Russia Has Developed Prototype of Air-to-Ground Hypersonic Missile for Su-57. The new weapons system can reportedly be fitted inside the Su-57s internal weapons bay. “The enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex have created a prototype of a small-sized air-to-surface hypersonic missile for[internal] deployment on the Su-57 fighter,” a source was quoted …
Read More »Syrian Air Defense Force Shot Down Turkey Air Force TAI Anka UAV Over Syria
According to the latest media reports, the Syrian Air Defense Force shot down TAI Anka origin UAV over the Syrian Idlib region. The army gunned down the drone in the town of Dadikh in the southeastern countryside of Idlib, said the report without giving further details. https://twitter.com/200_zoka/status/1232336660987289600 This came amid …
Read More »Re-engining B-52: U.S. Air Force Historic Efforts To Re-engine Stratofortress Strategic Bomber
There is an old joke that runs through the bomber fleet that when the B-1 and B-2 bombers are retired, the pilots will be flown home from the boneyard in the B-52 Stratofortress. The article by Tony R. Landis, Air Force Materiel Command History Office shows hows U.S. Air Force …
Read More »India’s National Cadet Corps Training Aircraft Crashes In Patiala, Pilot Dead
Indian National Cadet Corps Pipistrel Virus SW 80 Garud training aircraft registration number W-3936 crashed under unknown circumstances. Both occupants were seriously injured. One of them, a wing commander died later of his injuries. The deceased pilot has been identified as Wing Commander Gurpreet Singh Cheema who succumbed to his …
Read More »PAF Display All Four Missiles Recovered From The Wreckage Of IAF Abhinandan Varthaman’s Mig-21 Fighter Jet
Pakistan Air Force (PAF) on Monday shared irrefutable evidence with media to reject Indian claims of shooting down a Pakistani F-16 fighter plane on February 27 last year, by putting on display all the four missiles recovered from the wreckage of India air force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman’s fighter jet. The …
Read More »Boeing Likely To Offer F-15EX Fighter Jets To Indian Air Force
At first glance, this F-15 may look like any other example of the venerable McDonnell Douglas design, but it’s actually an F-15EX, with advanced multi-role equipment and capabilities. US defence major Boeing is considering offering its F-15EX fighter jets to the Indian Air Force and has sought a licence from …
Read More »Matchbox Top Gun: Maverick – Here’s The New Top Gun Dubbed Matchbox
Matchbox revealed the new “Top Gun”-themed line dubbed Matchbox Top Gun: Maverick. And these aren’t just your regular ol’ die-cast models. The brand is mixing the old with the new in the Top Gun Past & Present. You’ll score an aircraft from the classic “Top Gun” movie and the new one: …
Read More »Upgraded Russian Mig-29 & MiG-35 Fighter Jet To Feature Automatic Landing System
MiG-35D taking off – Credits: Carlos Menendez San Juan – MiG-35D Upgraded Russian MiG-29M/M2 and MiG-35 fighter jets are set to be equipped with the new automatic control system. Russia’s MiG Aircraft Company has patented a system of a fighter jet’s automatic approach for landing in adverse weather conditions for MiG-29M/M2 and …
Read More »Azerbaijan To Buy Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master Trainer Jets From Italy
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has made a prolific visit to Italy this week, reaching more than a dozen agreements, including in the defense sector. A contract with Italy’s airplane manufacturer and defense corporation Leonardo was just one of the 17 agreements signed by representatives from Baku and Rome. Under the …
Read More »McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II Fighter Jet For Sale For Only $3.9 Million
An almost sixty-year-old McDonnell F4H-1F Phantom II fighter jet is for sale for only $3.9 million by Platinum Warbirds. F4H-1F ‘145310’ was delivered to the Navy in 1959 and was the 11th pre-production aircraft built. 1961 was a memorable year for the jet. On 22nd April 1961, it carried a …
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