The Russian Knights Performing early evening at the Kecskemet airshow in Hungary, 2013. Credits: Rob Schleiffert from Holland – Russian Knights The Russian Knights the aerobatic demonstration team of the Russian Air Force celebrates their 30th anniversary. To commemorate the Russian Knights 30th Anniversary milestone a promotional video has been published online that …
Read More »IAF Lost 26 Fighter Jets From 2014 to 2019
Indian Air Force (IAF) lost 26 fighter jets in the last five years killing 12 pilots and seven other crew members. IAF’s crash report card of the last five years shows that seven fighters each were lost in 2014-15 and 2018-19 and another six in 2016-17. Two years — 2015-16 …
Read More »F-14 Tomcat Vs F-15 Eagle (Who Wins)?
F-14 TOMCAT Vs F-15 EAGLE: The U.S. Navy F-14 Tomcat and the U.S. Airforce F-15 Eagle are two of the best fighter jets ever built. The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather …
Read More »Upgrading Ukrainian Air Force With F-15 & F-16 Fighter Jets Could Deter Russia: Stephen Blank
A Ukrainian Su-27 Flanker and MiG-29 Fulcrum escort two B1B Lancers during a training mission for Bomber Task Force Europe, May 29, 2020. (Courtesy photo by Ukrainian Air Force) Stephen Blank, A Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute thinks that upgrading Ukraine’s Air Force with F-15 and F-16 …
Read More »Is U.S. Air Force F-15 Pilot Spotted With Russian Patch?
The F-15E pilot showing the 492nd Fighter Squadron’s Red Air patch. In the box: the same patch found in the auctions. (Photo: U.S. Air Force) On Apr. 7, 2021, the 48th Fighter Wing’s official account posted photos from еру Point Blank 21-2 exercise at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, April …
Read More »Top Gun: Maverick Release Date Delayed Again
Credits: Paramount Pictures Top Gun: Maverick Release Date Delayed to November 19, 2021. Paramount Pictures has again changed the release date of the highly-anticipated aviation sequel Top Gun: Maverick. Originally set to debut in 2019 the Tom Cruise-led film will now hit the theaters in November. It was previously slated …
Read More »Declassified Video Shows F-35 Dropping A Dummy Thermonuclear Bomb
Sandia National Laboratories, in cooperation with the Los Alamos National Laboratory and the U.S. Air Force, completed a round of flight tests as part of the integration of the new B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb onto the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter. The press release from Sandia said that the supersonic test …
Read More »South Korea Rolls Out New KAI KF-21 Boramae Fighter Jet
Photo credit: KAI/Republic of Korea Armed Forces South Korea unveiled its homegrown KF-21 Boramae (Hawk) supersonic stealth jet fighter on Friday, joining an exclusive club of military aviation giants and setting the stage for a $5.2 billion program it hopes will be a top export driver and jobs creator. According …
Read More »Dassault Paid 1 Million Euros As Gift To Indian Middleman In Rafale Deal
Credits: Indian Air Force Dassault, the manufacturer of Rafale jets, agreed to pay one million euro to an Indian middleman just after the signing of the Indo-French contract in 2016, an investigation by the French publication Mediapart has revealed. An amount of 508,925 euro was allegedly paid under “gifts to …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Names Its Newest Fighter Aircraft “Eagle II”
The United States Air Force ‘s newest fighter. EAGLE II the F-15EX – Credits: Eglin Air Force Base U.S. Air Force’s latest fighter aircraft, the Boeing F-15EX, has officially been named Eagle II, in a ceremony that took place today at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The first F-15EX …
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