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Two Air National Guard F-16s fly in formation with two Ukraine SU-27s over Mirgorod Air Base, Ukraine while a chase plane sits in the background. (Photo by Master Sgt. James D. Berg) Western aircraft usually probed Soviet air defenses during the Cold War. Those aircraft were often intercepted by Su-27s. …

Caroline Johnson didn’t just crash glass ceilings as a naval fighter pilot. She just flew right past them. The Colorado-born aviatrix was one of the first women to fly a combat mission over Iraq following the military withdrawal in 2011, dropping bombs on ISIS from a F/A-18 Super Hornet. Caroline …

During the Iran-Iraq War, the Iraqi military enjoyed considerable advantages in terms of the equipment in its inventory, earnings from oil exports and political support with the backing of both the Western Bloc and the Soviet Union as well as the majority of the Arab nations. While Iran faced a …

According to Lenta.ru report a wide range of renowned experts has expressed their concerns regarding Belarus selected Russian-made combat aircraft to replace the aging Soviet-era MiG-29 fleet instead of the American F-16 fighting falcon. Andrey Porotnikov, BelarusSecurityBlog’s project leader, said that operating and support costs of Russian aircraft are more …

An E-4B Nightwatch aircraft flys over the U.S. Navy Blue Angels F-18s  (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger) Affectionately known as the “doomsday plane,” the modified Boeing 747 is used to transport the secretary of Defense and is born and bred for battle. It stands nearly six stories tall, …

As we have reported earlier the U.S. starting developing a new AIM-260 future long-range air-to-air missile that will replace AIM-120. The two services are worried that the Chinese, in particular, have begun to outrange American fighter jets with their own advanced air-to-air missiles. The Air Force officer said that the …

There are very many aircraft that have exceeded the speed of Mach 2.0. Some of them are research aircraft, some are military and some are simply flying for reconnaissance purposes. But there is always something special with supersonic aircraft. If we ask the question that names the Fastest jet in …

A left side view of an SR-71 aircraft from the 9th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing landing. The aircraft is silhouetted against the sunset. How fast was the SR-71? Let’s answer the question with someone who actually knows. Tim Yarrow an aviation Research and Analysis expert was an Electrical Engineer at Lockheed Martin’s …

On the morning of August 30, air traffic controllers at Lahore were startled to find that an “Indian military aircraft” had entered the Pakistan airspace. They were confused, too, as according to the flight plan and identification by the pilot, it was a civilian Boeing 737 plane but was transmitting …

The Lockheed Skunk Works (now Lockheed Martin) built the original SR-71 aircraft. Each aircraft is 107.4 feet long, has a wingspan of 55.6 feet, and is 18.5 feet high (from the ground to the top of the rudders, when parked). Gross takeoff weight is about 140,000 pounds, including a possible …