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The F-15E was the backbone of U.S. and coalition operations in Iraq. The Strike Eagle constantly dropped weapons onto Iraqi SAM and AAA emplacements that engaged Coalition aircraft undertaking this mission. F-15Es of the 4th Fighter Wing (FW) saw most prolific use, engaging Iraqi armour before Coalition ground troops moved …

On May 10, 1972 Lt. Randy “Duke” Cunningham, flying an F-4J Phantom from VF-96 Fighting Falcons (callsign “Showtime 100”) off the carrier USS Constellation (CV-64), was returning from a flak suppression mission over Haiphong, North Vietnam. In Cunningham’s back seat was Radar Intercept Officer (RIO) Willie Driscoll. After the strike …

SR-71C S/N 61-7981 was nicknamed “The Bastard” since it was a hybrid comprised of the rear fuselage of the first YF-12A and a functional engineering mockup of an SR-71A forward fuselage built for static testing The plane was built to replace the second of the two B model trainers after …

A Cessna 172 light aircraft crash in a tree-lined suburban street near Melbourne, Australia has left its pilot dead. The plane crashed in the suburb of Mordialloc About 25km from the center of Australia’s second city. No-one other the pilot was hurt by the crash single-engine Cessna was coming in to …

In this article, we will share with you videos of the Top 5 Fighter jets landing on an Aircraft carrier in bad weather and low visibility 1) F/A-18 recovering on the aircraft carrier in bad weather This video was recorded on USS Theodore Roosevelt on Sept. 14, 2003. The flattop …

Michigan Air National Guard A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft fly over the beaches of Normandy, France, as part of the commemoration ceremonies for D-Day 74, June 3. The flight represents the first assigned mission for the 107th Attack Wing of New York Air National Guard in France since World War II. …

⏩Indian government  Maths on the Rafale Deal ⏩NDA’s Rafale deal is better than UPA’s ⏩Break-up of the Rafale deal Since there was a lot of wrangling over Rafale deal yesterday at Defence Express, it prompted us to delve into the economics of purchasing 36 Rafales. After searching various sources and …

⏩Here’s how the US is preparing for a possible Russian attack in Europe ⏩30-30-30-30 readiness plan. ⏩Fresh US tanks, troops flow into Europe. ⏩NATO chief urges allies to hike budget. ⏩ Keeping carrier strike group in Europe The Pentagon is increasingly focused on Russian deterrence in Europe, and additional U.S. …

China unveils unmanned ‘Dark Sword’ UCAV stealth combat drone ⏩Image emerges of China’s stealthy Dark Sword UCAV ⏩Builds in 12 years after first model was shown in 2006 ⏩Just couple of months earlier USA’s X-47B had taken to skies. An image of a full-scale model or technology demonstrator of the …

on Oct. 4, 1989, a B-1B Lancer from Dyess AFB performed a successful emergency landing on lakebed runway #33. The crew was uninjured and the bomber suffered only slight damage to the underside of the nose. The bomber landed at Edwards AFB after an increasingly desperate 12-hour flight in which …