EIELSON AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska — A Dassault Mirage 2000, Armee de l’Air (French Air Force), takes off for a mission during Red Flag-Alaska 07-1 here on April 10. Red Flag-Alaska is a Pacific Air Forces-directed field training exercise for U.S. forces flown under simulated air combat conditions. It is …
Read More »15 Dead as Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34 Crashes Into Residential Building
A Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-34, RF-81726/20 red, operated by 303rd Composite Aviation Division, 277th Red Banner Bomber Aviation Regiment, crashed immediately after takeoff due to a technical malfunction in the yard of an apartment building in Yeysk, about 4 km east from the end of the runway of Yeysk …
Read More »Top Gun: Maverick Lockheed Darkstar Display At Edwards AFB
The Darkstar on display in a hangar at Edwards AFB (Image credit: USAF) Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin created a fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that is featured in the Top Gun: Maverick film. The aircraft featured in the opening scenes of the blockbuster movie is now on static display …
Read More »Ukraine Air Force MiG-29 Crashes Near Vinnytsia
Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker A MiG 29 of the Ukraine Air Force crashed near Vinnytsia on 12 October 2022 during a mission against Russian Shahed-136 drones and cruise missiles. The pilot ejected successfully and is feeling fine. According to UKRAINSKA PRAVDA, the pilot was on a combat mission to destroy …
Read More »Indian Navy MiG-29K Crashes Off Goa Coast
MiG-29K operates from INS Vikramaditya – Credits: Indian Navy An Indian Navy MiG-29K crashed under unknown circumstances into the sea off Goa. The pilot ejected safely. The Navy informed on Twitter about the incident. As per the official Twitter handle of the Indian Navy, “A MiG 29K on a routine …
Read More »Watch: Russian Ka-52 Helicopter Shot Down by Ukraine
Ukrainian Armed Forces shared a drone video showing a Russian Kamov Ka-52 “Alligator” attack helicopter being shot down. Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2 drone filmed the moment when Ukrainian Soldiers shot down a Russian gunship in the Zaporizhzhia region in southern Ukraine. The footage, which has been recorded by a Bayraktar TB2 …
Read More »JF-17 or Tejas? Argentina allocates $664M For New Fighter Jets
The Chief of the Joint Staff of the Argentina Armed Forces, General Juan Martín Pale, toured Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Kamra – Credits: PAF The Argentinian government has approved a plan to spend $684 million to procure new fighter jets to bolster the country’s aging air force. Last week, in response …
Read More »F-35 New Next-Gen XA100 Fighter Jet Engine Passes Its Last Big Test
Credits: General Electric Adaptive-cycle engines are about to become a reality as the General Electric Next-Gen XA100 fighter jet engine passes its last big test. According to General Electric XA100, the fighter jet engine successfully completed its final and most rigorous tests in August at Tennessee’s Arnold Air Force Base. …
Read More »Why Countries Are Not Buying Swedish JAS 39 Gripen-E Jet Fighter Jets?
A Swedish Air Force pilot assigned to the 172nd Fighter Squadron performs a pre-flight inspection on a Saab JAS-39C Gripen, Jan. 21, 2013 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo by Lawrence Crespo) On August 26, the President and CEO of the Swedish aerospace and defense firm …
Read More »25 years of F-22 Raptor: America’s First Fifth-Gen Celebrates its 25th Birthday
U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Demo Team commander, performers aerial maneuvers July 14, 2019, at the “Mission Over Malmstrom” open house event on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson) September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first …
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