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 …
Read More »Israel shot down drone with a new laser-based air defense system
Israel’s Ministry of Defense announced that it successfully intercepted multiple drones during a test of the new laser-based air defense system. The Defense Ministry revealed Thursday that a laser air defense system it is developing successfully shot down drones, rockets, mortars, and anti-tank missiles in the first series of tests …
Read More »Russia Has Lost At Least 30 Unmanned Aircraft in Ukraine: Report
According to the Dutch warfare research group Oryx report, In seven weeks of fighting in Ukraine, Russia has lost an estimated three dozen unmanned aircraft. According to the report, Russia has lost somewhere in the region of 30 unmanned aircraft, of which 20 have been destroyed and some 10 have …
Read More »Six Chinese Y-20 Cargo Jets Makes Surprise Visit To Europe Carrying Missiles
Credits: adsbexchange / Twitter On April 9 reports emerged that six Chinese Y-20 cargo jets made a surprise flight into Europe, heading to Serbia reportedly carrying HQ-22 surface to air missile systems to bolster the air defences of the European country. It’s rare for the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) air …
Read More »Every Fighter Jet Featured in Top Gun: Maverick’s Trailer
The latest trailer for Top Gun: Maverick features a number of real-life fighter jets. But what do these specific jets bring to the table? Top Gun: Maverick is a direct sequel to Top Gun, and will hit theaters 34-years after the original debuted in 1986. Directed by Joseph Kosinski, Top …
Read More »Ukraine Claims to Shutdown a Newest Russian Inokhodets Armed Drone
The Ukrainian Armed Forces claim to shot down a newest Russia’s newest Inokhodets armed drone. The drone was shot down by Ukraine on Friday. This is the first confirmed loss of an Inokhodets unmanned aircraft system in the war. According to a video published on the YouTube account of the …
Read More »Maverick’s F-14 Tomcat Dogfight Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet in Top Gun: Maverick
Credits: Paramount Pictures The trailer of Tom Cruise’s long-awaited Top Gun sequel has been released, and it appears that the F-14 tomcat dogfight the Su-57 stealth fighter jet in Top Gun: Maverick. A brief scene from the newly released trailer for Top Gun: Maverick shows Bradley ‘Rooster’ Bradshaw – the …
Read More »Watch: Russian Ka-52 Attack Helicopter Shot Down By Ukrainian Anti-Tank Missile
In unconfirmed footage that emerged on social media on April 5, 2022, Ukrainian soldiers can be seen using a Stugna-P anti-tank guided-missile weapon system to hit and destroy a Russian Ka-52 attack helicopter as it was hovering above a forest. The video says it all: you can see the Ka-52 …
Read More »Russian Air Force Sukhoi Su-35S Fighter Jet Shot Down by Ukrainian air defenses
Credits: Ukraine Weapons Tracker / Twitter Ukrainian sources claim that this Russian single-seater jet was shot down near Izium, Kharkiv Oblast. Identified as a Sukhoi Su-35S. The pilot was captured. The Ukrainian military says that the aircraft came down on Sunday near the city of Izyum, some 75 miles southeast …
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