In the cold war time, U.S. planned to use the world’s first stealth F-117 Nighthawk jet for nuclear attacks against the Soviet Union. Entering service in the U.S. Air Force in late 1983, the F-117 Nighthawk was the world’s first jet aircraft built around a stealth design. It was designed …
Read More »F-36 Kingsnake The Return Of The F-16XL?
Recently the U.S. Air Force announced that it may be interested in obtaining a new low cost option to replace its fleet of F-16s, calling for a clean sheet design of a new either fourth and a half gen or fifth gen minus fighter. The role that today’s F16s play …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Report Features Concept Art Of NGAD Program
The new Next Generation Air Dominance artwork. (Image credit: USAF) The U.S. Air Force has published its biennial report for acquisition last that features the concept art of NGAD program. The concept art for the Next Generation Air Dominance can be found on page 28. According to the U.S. Air …
Read More »Russian Knights Aerobatic Demonstration Team Celebrates 30th Anniversary
The Russian Knights Performing early evening at the Kecskemet airshow in Hungary, 2013. Credits: Rob Schleiffert from Holland – Russian Knights The Russian Knights the aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force celebrates their 30th anniversary. To commemorate the Russian Knights 30th Anniversary milestone a promotional video has been published online that …
Read More »Mil Mi-8 Helicopter Set On Fire By Armed Militants At Ilaga Airport
Credits: Public Relations Doc of Puncak Polres A Mil Mi-8 helicopter was deliberately set on fire by armed militants in Ilaga Airport, Kabupaten Puncak, Papua. Local media reported that the helicopter belonged to PT Esra, which seems unlikely as this operator is not known to fly Mi-8 helicopters. The Indonesian …
Read More »IAF Lost 26 Fighter Jets From 2014 to 2019
Indian Air Force (IAF) lost 26 fighter jets in the last five years killing 12 pilots and seven other crew members. IAF’s crash report card of the last five years shows that seven fighters each were lost in 2014-15 and 2018-19 and another six in 2016-17. Two years — 2015-16 …
Read More »F-14 Tomcat Vs F-15 Eagle (Who Wins)?
F-14 TOMCAT Vs F-15 EAGLE: The U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat and the U.S. Airforce F-15 Eagle are two of the best fighter jets ever built. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather …
Read More »Upgrading Ukrainian Air Force With F-15 & F-16 Fighter Jets Could Deter Russia: Stephen Blank
A Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum escort two B1B Lancers during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 29, 2020. (Courtesy photo by Ukrainian Air Force) Stephen Blank, A Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute thinks that upgrading Ukraine’s Air Force with F-15 and F-16 …
Read More »Midnight Hawks Aerobatic Team Jets Damaged After Contacting Each Other In Mid-air
Midnight Hawks (four BAE Hawk jet trainer aircraft) at Helsinki International Airshow 2009 – Credits: Vestman Two Finnish Air Force Midnight Hawks Aerobatic team training jets contacted each other in mid-air. The wings of the planes made contact, causing minor damage. Both aircraft landed safely. Four Hawk jet training aircraft …
Read More »Is U.S. Air Force F-15 Pilot Spotted With Russian Patch?
The F-15E pilot showing the 492nd Fighter Squadron’s Red Air patch. In the box: the same patch found in the auctions. (Photo: U.S. Air Force) On Apr. 7, 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing’s official account posted photos from еру Point Blank 21-2 exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April …
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