Two J-20 fighters in formation – Credits: Wikipedia According to a senior US official J-20, the People’s Liberation Army’s fifth-generation fighter jet touted as China’s answer to the United States’ F-35, could have been designed and developed with technology stolen from the US. This accusation was another in a long …
Read More »Russia Sends Tu-160 Nuclear-Bombers to South Africa
On Oct. 22, 2019, Director at African Defence Review Darren Olivier has published on Twitter the media invite issued by the Department of Defence of the Republic of South Africa. According to the invite, the South African Air Force will host some military aircraft belonging to the Russian Aerospace Force during …
Read More »Swedish Fighter Jet Approaches Russian Airbase In Syria To Test Air Defenses
According to Avia. Pro report aircraft belonging to the Swedish Air Force made a bizarre flight near Russia’s primary airbase in Syria this week. “Despite the significant remoteness of Scandinavia from the Middle East, two days earlier, a Swedish military reconnaissance aircraft was seen near the Russian military bases in …
Read More »Watch: F-35 Pilot Falls Flat On Face After Landing On New Aircraft Carrier
On Oct. 14, 2019, the long-awaited arrival of the stealth fighters happened on the new warship – the biggest ever in the Royal Navy – which is expected to enter service in 2020. The aircraft carrier’s deployment for Westlant 19 – a three-month exercise started off the coast of the …
Read More »U.S. Air Force New T-7A Red Hawk Aircraft Successfully Completed High Speed Low Altitude Testing
Boeing’s defense unit has announced that U.S. Air Force’s newest trainer aircraft, the T-7A Red Hawk, successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing. “Our test aircraft successfully completed high-speed low altitude testing, reaching 560 mph/901 kph at just 150 feet/45.7 meters off the ground,” the Boeing reported on 15 October. Boeing …
Read More »Here Are Challenges Aircraft Carrier Crew Faced During ‘Top Gun: “Maverick” Sequel Filming
In February Top Gun” sequel, “Top Gun: Maverick,” filmed onboard USS Theodore Roosevelt Aircraft Carrier. Capt. Carlos Sardiello who commands Roosevelt shares the challenges he faced during top gun filming. What they would talk about, however, was the challenge of balancing the film crew’s needs with training aboard the ship, …
Read More »Watch: MiG-29 Performing An Insane Low Pass Flyby At Mecheria Air Base
Interesting video in the article shows an Algerian Air Force MiG-29 Fulcrum doing an ultra-low level pass over people allegedly at Mecheria Air Base, the Fighter Weapon School of the AAF. We don’t know when it was filmed. Related Article: Latest Video of Pair of Su-25M ultra-low altitude Low …
Read More »That Time F-4 Phantom II Saved An SR-71 Blackbird From A Meteor Attack
F-4J Phantom II based at then NAS Point Mugu with a USAF SR-71A Blackbird in 1972. (Credits: NBVC) Ed Cobleigh a fighter pilot with the US Air Force, US Navy, Royal Air Force, Imperial Iranian Air Force, and the French Air Force. He also served as an Air Intelligence Officer …
Read More »Video Animation Shows How A-10 Warthog BRRRTTTTED A Cow During A CAS Mission
As we have reported earlier the A-10 Warthog special painted to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 107th Fighter Squadron at Selfridge Air National Guard Base (ANGB) was adorned with an unusual Cow Kill Mark. Here is the interesting photo of A-10 Warthog with Cow Kill Mark. According to some …
Read More »China’s J-20 Stealth Fighter Jet Entered Mass Production?
A photo of the J-20 was recently released bore a serial number indicating it belonged to a frontline combat unit, marking a major milestone for the aircraft. China’s J-20 stealth fighter jet may have entered mass-production following its induction into an “ace unit” of the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). …
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