A U.S Air Force Airman assigned to the 388th Fighter Wing, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, stands ready to direct an F-35A aircraft for taxi and takeoff at Los Llanos Air Base, Spain June 10, 2019, to participate in the Tactical Leadership Program flying course. This course is attended by …
Read More »China Has Heavily Deployed PLAAF To Support PLA In Ladakh Theatre: IAF Chief
(eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Yang Pan) On Dec 29, 2020, Indian Air Force Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria said that China has heavily deployed the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) to support its army in the Ladakh theatre along with a large number of radars and missiles, even as he listed …
Read More »World’s First Fifth Generation Fighter Jet Marks 15 Years In Service
Graphic designed for social media to garner interest and share facts about the U.S. Air Force F-22 Raptors assigned to the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va. The F-22 has a combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability, and integrated avionics to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions. (U.S. Air Force …
Read More »Watch: U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet Demonstrates The Ability To Operate From Indian Navy Aircraft Carriers
F/A-18 Super Hornet demonstrates the ability to launch from a ski-jump ramp – Credits: Boeing Defense Boeing and the US Navy have successfully demonstrated the ability of the F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter aircraft to launch from a ski-jump ramp. The ski-jump test was carried out at the Naval Air Station …
Read More »Here’s How F-4 Phantom II Sets an Absolute Altitude Record During Project Top Flight
The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1961 with the Navy. The F-4 Phantom II remained in service till 1996. As of 2020, 62 …
Read More »Why PAF is Buying JF-17 Block 3 Instead Of J-10C?
Upper Image JF-17 Block 3 Prototype and Lower Image: J10B prototype On 30 December 2020, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex celebrated the completion of dual-seat JF-17 aircraft for PAF and formally launched the production work of Block-III JF-17 aircraft in a ceremony held at Kamra. JF-17 Block-III is the most advanced JF-17 variant and represents the …
Read More »An Indonesian Fisherman Reeled In a 7.4 feet long Chinese Underwater Drone
A glider-type unmanned undersea vehicle recovered off the coast of Indonesia’s Selayar Islands in December 2020 Via Twitter An Indonesian fisherman recently catches what appears to be a Chinese underwater drone. According to the report from an Indonesian outlet, detik News on Dec. 20, 2020, the drone was found by …
Read More »At Least 26 Killed In A Barrage Attack On Yemen’s Aden Airport
Smoke billows behind a plane that brought Yemen’s new government to Aden International Airport on Wednesday. Explosions rocked the airport shortly after the plane arrived. Saleh Al-Obeidi/AFP At least 26 people have died and more than 50 have been wounded in a high-profile attack on Yemen’s Aden International Airport. Multiple …
Read More »Pakistan Aeronautical Complex Formally Starts The JF-17 Thunder Block-III Production
On 30 December 2020, Pakistan Aeronautical Complex celebrated the completion of dual-seat JF-17 aircraft for PAF and formally launched the production work of Block-III JF-17 aircraft in a ceremony held at Kamra. Air Chief Marshal Mujahid Anwar Khan, Chief of the Air Staff, Pakistan Air Force, was the Chief Guest …
Read More »Former F-117 Pilot Confirms The Serbian Air Defenses Second Hit On American Stealth Fighter During Operation Allied Force
Ltcol Rollins Dixon F-117 Weapons system chief shares details about F-117 Nighthawk The successful shootdown of a U.S. Air Force F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter over Yugoslavia in 1999 quickly became well known as the only successful attack on a manned stealth aircraft using the surface to air missiles. You might …
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