A Russian MiG-29 fighter jet has been spotted at a Libyan air base held by militants fighting against Turkish-backed forces, suggesting that the air war in Libya could be poised to intensify. Satellite imagery has emerged showing at least one MiG-29 Fulcrum fighter jet at an air base in Libya …
Read More »U.S. Air Force Is Dropping 80% Aircraft Readiness Goal Set For F-22, F-35 & F-16
U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper, F-35 Lighting II and F-22 Raptor fly in formation during the Heritage Flight Course at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., March 2, 2019. The five-day course prepares demonstration team pilots for the upcoming air show season by allowing them time to practice formations with other …
Read More »U.S. Army Successfully Launches A Drone From A UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopter
An Area-I Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated, Unmanned System, or ALTIUS, is launched from a UH-60 Black Hawk at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., March 4 where the U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center led a demonstration that highlighted the forward air launch of the ALTIUS. Yuma Proving Ground photo …
Read More »Video Shows C-130 Dodging RPG Over Afghanistan, Aircrew Receives Combat Action Medal
A screengrab depicts a rocket-propelled grenade, circled in red, launching towards a C-130J Super Hercules aircraft as it airdrops cargo at an undisclosed location in Afghanistan, Sept. 2019. The aircrew assigned to the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron was providing an emergency airdrop in support of the Afghan National Army forces …
Read More »Pakistan Air Force To Upgrade F-16 Fighter Jets Fleet With IRST, LANTIRN & Sniper Pods
The United States Department of Defense (DOD) has approved an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Pakistani F-16s. The contract has been awarded to Lockheed Martin. The contract involves Foreign Military Sales (FMS) for Sniper, Infrared Search and Track (IRST), and Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) navigation pod (fixed …
Read More »Russia’s Su-57 Stealth Fighter Is Reportedly Undergoing Unmanned Flight Testing
According to RIA Novosti, an arm of the Russian state media services, Russia’s Su-57 stealth fighter is reportedly undergoing unmanned flight testing. The Su-57 is flying unmanned at an undisclosed location in Russia. Novosti cites an unmanned source that claims that the fighter is flying with a pilot, but the …
Read More »U.S. Navy F/A-18F Super Hornet Returns To Flight-After Being Grounded For 8 Years
A U.S. flag in the cockpit of an FA-18F Super Hornet from the “Black Aces” of Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41 during a break in support missions for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Navy photo by Lt. Daniel Hilligrass/Released) After more than eight years of dormancy on the flight line, F/A-18F …
Read More »12 Years After Retirement F-117 Nighthawk Stealth Jets Just Flew A Mission
Video by Burke Baker – 2D Audiovisual Squadron Although the iconic Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was officially retired from active service in 2008 but the U.S. Air Force is still flying the stealth aircraft at Tonopah Test Range (TTR). According to a few reports, Decade After F-117 Stealth Jets Retirement 51 Nighthawk …
Read More »Russia Reportedly Begins Egyptian Sukhoi Su-35 Fighter Jet Production
Sukhoi-35 fighter © Marina Lystseva/TASS Russia’s Gagarin Aircraft Plant in Komsomolsk-on-Amur has begun serial production of Egypt’s new advanced Su-35 super flanker multirole fighter jet, signed under a 2018 contract, according to an independent Russian military source. Russia’s news agency, TASS, quoting military diplomatic source, reported that was launched the …
Read More »Trump Confirms Turkey Is Still Manufacturing Parts For F-35 Fighter Jets
Credits: U.S. Airforce US President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday that large parts of the F-35 fighter jet is produced in Turkey, but that he is considering moving production to America. Trump, whose remarks came in an interview with Fox Business Network’s Maria Bartiromo Thursday, said parts for the F-35 …
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