Mockup of KAI KF-X Fighter Jet – Credits: Otte News As we have reported earlier that South Korea Receives First F414 Engine For KAI KF-X Fighter Jet. Now according to janes recent report, South Korea is planning to develop a new supersonic air-to-surface missile (ASM) that is expected to be …
Read More »IAF’s Sukhoi Su-30MKI Vs PLAAF’s Sukhoi Su-30 MKK/MK2
As we have reported earlier that Indian Defence Ministry Approves Purchase Of 33 New Fighter Jets For Rs 18,148 crore. The Defence Ministry approved procurement of 21 MIG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft along with the up-gradation of existing 59 Mig-29 jets. This new order will add to the 272 …
Read More »Air Force B-1B Bomber Blew Tires and Had Brake Fire During Emergency Landing
B-1B Lancer emergency landing. (Courtesy of @combat_learjet) According to photos recently surfaced on social media U.S Airforce B-1B Lancer bomber performed an emergency landing after technical failure. The B-1B is dubbed (from B-One), took off for a training mission, and, about 30 minutes later, experienced an unspecified in-flight electrical malfunction …
Read More »Is Turkey Testing US-made F-16s and F-4s Fighter Jets Against Russian S-400 Missile System?
Turkey conducted military tests using a Russian air defense system and an American-made fighter jet, in a move US officials described as “concerning.” Turkish F-16 jets flew over the capital of Ankara as part of a test of the S-400 missile defense system, which the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …
Read More »Indian Air Force To Equip Mig-29 and Su-30MKI Fleet With Indigenous Astra BVRAAM Missiles
Air-to-Air missile Astra successfully user flight-tested from Su-30 MKI aircraft off the Odisha coast on September 17, 2019. – Ministry of Defence (GODL-India) The Defence Acquisition Council, headed by Defence Ministry Rajnath Singh, cleared the purchase of 248 indigenously developed Astra beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) for the Indian Air Force …
Read More »First Mirage F1M Jet In Digitized Camouflage Scheme Destined For Aggressor Duty
The Draken’s first Mirage F1M. (Image credit: Draken /José M. Ramos). In 2017, Draken International announced the procurement of 22 Mirage F1M and F1B fighter jets. Previously flown by the Spanish Air Force, these aircraft will join Draken’s existing fleet of radar-equipped Douglas A-4K Skyhawks and Aero Vodochody L-159E “Honey …
Read More »Fighter Pilot Explains Functions Of Every Button In F-15 Eagle’s Cockpit
The cockpit of the F-15C Eagle with the new Passive Attack Display. (Screenshots from the Ars Technica YouTube video) The Ars Technica YouTube channel published an interesting tour of the F-15C Eagle cockpit. The cockpit tour, which features an F-15C of the 144th Fighter Wing of the California Air National …
Read More »Indian Defence Ministry Approves Purchase Of 33 New Fighter Jets For Rs 18,148 crore
As we have reported earlier, Amid Border Tension With China India Looks To Buy 21 MiG-29 & 12 Su-30MKI Fighter Jets From Russia. Now the Defence Ministry approved procurement of 21 MIG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft along with the up-gradation of existing 59 Mig-29 jets. The Defence Acquisition Council met …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Urgently Buying General Electric F110-GE-129 Engines For New F-15EX Fighters Jets
Source: Boeing The U.S. Air Force is urgently buying an unspecified number of General Electric F110-GE-129 jet engines to power its new F-15EX Eagle fighter jets. The service says this is an “unusual and compelling urgency acquisition” and comes ahead of a formal competition to decide on the F-15EX’s powerplant, …
Read More »That Time Syrian Air Force Mig-21 Missile Hit Israeli Air Force F-15 During An Aerial Combat
Syrian mig-21 Armed and fueled, in its reinforced hangar. Credits: Murad Gazdiev While no Eagle has ever been shot down in combat, the closest call for an F-15 pilot came during an engagement of Jun. 9, 1982. On that day, as told by Shlomo Aloni in his book Israeli F-15 …
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