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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 …

Dramatic footage shows 17 ‘hostile’ Russian fighter jets buzzed Royal Navy warship near Crimea. The incident described as the most intense encounter between Russia and NATO forces in 25 years. HMS Duncan, a $1.7 billion Type 45 Destroyer, was leading a NATO fleet through the Black Sea when a mix of …

Russia opened fire and captured 3 Ukrainian naval vessels, 6 wounded and 23 crew members captured. Russia’s coast guard opened fire on and seized three of Ukraine’s vessels Sunday, wounding six crew members, after a tense standoff in the Black Sea near the Crimean Peninsula, the Ukrainian navy said. Russia …

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 …

Four Dead in a Sikorsky S-70A Black Hawk helicopter crash in Istanbul Four Turkish soldiers were killed in the crash of a military helicopter in Istanbul, according to Turkish media. Another was injured. The crash took place in a residential area. No civilians were injured. Anadolu Agency said the helicopter, …

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 …

Man jailed for trafficking MiG and F-4 Phantom II fighter jet parts to Iran Alexander George, 77 a businessman from Long Ashton village, Somerset has been jailed for trafficking fighter jet parts to Iran in violation of weapons of mass destruction controls. He was sentenced to two and a half years …

6 dead in a Helicopter crash in Campos do Jordão, São Paulo, Brazil An Agusta AW109SP Grand New helicopter vanished in the morning was found later in the evening by Fire Department staff. The helicopter crashed near the peak of Itapeva, and crashed into a forest area. Six people died. A …

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 …