Avión Boeing 737-800 de la Fuerza Aérea Mexicana, perteneciente al Escuadrón Aéreo 502, en la pista principal de la BAM No. 5, en Zapopan, Jalisco – Credits: Elmerhomerochombo In a surprising turn of events, Mexico’s new state carrier, Mexicana de Aviación, is set to launch its commercial operations on December …
Read More »Congress and Pentagon Clash Over Fate of F-22 Raptor Jets
F-22 Raptors are parked under overhangs Sept. 16, 2015, at the Tyndall Air Force Base (Fla.) flight line. The Raptor’s combination of stealth, supercruise, maneuverability and integrated avionics, coupled with improved supportability, represents an exponential leap in warfighting capabilities and allows for the full realization of operational concepts that are …
Read More »Allegations of Two Dismantled F-16s from Poland to Ukraine
Photo credit: Wikimedia In a recent development, Russian think tank Rybar has claimed that two disassembled F-16 fighter jets were transported into Ukraine from Poland on the night of November 3. This assertion is part of a larger report stating that, since the beginning of November, at least five dismantled …
Read More »B-21 Raider’s Unique Tail Design and Auxiliary Air Intake System Revealed in High-Resolution Imagery
A new image of the B-21 at Palmade posted on Reddit by user u/Folding_WhiteTable Introduction: In a recent development, a new photograph of the highly classified B-21 Raider stealth bomber has emerged, shedding light on previously undisclosed features of the aircraft. This image, posted on Reddit by a user named …
Read More »Mega Aircraft Sale: 117 Fighter Aircraft Including MiG-29 & MiG-31 Put Up On Auction
MiG-31 interceptor of the Kazakhstan Air Force. Photo from open sources via via Militarnyi Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic and member of the Russia-led CSTO, has recently made headlines by putting up over 100 decommissioned Soviet-origin fighter planes and bombers, along with their aviation engines, for sale. This move comes …
Read More »Boeing and Lockheed in Race to Create Mach 5 SR-71 Successor
Boeing, the aerospace industry leader, has revealed plans to develop technologies for a potential new “hypersonic” spy plane, capable of reaching speeds five times that of sound. However, Boeing has cautioned that the realization of such a Mach-5 spy plane may still be a decade or two away. Despite decades …
Read More »Ukrainian Attempt to Poison 77 Russian Pilots with Cake & Whiskey Thwarted in Shocking Twist
In a shocking turn of events, a sinister plot to poison dozens of Russian pilots was narrowly thwarted, as Ukrainian native Egor Semenov allegedly attempted to carry out a deadly scheme at the Armavir Higher Military Aviation School in Russia’s Krasnodar region. The incident unfolded during a banquet held to …
Read More »High-Wing Configurations: An Essential Choice for Military Transport Aircraft
A C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 437th Airlift Wing, Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, approaches a KC-135 Stratotanker for refueling over the southeastern United States, March 22, 2023. The C-17 serves as the U.S. Air Force’s primary strategic lift aircraft for global transport of troops and equipment. (U.S. Air Force …
Read More »The Biggest Assembly Of Military Aircraft of All Time
Image: Department of Defense (Photo by Chad Vann) When a nation invests decades and trillions in preparing for war against an equal adversary, only to find itself entangled in prolonged desert warfare against guerrilla insurgents on its own soil, it exemplifies a critical issue in contemporary military aviation and perhaps …
Read More »Chinese Aircraft Buzz US Planes 180 Times Since Autumn 2021
Credits: US Airforce Introduction In a concerning revelation, the Pentagon has reported a surge in aggressive intercepts by Chinese military aircraft against US planes. Since autumn 2021, there have been 180 incidents, a number that increases to 300 when accounting for aerial intercepts near aircraft flown by US allies. This …
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