Credits: ukrinform A Sukhoi Su-34 bomber plane of the Russian Air Force was shot down by Ukrainian armed forces near Kupyansk, Kharkiv region. The fate of the pilot is unknown. Ukrainian intelligence intercepted radio transmissions between air traffic controllers and the pilot of a Russian Aerospace Forces’ Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback …
Read More »USAF F-16 Skids Off Runway and Breaks In South Dakota
Credits: ArgusLeader911 / Twitter A General Dynamics F-16CM-40-CF Fighting Falcon, operated by South Dakota Air National Guard 114th Fighter Wing, 175 Fighter Squadron, overran runway 15 on landing at Sioux Falls Regional Airport (Jo Foss Field) (FSD/KFSD), South Dakota, resulting in substantial damage. An unverified image of the fighter jet, …
Read More »USAF F-16 Pilot Wants To Fly F-35 Instead of F-22 In War Against Russia or China
An F-22 Raptor from the 325th Fighter Wing flies alongside an F-35 Lightning II from the 33rd Fighter Wing over the Emerald Coast. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Savanah Bray) Many people think that F-22 would easily crush an F-35. F-22 is credited with better stealth and maneuverability, …
Read More »Video Shows C-17 Globemaster III Taking off After Accidently Landing At Small Commuter Airport
Credits: The Webb Works USAF C-17 Globemaster III bound for MacDill AFB in Tampa, Florida, accidentally landed at the small commuter airport (TPF – Peter O’Knight airport) just south of downtown on Davis Islands, in Tampa. ‘Both runways have headings of 220 degrees. Both were situated on peninsulas jutting out …
Read More »Top Gun: Maverick SR-72 Darkstar Full-size Mock-up Freaked Out China
Image Credit: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick SR-72 Darkstar may not be a real airplane but it made China re-oriented spy satellites to get a glimpse of the full-size mock-up they built for filming. In an interview with Sandboxx, producer Jerry Bruckheimer explained what happened: “The Navy told us that a …
Read More »Watch: Ukrainian MiG-29 Narrowly Escape Russian Artillery Strike
Screen capture from the video is posted below. A short video surfaced online just showing MiG-29 appears taking off just seconds before the artillery struck the runway. Even if the video is not very high quality, the aircraft seems to be painted in the Ukrainian Air Force pixelated camouflage. It …
Read More »Ukraine Launches Website to Crowdfund Fighter Jet
Credits: Buy me a fighter jet / Youtube Ukraine has launched an online crowdfunding campaign to buy fighter jets. Titled “Buy Me A Fighter Jet,” the campaign seeks funds from the public for new fighter aircraft to repel the Russian advance. “Please buy me a fighter jet,” is written in …
Read More »F-22 Raptor In All Its Glory Doing Something Amazing At Thunder Over Louisville
Credits: WLKY Louisville / Youtube A video recently uploaded to YouTube includes footage of U.S. F-22 Raptors doing something amazing At Thunder Over Louisville. The F-22 Raptor showed up and showed out for its demo at the airshow. WLKY cameras caught all of the incredible moves as it took to …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Next-gen Fighter Jet Will Have Onboard Software Updates Capability
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown told reporters during an April 12 roundtable that the U.S. Air Force’s next-generation fighter jet will feature a brand-new capability no existing fighter has: the ability to quickly change the onboard software that drives the plane’s hardware. That means Next-Generation Air Dominance’s …
Read More »Russian Navy’s Cruiser Moskva Has Sunk In The Black Sea
Credits: Fred Wellman A Russian Navy’s Cruiser Moskva warship that was damaged by an explosion has sunk, Russia’s defence ministry has said. The flagship of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea Fleet, the Project 1164 Slava class cruiser Moskva, suffered heavy damage while sailing in the Black Sea yesterday, with its …
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