The Taiwanese military displayed high-profile weapons used by the F-16V Blk20 modified and upgraded model, including the first exposed AIM-9X off-axis shooting Rattlesnake missile, which is the top weapon of the US military. (Chen Zongyi / Duowei News) Taiwan has upgraded 42 Lockheed Martin F-16A/B fighters to the F-16V Block …
Read More »Walkaround Video Of The Soviet MiG-23 Flogger Fighter Jet
YOUTUBE SCREENCAP The Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 is a variable-geometry fighter aircraft, designed by the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau in the Soviet Union. Production started in 1969 and reached large numbers with over 5,000 aircraft built, making it the most produced variable-sweep wing aircraft in history. Today the MiG-23 remains in limited service …
Read More »Afghan Army Mil Mi-17 Helicopter Crashes After Being Shot Killing 9
Old Mi-17 elicopter Crash Image Nine people on board an Afghan Army Mil Mi-17 helicopter were killed after it crash-landed in the Maidan Wardak province In a statement, it said that four crew members of the MI-17 helicopter along with five security personnel were killed in the crash, in the …
Read More »Japan’s Iconic F-4EJ Phantom Bids Fond Farewell With Final Flight
Last three Phantoms at Gifu – タルタル On March 17, 2021, the remaining three F-4EJ Phantom aircraft of the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force made their last flight at Gifu Air Base, north of Nagoya. With the retirement of the airframes 17-8301/301, 47-8336/336 and 07-8431/431 the career of the F-4 in …
Read More »SAAF Museum Aircraft Crashes During Landing At Swartkop Air Force Base
SAAF Museum Aircraft Crashes During Landing At Swartkop Air Force Base – Credits: SAAF The aircraft, a one off Patchen TSC-2 Explorer 2000 reconnaissance aircraft, impacted the terrain while on approach to the Swartkop Air Force Base (FASK), Gauteng, South Africa. The vintage airplane was destroyed by an ensuing post …
Read More »IAF MiG-21 Bison Crashes During Takeoff Killing Group Captain A Gupta
An Indian MiG-21 aircraft takes off. — AFP/File An IAF MiG-21 Bison crashed upon takeoff from an airbase in central India under unknown circumstances. The pilot died in the crash. According to a tweet by the IAF, the aircraft crashed during take off while the jet was on a combat …
Read More »China’s Next Aircraft Carrier Is likely To Be Nuclear Powered
The Type 002 aircraft carrier in 2017 – GG001213 – Own work A new report revealed, citing sources close to the country’s military claims China’s next aircraft carrier is likely to be nuclear powered. The South China Morning Post quoted a person close to the Chinese navy as saying that shipbuilders “are …
Read More »Russian Mi-8 Military Helicopter Violates Ukrainian Airspace
Russia – Air Force Credits: Igor Dvurekov A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter violated Ukrainian airspace over the Sumy region. According to Ukrainian journalist Andriy Tsaplienko, the military helicopter made the airspace violation on Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Sumy region. Andriy Tsaplienko also released a short video showing a …
Read More »Reaction Engines Developing World’s First Hypersonic Fighter Jet Engine
An artist rendering by Reaction Engines shows a potential application of the company’s Sabre engine on an aircraft. (Reaction Engines) British-based Reaction Engines is inching closer towards developing a hypersonic jet engine that could power fighter planes to fly at a speed of up to Mach 5 or five times …
Read More »TU Delft Student Team Unveiled The World’s First Hydrogen-Powered Aircraft
Courtesy AeroDelft The first aircraft took to the skies just over 100 years ago. Now, over 23,000 aircraft carry more than 4 billion passengers around the world every year. But bringing the world closer together has come at a cost. AeroDelft is a TU Delft student team having a goal …
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