Everybody knows that the A-10 Warthog is a tough plane, but it can dish it out and it can take it. Getting in for close air support means that you are more likely to be a big target for your enemies. The Gulf War was the time when A-10 Warthogs …
Read More »Lt. Heather Penney: F-16 pilot who was ready to give her life on Sept. 11
on Sept. 11 Lt. Heather “Lucky” Penney was on a runway at Andrews Air Force Base and ready to fly. She had her hand on the throttle of an F-16 and she had her orders: Bring down United Airlines Flight 93. The day’s fourth hijacked airliner seemed to be hurtling …
Read More »What Russian Military Expert thinks about F-35 Lightning II Stealth fighter
Have a look at What Russian Military Expert thinks about F-35 Lightning II Stealth fighter Russian Military Expert Talk About F-35 Lightning II | English Subtitles An extremely peculiar story was ignited in the last weeks in the internet, and not only on the internet, Around one of the biggest …
Read More »Why America’s Enemies Still Fear the F-16 Fighting Falcon?
F-16 Fighting Falcon: Still One Of The Top Jet Fighters In The World. Why Russia and China Still Fear the F-16 Fighting Falcon The F-16 Fighting Falcon is one of the only top jet fighters in the world to also be cost-effective. Fast and extremely agile, the light fighter does have …
Read More »Latest Video Shows F-15 Eagle Intercept Russian SU-30 Flankers
Here is a Latest Video Shows F-15 Eagle Intercept Russian SU-30 Flankers U.S. Air Force F-15s jet fighter from RAF Lakenheath, United Kingdom, intercept two Russian Navy SU-30 Flankers in international airspace near the Baltics, Nov. 23, 2017. The intercept was initiated because the Russian aircraft did not broadcast the appropriate …
Read More »Why the United States doesn’t export the F-22?
In 1997, the United States government determined that the Raptor, America’s most advanced air superiority fighter, could not be exported to any foreign government, even those of close allies. The unstated reason for this ban was a suspicion that Israel would if it gained access to the F-22, transfer technology …
Read More »US Air Defense response on 9/11 Attack: Audio From FAA and NORAD
Even if everybody know what happened on Sept.11, 2001, they most probably don’t how the US reacted to the terrorist attack, which aircraft were dispatched to secure the airspace and to escort suspect civil liners, from which bases they were scrambled, and how they operated 10 years ago, in the …
Read More »How Sixth-Generation Jet Fighters Could Change the Future Air warfare
A sixth-generation jet fighter is a conceptualized class of fighter aircraft design that is currently in development. Several countries have announced the development of a sixth-generation aircraft program, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Russia, Japan, Germany, and France. The Sixth-Generation fighter developers can be divided into two categories: …
Read More »$35,000 Bonuses for Apache Pilot to Reduce Apache Pilot Shortage
The head of the Army aviation, today said that the service is about six years away from reversing its shortage of pilots for the AH-64 Apache and other rotary-wing aircraft. “We are short pilots … we are under our authorization for aviators, most predominantly seen in the AH-64 community,” Maj. …
Read More »What if the F-22 Raptor Was Never Built?
In the early 1980s, Air Force began to pursue the Advanced Tactical Fighter program. Two teams made it to the prototype stage, producing the YF-22 and the YF-23. The YF-22 won the competition and went into production and testing in 1997. The Raptor first entering service in late 2005, and …
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