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Turkey tested Russian-made S-400 air defense systems on US-made F-16 fighter jets in November 2019, a source close to the Turkish defense industry told Russian Media agency “TASS”. On November 25, 2019, CNN Turk reported that various aircraft, including F-16 fighter jets, were scrambled near Ankara to test S-400. The …

Screenshot from Top Gun: Maverick new trailer On Dec 16, 2019, Paramount Pictures Released the Second Official Trailer of Top Gun: Maverick. One thing that was a surprise is we got a glimpse of the high-speed test aircraft Mav flies during a sequence in the movie. The final moments of the latest …

In the midst of the Cold War, the U.S. began to develop anti-satellite aircrafts to combat Russia’s vast space expansion. On 13 September 1985, Maj. Wilbert D. “Doug” Pearson, flying the “Celestial Eagle” F-15A 76-0084 launched an ASM-135 ASAT about 200 miles (322 km) west of Vandenberg Air Force Base …

IAF fighters in ‘Victory’ formation – Credits: Indian Air Force The 2020 China–India skirmishes are part of an ongoing military standoff between China and India. Since 5 May 2020, Chinese and Indian troops have reportedly engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near …

As we have reported earlier that Indian Defence Ministry Approves Purchase Of 33 New Fighter Jets For Rs 18,148 crore. The Defence Ministry approved procurement of 21 MIG-29 and 12 Su-30 MKI aircraft along with the up-gradation of existing 59 Mig-29 jets. This new order will add to the 272 …

Turkey conducted military tests using a Russian air defense system and an American-made fighter jet, in a move US officials described as “concerning.” Turkish F-16 jets flew over the capital of Ankara as part of a test of the S-400 missile defense system, which the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan …

F-22 Raptor at Ämari Air Base, Estonia, Sept. 4, 2015, during a brief forward deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Tech. Sgt. Ryan Crane) Despite being a feat of technology and engineering, the F-22 Raptor’s powerhouse is surprisingly simple and requires only a handful of tools- the kind you’d find at …

Image Credits: Image taken from Google Earth An unsinkable aircraft carrier is a term sometimes used to refer to a geographical or political island that is used to extend the power projection of a military force. Because such an entity is capable of acting as an airbase and is a …

Credits: Unknown Via The dominant requirement for deep attack in a major regional conflict is to strike the enemys centers of gravity and to do it rapidly, accurately, and with intensity. (Centers of gravity, in the parlance of modern strategy, are those critical points in the opponents order of battle …

The People’s Liberation Army Air Force of China and its sister branch, the PLA Naval Air Force, operate a huge fleet of around 1,700 combat aircraft—defined here as fighters, bombers, and attack planes. This force is exceeded only by the 3,400 active combat aircraft of the U.S. military. Moreover, China …