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An F-16C flown by Maj Jeffrey Entine, 85th Flight Test Squadron test pilot, prepares to fire a rocket at a test drone at Eglin Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. John Raven) According to a statement issued by the 40th Flight Test Squadron, the U.S. Air …

Sukhoi C-22 Next Generation Reverse Swept Wing Fighter – concept art – Credits: Sukhoi Design Bureau The Sukhoi Design Bureau, now a part of Russia’s United Aircraft Corporation, has released the concept art of a previously canceled fifth-generation fighter program that was under development in the final years of the …

Pan Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from Frankfurt to Detroit via London and New York. 31 years ago on 21 December 1988, N739PA, the aircraft operating the transatlantic leg of the route was destroyed by a bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew …

According to Pakistan media reports, Pakistan Air Force (PAF) is all set to upgrade its F-16 program with technical assistance and possibly 36 advanced fighter jets from the United States. Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. has won a fixed-price $9.1 million contract for technical security team support services for Pakistan’s F-16 …

A U.S. Air Force F-16 from the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard with a new, darker single color paint scheme is on the ramp at the Iowa Air National Guard in Sioux City, Iowa on December 17, 2019.  (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Vincent …

U.S. President Donald Trump says F-35 pilots are “better looking than Tom Cruise and with better bodies.” “You’ve got to see them,” the Republican leader told a crowd of supporters at Battle Creek rally in Michigan discussing a meeting with U.S. Air Force (USAF) personnel. “They’re just like central casting” …

Credits: Peak Liu China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has commissioned its second aircraft carrier into active frontline service – the Type 001A Class warship ‘Shandong.’ Shandong was commissioned at the Yulin Naval Base, on China’s Hainan Island. China’s military watchers had been waiting for weeks for the commissioning ceremony. …

According to the Chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces Valery Gerasimov, Russia’s Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jets have successfully passed the second stage of testing in Syria. Gerasimov said that during the second stage of testing in Syria, Su-57 completed all the planned tasks. No further details …

Production is underway of the world’s first F-16V Viper Block 70 at the new plant in Greenville (SC). The aircraft is destined for the Royal Bahrain Air Force (RBAF). The production of new F-16s has moved from Forth Worth (TX) to Greenville (SC) to facilitate the ramp-up of F-35A/B/C production …

On 15 December 2019, the first two JF-17B Thunder fighter trainer aircraft was officially handed over to the Myanmar Defence Force at Mandalay-Meiktila airport during the celebration of the 72nd Defence Force Day. This year’s celebration saw the introduction of two JF-17B Thunders (serials 1706 and 1707), two unknown Mi-35P …