Credits: Pakistan Airforce Pakistan Air Force has reportedly inducted its first unit of JF-17 Block 3 fighter jets into the number 16 squadron nicknamed ‘Black Panthers’. According to the local media reports about 12 fighters were indeed inducted into service in a very small-scale ceremony. The JF-17 is jointly developed …
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The X-62A Variable stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft is flown alongside a T-38C Talon over Edwards Air Force Base, California, in September 2019, during Maj. Ali Hamidani’s U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School capstone project. (U.S. Air Force photo by Maj. Ali Hamidani) The AI-piloted modified F-16 fighter jet flown …
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F-117 Nighthawks are accompanied by F-15 Eagles on the flightline of the 144th Fighter Wing located at the Fresno Air National Guard Base, Calif. Sept. 15, 2021. The F-117 Nighthawks are participating in dissimilar air combat training missions this week along with F-15 pilots from the 144th FW. (Air National …
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MIUS on the production line (BAYKAR image) Recently, Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Tech conducted the first flight test of its next-generation unmanned fighter jet, the Bayraktar Kizilelma. Now Baykar plans to make a supersonic variant of its unmanned fighter jet, the Bayraktar Kızılelma. According to the chief technology officer Selçuk Bayraktar …
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Photo credit: NASA In history, no reconnaissance aircraft has operated globally in more hostile airspace or with such complete impunity than the SR-71, the world’s fastest jet-propelled aircraft. The Lockheed SR-71 “Blackbird” is a long-range, high-altitude, Mach 3+ strategic reconnaissance aircraft that the United States Air Force operated. Each aircraft …
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TF-X next-generation fighter in the final assembly line: Twitter In a video made public on November 23, a prototype of Turkey’s TAI TF-X / MMU next-generation fighter can be seen in the assembly line. TAI TF-X fighter, also known as Milli Muharip Uça and is planned to leave the hangar …
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The Darkstar on display in a hangar at Edwards AFB (Image credit: USAF) Skunk Works division of Lockheed Martin created a fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that is featured in the Top Gun: Maverick film. The aircraft featured in the opening scenes of the blockbuster movie is now on static display …
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Credits: General Electric Adaptive-cycle engines are about to become a reality as the General Electric Next-Gen XA100 fighter jet engine passes its last big test. According to General Electric XA100, the fighter jet engine successfully completed its final and most rigorous tests in August at Tennessee’s Arnold Air Force Base. …
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U.S. Air Force Maj. Paul Lopez, F-22 Demo Team commander, performers aerial maneuvers July 14, 2019, at the “Mission Over Malmstrom” open house event on Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jacob M. Thompson) September 7 2022 marks 25 years since the first …
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A screenshot of the video shared by the Ukrainian Air Force showing the moment an AGM-88 HARM is fired. The Ukrainian Air Force has released footage that confirms that it uses MiG-29 fighter jets to fire US-made AGM-88 Anti-radiation missiles at Russian targets. U.S. officials confirmed that the U.S. delivered AGM-88 …
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