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Super Raptor: New tech makes F-22 deadlier & F-35 a bit less special First operational in 2005, the F-22 is a multi-role fighter designed with stealth technology to evade enemy radar detection and speeds able to reach Mach 2 with what is called “super-cruise” capability. Supercruise is the ability to …

Russia Deploys Su-25 Jets & Helicopters to blocks passage in Kerch Strait Near Crimea. Article Source: theaviationist.com Russia has blocked passage through the Kerch Strait, a narrow body of water nestled between Crimea and the Russian mainland. The move came after three Ukrainian navy ships made what the Russian coast guard has called …

Shocking Report Reveals Why the Air Force fired the Thunderbird’s commanding officer after just one season? Lt. Col. Jason Heard, the commander of the USAF Flight Demonstration Team, aka The Thunderbirds, was relieved of command last November. The report, obtained by Air Force Times via the Freedom of Information Act …

F-15E Strike Eagles unable to shoot down the F-35s in 8 dogfights during a simulated deployment. “0 losses in 8 dogfights against F-15E Red Air” A simulated deployment provided important feedbacks about the goal of demonstrating the F-35’s ability to “penetrate areas with developed air defenses, provide close air support to …

Lion Air Flight 610 Pilots Battled to keep plane in air before Crash. One of Indonesia’s aviation chiefs has revealed that the pilot of the Lion Air plane that crashed last month, killing 189 people, fought to keep the plane in the air to the end, even after it was …

What is the Difference between R08 and R09 UK’s new Supercarrier? UK’s two new Aircraft Carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales will make Royal Navy one of ‘the best navies in the world’. The Difference UK Supercarrier, R08, and R09/ Difference between HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince …

China & Pakistan Exporting Cheap Jets With Anti-Stealth Plane Radar. China has new anti-stealth radar using high-efficiency air-cooling systems for upgraded JF-17 / FTC-2000G export fighter jets. The radar uses a 3GHz bandwidth at the X-band, provides detection of fighter-sized targets at 170 km, tracks up to 15 targets simultaneously and …

How Hacking turn F-35 biggest strength into its biggest weakness. F-35’s Greatest Vulnerability Isn’t Enemy Weapons The U.S. Air Force is devoting fresh energy to plugging cybersecurity holes in the F-35’s external support systems, as they have deemed the easiest entry points for hackers into the fifth-generation combat jet, according to …

Why does the US have 800 military bases in 80 Countries around the world? The US has around 800 military bases in other countries, which costs an estimated $100 billion annually, a number that could be much higher depending on whether you count the bases still open in Iraq and …

Foxhound Vs Blackbird: Former MiG-31 Pilot explains how to Intercept and Shoot Down an SR-71 Mach 3 Spy Plane Article Source: Aviationgeekclub.com In this article, a retired Soviet MiG-31 pilot, Major Mikhail Myagkiy, recalls techniques used during practice intercept attempts on SR-71 Blackbirds participating in Peacetime Aerial Reconnaissance Operations Program …