Future Combat Air System – Tiraden Officials from France and Germany are scrambling to save the Future Combat Air System (FCAS). A multi-country effort to build a shared European fighter jet is in jeopardy as Germany and France enter crisis talks to save the program. The countries are arguing over …
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Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter of Russian Knights aerobatics team – Credits: Vitaly V. Kuzmin As fighter jets are required to fly at really high altitudes and through different climatic zones, there are chances of ice settling on the body of the aircraft. This could have an adverse impact on the …
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TF-X Turkish Aerospace Industries – JohnNewton8 According to the Bloomberg report, Turkey is pushing to co-manufacturer warplanes and missiles with Pakistan, a hookup that could also give it access to prized war technology from China. “Turkish defense and government officials have held periodic talks with Pakistani counterparts—the last high-level discussion was …
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Photo by Senior Airman John Wright on Mar. 8, 2021, U.S. Air Force B-1 Lancer Bomber Lands On Snowy Runway In The Arctic Circle For the First Time. On Friday, a U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer swing-wing bomber from the 7th Bomb Wing, Dyess Air Force Base, Texas landed in …
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An-26. © Wikipedia A Kazakhstan Border Guards Antonov An-26 crashed at Almaty Airport, killing four of the six occupants. “Today, at around 5:20 p.m. [11:20 GMT], an An-26 flight from Nur Sultan to Almaty lost contact during landing in Almaty Airport. The alarm was raised immediately, and the airport’s emergency …
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Credits: Onbeatman / Youtube Paramount Pictures Released the First Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick on July 18, 2019. The hotly anticipated sequel to the 1986 Navy fighter flick Top Gun may have been delayed until 2021, but one enterprising YouTuber is keeping the excitement alive, and coincidentally, making me …
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Credits: Indian Air Force The Commanding Officer of the first Rafale squadron Group Captain Harkirat Singh has been transferred from Ambala to Shillong, seven months after taking command. The Indian Air Force called it a routine transfer rejecting all speculation about the change of guard. Officials said Group Captain Singh …
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Credits: AP Photo According to the Russian media report, Russia is ready for negotiations with Turkey on the possible delivery of Su-35 and Su-57 fighter aircraft, if it receives the corresponding request. “As for Ankara’s potential plans of purchasing Russian Su-35 and Su-57 fighters, it should be noted that the …
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U.S. Air Force Receives First New F-15EX Fighter Jet – Photo by Samuel King Jr. U.S. Air Force officially receives the first Boeing F-15EX fighter jet. According to a recent service news release, the aircraft will be the first Air Force aircraft to be tested and fielded from beginning to …
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Right: SR-71B Blackbird (USAF / Judson Brohmer – Armstrong) – Left= Pratt & Whitney J58 Turbojet (Andywebby – Own work) The company behind the SR-71 Blackbird’s engine Pratt & Whitney now confirms it is working on a secretive development program called Metacomet aimed at solving the problem of fielding high-speed, reusable propulsion systems at low …
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