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An Instagram account claiming to be of a Russian fighter pilot posted a video showing a Russian fighter jet (probably Su-30SM) making a dangerous pass ahead of a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft flying above Syria. The video appears to show a Russian fighter jet in flight turning in …

Former SR-71 Blackbird Pilot Colonel (Ret) James H. Shelton Jr. spent over nine six years flying the SR-71 at Beale Air Force Base. He was the fifth SR-71 crew member to reach the 900-flying hour plateau. In May 1969 a unique operational Blackbird mission occurred during his initial overseas deployment …

China’s deployment of a large fleet of vessels to the Philippines-held Thitu Island in the South China Sea is aimed at blocking the country’s construction of military facilities on the disputed island in the Spratly chain because it is concerned that the United States will be able to use such …

The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft The F-14 Tomcat and the F-15 Eagle are two of the best fighters ever built. Even if until today a real Tomcat Vs …

According to jakartapost, The Indonesian Air Force has announced that it will participate in the country’s tradition of waking people up during the fasting month of Ramadan for sahur During sahur, low-flying fighter aircraft will soar the skies and pilots will be required to use afterburners, which generate noise. Suhūr …

In the Cold War era, Swedish JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were scrambled on 400-500 live Quick Reaction Alert (QRA) missions per year to intercept any unidentified aircraft approaching Swedish airspace. QRA targets came from both Warsaw and NATO nations During that QRA missions, JA-37 Jas Viggen fighter pilots were …

Ever since the Aircraft Carrier replaced the battleship as the queen of the sea, it has defined what modern sea power is all about. However, every now and then mother nature shows what she is capable off, throwing waves over the flight deck. Watch below as the USS Kitty Hawk …

A Canadair Challenger 601-3A corporate plane flying from Las Vegas with three crew members and 10 passengers crashed in northern Mexico. See Details: ‘No survivors’ after Canadair corporate jet crashes in Mexico Here is a list of people dead in Canadair plane crashes in Mexico According to the flight manifest, …

The Boeing B-47 Stratojet is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed to fly at high subsonic speed and at high altitude to avoid enemy interceptor aircraft. The B-47’s primary mission was as a nuclear bomber capable of striking the Soviet Union. Related Article: List of All The …

A number of pilots from various nations defected with their aircraft to other countries due to many reasons During Operation Desert Storm, the United States of America and Saudi Arabia faced a similar challenge when an Air force pilot defected the United States state of the art fighter jet. Related …