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 …
Read More »China Makes Breakthrough In New Fifth-generation Stealth Fighter Jet
The first FC-31 demonstrator – also called V1 ‘31001’ – appeared in a CCTV docu … however I must admit I wish they would finally unveil the painted second one. (Images via CCTV 4 and @沉默的山羊 from Weibo ) A top Chinese warplane-producing company Shenyang recently revealed that it expects …
Read More »F/A-18C Fighter Jet Officially Retires After 34 Years
Petty Officer 1st Class Beau Pepin, from Center City, Minn., gives hand signals to the pilot of a F/A-18C strike fighter from the “Death Rattlers” of Marine Strike Fighter Squadron 323 during flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS John C. Stennis. John C. Stennis and Carrier Air Wing …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Officially Deploys Robot Dogs To Protect Aircraft
A Ghost Robotics Vision 60 prototype provides additional security at a simulated austere base during the Advanced Battle Management System exercise on Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, Sept. 1, 2020. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Cory D. Payne) U.S. Air Force recently used dog-like robots to protect its …
Read More »Here’s Conor Daly’s Air Force Chevy Featuring B-2 Stealth Bomber-inspired Livery
Whiteman_AFB in Missouri, where we first unveiled the car for Airmen of the 509th Bomb Wing – Credits: Ed Carpenter Racing The U.S. Air Force’s iconic Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit stealth bomber will be celebrated in Conor Daly’s livery for the #20 Ed Carpenter Racing-Chevrolet IndyCar this year. ECR and …
Read More »Here’s PAC Mach 0.8 High-Speed Target Drone
Credits: PAC On 12 December 2019, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) paid an official visit to Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC). During the visit, PAC had briefed the COAS about its ongoing projects and also showed glimpses of a number of programs that it is undertaking across a range of …
Read More »Tyndall Air Force Base To Host Three New F-35 Squadrons
F-35A Lightning IIs during a training exercise at Tyndall Air Force Base, Fla., Jan. 20, 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Michael Davis) Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida is formally selected by U.S. Air Force to host three new F-35A Joint Strike fighter jets in …
Read More »Dramatic Video Shows Saudi F-15 Fighter Jet Shooting Down Houthi Rebel Drone
Dramatic video shows Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 fighter jet shot down a Houthi rebel ‘suicide drone’ out of the sky over the mountain range. The video begins with individuals on the ground watching the Qasef flying along above, with its engine humming loudly. A missile is then seen flying …
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