A right front view of an E-4 advanced airborne command post (AABNCP) on the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) simulator for the testing. Location: KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, NEW MEXICO (NM) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA). Call Sign: USAF-50125 Here’s an inside look at the U.S. Air Force ‘doomsday plane’ — which can endure the aftermath of …
Read More »IAF To Receive 6 Rafale Fighter Jets Loaded With Meteor Missiles By July-End
Credits: Indian Air Force Amid escalated tension with China over a border dispute in Eastern Ladakh, India is likely to receive the first batch of six Rafale fighter jets by July 27. Around six fully-loaded Rafale fighter aircraft fitted with the long-range Meteor air-to-air missiles, which is expected to boost …
Read More »Japan Air Self Defense Force Fighter Jets Intercepted Chinese Military Aircraft 675 Times In Last Year
Koku-Jieitai pilots race to two Mitsubishi F-15J Eagles during a scramble demonstration as part of a 10-day U.S.-Japan Bilateral Career Training at Chitose Air Base, Japan, April 14, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) According to Japan Ministry of Defense, Japan Air Self Defense Force …
Read More »India’s Three New Indigenous Fighters Jets Prototype To Be Ready In Next Four Years
According to Chairman and Managing Director of HAL, R Madhavan, the prototypes of India’s three new indigenous fighters jets prototype to be ready in the next four years. India’s is currently working on three indigenous fighter jets — Tejas Mk2, Twin Engine Deck Based Fighter derived from the naval version …
Read More »Russian Su-57 Tested Controlling Su-35 Fighter Jet Swarm In Real Combat Conditions
Sukhoi Su-57 fighter jets perform. Sputnik/Aleksey Nikolskyi/Kremlin via REUTERS A Russian Su-57 stealth jet controlled a group of Su-35 front-line fighter in a teaming experiment designed to function as a ‘swarm’ in a coordinated attack mission. “The experiment was carried out in real combat conditions. A group of Su-35 fighters …
Read More »F-35 Demo Pilot Explains How To Perform Inverted-to-Inverted Pass Maneuver
The interesting video in this post features F-35 demo pilot Capt. Kristin “Beo” Wolfe explained one of her favorite maneuvers, the “I-to-I” or “Inverted-to-Inverted Pass.” Upside down at 300 feet above ground level? Crazy… Aerobatic maneuvers are flight paths putting aircraft in unusual attitudes, in air shows, dogfights, or competition …
Read More »Lebanon Plans To Sell Five Fighter Jets and Three Firefighting Helicopters
Hawker Hunter – Credits: Tim Felce (Airwolfhound) – Hunter – Shuttleworth Military Pageant June 2013 Lebanon Ministry of Defense decided to put up three firefighting helicopters for sale, alongside five fighter jets after failing to keep up with their high maintenance costs. Five of the Army’s Hawker Hunter jet-powered fighters will also …
Read More »Watch: Apes Flying Drone
In a new short video that has surfaced on TikTok, apes have been spotted flying drones. The drone is an Autel Robotics Evo and the apes are located in a Myrtle Beach Safari in South Carolina. In the short video we can see two apes, one standing and holding the …
Read More »Su-57 Stealth Fighter Jet New Helmet Will Give Pilots Advantage In The Aerial Combat
Sukhoi Su-57 canopy – Credits: Rulexip According to Anatoly Shukalov, the first deputy director of the Russian company “Electro-Automatika”. The new helmet, designed for the fifth-generation Russian fighter Su-57, gives the pilot an advantage in aerial combat. The pilot will be able to expand his field of view thanks to …
Read More »To Attract More Female Pilots U.S. Air Force Removes Initial Height Requirement For Officer Aviators
Capt. Betsy Hand, 20th Operations Group standard evaluations liaison officer and 77th Fighter Squadron F-16 pilot, walks up to an F-16 to perform a pre-flight inspection, March 30. The Air Force has had women in fighter pilot roles since 1993. Photo by Airman 1st Class Daniel Phelps The Air Force has …
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