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 …
Read More »XQ-58 Valkyrie Drone Uses Weapons Bay For First Time To Launch Another Drone
The XQ-58A Valkyrie demonstrates the separation of the ALTIUS-600 small UAS in a test at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground test range, Arizona on March 26, 2021. This test was the first time the weapons bay doors have been opened in flight. (Photo: Kratos/U.S. Air Force) on March 26, …
Read More »South Korea Sets KF-X Fighter Jet Price at 65 Million USD
The first KF-X fighter prototype is almost complete – Source: Korea Aerospace Industries According to the CEO of Korea Aerospace Industries, KAI will hold a launching event of the Next-generation stealth fighter jet in the second week of this month. Starting 2028, KAI will begin the export of the KF-X …
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