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One of the two 388th Fighter Wing’s 4th Fighter Squadron F-35s involved in the strafing runs with the GAU-22. – Credits: USAF A U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Joint Strike Fighter was significantly damaged when a round fired from its underbelly 25mm gun pod exploded shortly after leaving the muzzle of …

An ejection seat and a parachute found by the rescue team. Photo courtesy of the National Rescue Command Center On March 22, 2021, Two Republic of China Air Force (ROCAF) Northrop F-5E Tiger II fighter jets collided midair off Taiwan’s southeast coast. Both pilots ejected, one pilot died and another …

Singapore-based Kelley Aerospace has officially launched the world’s first supersonic unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV). Called ‘Arrow,’ the drone is designed with a single-shell made of lightweight carbon fiber that allows it to reads speeds up to Mach 2.1 – exceeding the speed of sound. A manned version of Arrow …

© Sputnik / Ilya Pitalev A new video has surfaced showing four Su-57 Felon fighter jets flying low over Russian territory. In the clip, which comes from an undisclosed location in Russia, you can hear the new fighter make an unusual high-pitched ringing noise as it approaches. The video was …

The first A400M during its fourth flight on 15 January 2010 – Credits: Benurs  Russia has repeatedly tried to jam the GPS navigation systems used by U.K. Royal Air Force aircraft operating from an airbase in Cyprus. Two British newspapers The Times and Telegraph have concluded that Russia is behind the actions and, …

Virgin Atlantic airline Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner pilot injured by laser attack and had to turn around after take-off from London, his vision failing to recover after being blinded by a laser. A Virgin Atlantic flight VS453 operating from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Israel had to turn back when a …

A screenshot of documents posted to Clop Leaks appears to show Saab’s GlobalEye radar defense system attached to a Bombardier private jet in a schematics picture Hackers leaked the secret details of a Swedish/Canadian GlobalEye airborne early warning and control aircraft after its manufacturers seemingly manufacturer Bombardier refused to pay …

This U.S. Air Force training drone is surrounded by police tape after washing ashore on the beach at Ocean Ridge Hammock Park – Credits: Miranda Christian/ Twitter U.S. Air Force 20-foot-long High-Performance BQM-167A target drone washes up on Ocean Ridge Hammock Park, south of West Palm Beach. The drone was …

Mikoyan MiG-29 and Sukhoi Su-27 flying in formation – Credits: aviation.stackexchange A series of structural changes are on the way for Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation (UAC) and leading aircraft manufacturers Sukhoi and MiG. The Russian state-owned conglomerate Rostec (the State Corporation for Assistance to Development, Production, and Export of Advanced …

Last month, U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown admitted that F-35 failed to replace F-16 as planned. The United States Air Force announced the need for a new multi-use fighter jet to replace its aging F-16 fleet while stressing that it would not feature the same high-price …