A Marine F-35B Lightning II fighter jet, Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 122 (VMFA-122) (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Bryan Guthrie) on Nov. 7, 2019, during the Joint Strike Fighter integration exercise U.S. Army ground artillery units recently conducted a test in which they destroyed a mock air …
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Seven years after an accident that nearly saw the jet written off, a U.S. Air Force Lockheed-Martin F-22A Raptor serial 02-4037/TY made a functional check flight at Hill Air Force Base (AFB), UT after an extensive 7-year repair of the aircraft at the Ogden Air Logistics Center (OOALC). The Raptor …
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According to Russian media reports Russian Sukhoi Su-35 fighter jets were scrambled from Russia’s Khmeimim airbase in northern Syria to intercept an alleged Israeli attack near the Tiyas Military Airbase, also known as the T-4 Airbase. The reports claim that “Israeli fighters had to flee from the Russian Su-35” and …
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The Su-57 on display at the MAKS 2019 – Photo Credits: Liu Xuanzun/GT According to Rostec Aviation Cluster Industrial Director Anatoly Serdyukov, Russia’s state hi-tech corporation Rostec has conducted 16 flights of the fifth-generation Su-57 fighter jet to test its new second stage engine. “Currently, the engineering bench tests of …
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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 Still Remain In Inventory. Here are the events …
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Lockheed SR-71A Blackbird #959 Big Tail was taking fuel from Boeing KC-135Q Stratotanker.(Credits: U.S. Air Force) In this post, we will share with you a video of KC-135Q tanker refueling Mach 3 SR- 71 Blackbird spy plane. The cool video in this post shows a rendezvous between an SR-71 Mach …
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On December 3, 2019, Saab AB releases first images of a close-up view of Swedish Air Force Saab Gripen E “6002” in a brand new color scheme. Saab has just released an extremely interesting photo of a Gripen E, the new multirole variant of the Jas-39 Gripen fighter, based on …
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On October 2, 2019, Taiwan unveils a new indigenous advanced jet trainer named “Yung Yin”. Taiwan unveiled a prototype of Taiwan’s new indigenous advanced jet trainer (AJT), named “Yung Yin (勇鷹)” or Brave Eagle, as part of the country’s effort to become more self-reliant regarding its defense. At the unveiling …
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As we have reported earlier, Russian Tu-160 supersonic bomber outruns two U.S. F-35 fighter jets. Since Nov. 8, Russian media, including top news agencies, have reported an alleged incident in the neutral skies over the Sea of Japan involving two U.S. F-35 Lightning II fighters and a Russian Tu-160 bomber. …
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on Nov. 24, 2019, the Ankara Governorate announced that Turkey to fly F-16s near Ankara to test S-400 radar systems. “Within the scope of some projects carried out in coordination with the Presidency of Defense Industries, F-16 aircraft and other aircraft belonging to the (Turkish) Air Force will carry out …
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