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Japan Air Self Defense Force Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Military Aircraft 675 Times In Last Year

Japanese F-15 Eagle Fighter Jet Goes Missing Over Sea of Japan

Koku-Jieitai pilots race to two Mitsubishi F-15J Eagles during a scramble demonstration as part of a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) According to Japan Ministry of Defense, Japan Air Self Defense Force …

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Russian Su-57 Tested Controlling Su-35 Fighter Jet Swarm In Real Combat Conditions

Russian Su-57 Tested Controlling Su-35 Fighter Jet Swarm In Real Combat Conditions

Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets perform. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS A Russian Su-57 stealth jet controlled a group of Su-35 front-line fighter in a teaming experiment designed to function as a ‘swarm’ in a coordinated attack mission. “The experiment was carried out in real combat conditions. A group of Su-35 fighters …

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F-35 Demo Pilot Explains How To Perform Inverted-to-Inverted Pass Maneuver

F-35 Demo Pilot Explains How To Perform Inverted-to-Inverted Pass Maneuver

The interesting video in this post features F-35 demo pilot Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe explained one of her favorite maneuvers, the “I-to-I” or “Inverted-to-Inverted Pass.” Upside down at 300 feet above ground level? Crazy… Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights, or competition …

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Chinese J-15 Fighter Jets Started Take-off and Landing On New CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier

Chinese J-15 Fighter Jets Started Take-off and Landing On New CNS Shandong Aircraft Carrier

Photo by China Daily According to China Daily, Chinese J-15 fighter jets have started take-off and landing training on the new aircraft carrier “Shandong”. The Shandong, China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, has been conducting sea trials. The J-15s, also know as Flying Shark fighters, make its debut operational mission …

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Lebanon Plans To Sell Five Fighter Jets and Three Firefighting Helicopters

Lebanon Plans To Sell Five Fighter Jets and Three Firefighting Helicopters

Hawker Hunter – Credits: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) – Hunter – Shuttleworth Military Pageant June 2013 Lebanon Ministry of Defense decided to put up three firefighting helicopters for sale, alongside five fighter jets after failing to keep up with their high maintenance costs. Five of the Army’s Hawker Hunter jet-powered fighters will also …

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Indian Air Force Claims To Detect Chinese IL-78 Aircraft In Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

Indian Air Force Claims To Detect Chinese IL-78 Aircraft In Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir

Credits: twtext Indian Airforce claims that Chinese IL-78 refueller aircraft landed in Skardu last week. Also, Chinese air activity has increased opposite Eastern Ladakh, raising the possibility of PLA Air Force (PLAAF) using airbases in PoK. Indian and Chinese forces are in the middle of an escalating standoff in Eastern …

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Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet New Helmet Will Give Pilots Advantage In The Aerial Combat

Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet New Helmet Will Give Pilots Advantage In The Aerial Combat

Sukhoi Su-57 canopy – Credits: Rulexip According to Anatoly Shukalov, the first deputy director of the Russian company “Electro-Automatika”. The new helmet, designed for the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57, gives the pilot an advantage in aerial combat. The pilot will be able to expand his field of view thanks to …

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