. (Photo by South Korean Defense Ministry via AP Photo)





A C130J Hercules flew an essential training mission in South West England in the last decade of January 2023. ZH867, flying as STRIKER 37, was crewed by 47 Squadron with members of 47 Air Despatch Squadron on-board. The aircraft practised Night Vision Goggle low flying, lights-out approaches and landings, and air-dropped light stores onto Abingdon drop zone. (Photo by Cpl Lee Matthews)





Italian Air Force multirole combat aircraft F35 during exercise Falcon Strike 2022, in Amendola, Italy, 21 November 2022. F35s From Italy, U.S. and The Netherlands Train Together during Falcon Strike 2022 an Italian Air Force training exercise which focuses on fifth and fourth-generation integration between NATO Allies operating the advanced F35A Lightning II stealth fighter. During Falcon Strike, Hecker will also host the F35 European Air Chiefs Meeting, which brings together fifth-generation Allies to discuss F35 interoperability, opportunities, and challenges in a dynamic theater. (Photo by Giuseppe Lami/EPA/EFE)





Israeli AH-64 Apache longbow helicopters perform during a graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots, at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)





An Israeli Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter plane performs during a graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots, at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)





A Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker refuels an Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flying in formation with another, during a graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots, at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)





An Israeli Air Force F-35 Lightning II fighter jet performs during a graduation ceremony of Israeli Air Force pilots, at the Hatzerim base in the Negev desert, near the southern city of Beer Sheva, on December 28, 2022. (Photo by Jack Guez/AFP Photo)





A NATO “Boeing E-3A AWACS” airplane lands at a military airbase next to Henri Coanda international airport in Bucharest, Romania, on January 17, 2022. NATO send surveillance aircraft to Romania to bolster its eastern flank and “monitor Russian military activity”, the alliance said on Januaray 13, 2023. The Western military alliance has strengthened its presence in the region since Russia invaded Ukraine, which borders Romania, a NATO member. AWACS (Airborne Warning and Control System planes) can detect aircraft hundreds of kilometres away, making them a key capability for NATO's deterrence and defence posture. The planes arrive on January 17 in Otopeni, near Bucharest, and are part of a fleet of 14 NATO Boeing E-3A AWACS aircraft, usually based in Geilenkirchen, western Germany. (Photo by Daniel Mihailescu/AFP Photo)





Swiss Air Force flies over the mountains prior to the start of the Super-G event during the FIS Alpine Skiing Men's World Cup in Wengen, Switzerland, on January 13, 2023. (Photo by Marco Bertorello/AFP Photo)





This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on January 17 2023, shows a helicopter of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) taking part in a military drill in the south of iran. (Photo by Sepah News/AFP Photo)





Picture dated January 16th, 2023 the Red Arrows training over RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire. The Red Arrows continued their winter training over RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire yesterday, Monday. The planes were seen soaring across the sky and leaving trails of smoke as they practised their famous aircraft formations. The vapour trails were illuminated by the sunlight as the planes rehearsed in the late afternoon. (Photo by Caroline Haycock/Bav Media)