MAKS is an international air show held at Zhukovsky International Airport, the home of the Gromov Flight Research Institute in Zhukovsky, 40 km (25 mi) southeast of Moscow, Russia. Air show will be packed with new insights into the future of Russian aviation combined with some rare and fascinating projects …
Read More »Russia Unveils Su-57E Export Version of 5th Generation Fighter Aircraft at the MAKS 2019 Airshow
Russia’s defence export agency Rosoboronexport has unveiled the Su-57E, the export variant of its fifth generation fighter aircraft, at the MAKS international air show Russia said the latest aircraft is a priority in marketing plans and preliminary negotiations for foreign buyers will start. “Su-57E is the product for export. Now …
Read More »When U.S. Air Force Pilot Was Trapped In F-22 Raptor Cockpit For 5 Hours
On April 10, 2006 at approximately 08: 15 aircraft 03-041 was trapped in an F-22 cockpit for five hours after the canopy failed to open. Several attempts was made to open the canopy failed, and ultimately the canopy was cut by fire department personnel. The F-22A Raptor is the U.S. …
Read More »Israeli Drones Attack In Beirut Targeted Iranian Guided Missile Technology
on August 25, 2019 Two Israeli Drones Loaded With Explosives Crashed in Beirut. According to latest The Times report Israeli drone attack targeted a Hezbollah site in Beirut that believed to contain machinery to mix high-grade propellant for precision missiles. It damaged a planetary mixer — an industrial-sized mixer weighing …
Read More »John Bolton Says New Chinese Fighter Jet Looks Like F-35 Because They ‘Stole’ Design
US National Security Advisor John Bolton accused China of “stealing” plans for the F-35 fighter, claiming the newest Chinese aircraft looks exactly the same. But if looks are to be judged, Beijing is, by far, not the only culprit. “The fifth generation Chinese fighter aircraft looks a lot like the …
Read More »Indian Air Force To Phase Out SEPECAT Jaguar Fleet From 2023 As Engine Upgrade Plans Fail
The Indian Air Force has withdrawn the long-overdue plan of providing new engines to the Jaguar fighter fleet due to time and cost concerns, reports The Hindu. According to the defence sources, the Air Force does not feel the need for immediate replacement of the fleet’s engines. “The design and development [of …
Read More »UFO Sightings? No its B-2A Death 11 & 12 Night Arrival at RAF Fairford
On Aug. 27, 2019, just before 1AM Local Time, two B-2A Stealth Bombers belonging to the 509th Bomb Wing, from Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, arrived into RAF Fairford, UK. Flying under the call signs DEATH11 (89-0168 “Spirit of New York”) and 12 (89-0129 “Spirit of Georgia”) the two B-2s …
Read More »Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut made a Surprise Appearance at 2019 MAKS Air Show
The Sukhoi Su-47 Berkut , also designated S-32 and S-37 during initial development, was an experimental supersonic jet fighter developed by Sukhoi Aviation Corporation. A distinguishing feature of the aircraft was its forward-swept wing that gave the aircraft excellent agility and maneuverability. While serial production of the type never materialized, …
Read More »Russia Unveiled Stealthier Vision Of Sukhoi’s S-70 Hunter-B (Okhotnik-B) UCAV at MAKS Air show
In January a new Russian stealthy Sukhoi’s S-70 Hunter-B (Okhotnik-B), unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) has been spotted in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk. on May 16, 2019, Russian President Vladimir Putin flew to the country’s southwestern region at Military Test Facility. The satellite image of the flight line at …
Read More »F-35 Helmet Mounted Display Video of a SRVL Approach on the HMS Queen Elizabeth
The F-35’s Helmet Mounted Display Systems provide pilots with unprecedented situational awareness. All the information pilots need to complete their missions – airspeed, heading, altitude, targeting information and warnings – is projected on the helmet’s visor, rather than on a traditional Heads-up Display . This approach greatly reduces the pilot’s …
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