С-400 – Credits: Соколрус Via A Republican member of the U.S. Senate has proposed legislation that would make it possible for the United States to buy Turkey’s S-400 Russian-made defense system amid issues between Washington and Ankara over Turkey’s purchase of Russian gear. Senate Majority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., has …
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A 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron tactical aircraft maintainer marshals an F-16CM Fighting Falcon at Shaw Air Force Base, S.C., Sept. 12, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Christopher Maldonado) A Lockheed-Martin F-16CM Fighting Falcon, operated by the 20th TW, crashed at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, during …
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Credits: Indian Air Force Amid escalated tension with China over a border dispute in Eastern Ladakh, India is likely to receive the first batch of six Rafale fighter jets by July 27. Around six fully-loaded Rafale fighter aircraft fitted with the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles, which is expected to boost …
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Су-34 (Su-34) – Credits: Vitaly V. Kuzmin Russia’s Defense Ministry awarded Sukhoi Aircraft Company contract to manufacture 20 Su-34 frontline fighter-bombers, the TASS news agency reported, citing a source in the domestic defense industry. According to the new contract, the Russian Air Force will get the Sukhoi Su-34M, which is …
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F-22 Raptor at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Sept. 4, 2015, during a brief forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane) Despite being a feat of technology and engineering, the F-22 Raptor’s powerhouse is surprisingly simple and requires only a handful of tools- the kind you’d find at …
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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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According to Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, R Madhavan, the prototypes of India’s three new indigenous fighters jets prototype to be ready in the next four years. India’s is currently working on three indigenous fighter jets — Tejas Mk2, Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter derived from the naval version …
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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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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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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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