MIG-21 at Rohtak Dhaba. (Photo: Manoj Dhaka) A decommissioned MIG-21 supersonic fighter aircraft now stands parked outside a Dhaba on a highway in Haryana. According to The Indian Express, the aircraft has been displayed in front of ‘Maharaja Dhaba’ on Rohtak-Delhi highway. The decommissioned aircraft retain the complete body, but …

F-35A Lightning IIs from Hill Air Force Base (U.S. Air Force photo by Naoto Anazawa) Japan has been cleared by the US State Department to buy 105 Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth fighters as part of a package worth an estimated $23.11 billion. The approved package includes 63 F-35A …

Venezuela Air Force Sukhoi Su-30MK2 – Credits: André Du-pont (Mexico Air Spotters) On 9 July, the Strategic Command Operations of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces has reported that it shoot down unidentified aircraft with a U.S. serial identification number as it violated the country’s airspace. “CEOFANB reports that the United …

Mock-up of the FCAS with unmanned “loyal wingmen.” – Credits: Tiraden A Top Expert Tells Us What a Sixth Generation Fighter Would Look Like Writing for the National Interest, Mizokami believes that the 6th generation fighter jet will feature decisive improvements over current-gen fighters, making air forces deadlier and more …

Credits: Boeing India In the midst of India’s tense border standoff with China, The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received the delivery of all AH-64E Apache and CH-47F(I) Chinook helicopters today. The final five of the 22 Apache attack helicopters were handed over to the IAF at Air Force Station, …

Sukhoi Su 30 MKI, full afterburner takeoff. – Credits: u/aerosuhas412 Lots of people often ask us questions that why does Tejas have red afterburner flame, and the Su-30MKI has blue? Recently an aviation website also raised the same question in their lastest article titled “Why does Tejas have red afterburner …

An A-29 Super Tucano flies over Afghanistan during a training mission. (U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Eydie Sakura) An Embraer A-29B Super Tucano crashed under unknown circumstances. The pilot ejected safely. The pilot is believed to be an American national. The mishap occurred in the Doshi district of Afghanistan’s northeastern Baghlan …

U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II Demonstration Team Commander flies during a demonstration practice near Hill Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Kip Sumner). The Pentagon had instituted time limits on the number of seconds the F-35B short-takeoff-and-landing variant and the F-35C carrier variant could spend at …

Artist impression of a future aircraft carrier featuring three EMALS, two islands and phased array radar. © DR French President Emmanuel Macron is prepared to authorize development of his country’s next-gen aircraft carrier. The carrier, known as PANG, will replace Charles de Gaulle as well as serve as a platform …

In the midst of the Cold War, the U.S. began to develop anti-satellite aircrafts to combat Russia’s vast space expansion. On 13 September 1985, Maj. Wilbert D. “Doug” Pearson, flying the “Celestial Eagle” F-15A 76-0084 launched an ASM-135 ASAT about 200 miles (322 km) west of Vandenberg Air Force Base …